Notable donors include Diane Hendricks of ABC Supply Co., John Menard, Dick and Liz Uihlein of ULINE, casino magnate Steve Wynn and Chicago Bears minority owner Pat Ryan.
By Peter Cameron, THE BADGER PROJECT
Derrick Van Orden, Republican candidate for the 3rd Congressional District in western Wisconsin, has raised more than $6 million for his 2022 campaign, according to filings with the Federal Elections Commission. That’s compared to about $1.6 million for his Democratic opponent state Sen. Brad Pfaff. Van Orden’s fundraising total is almost certainly the largest haul of campaign donations for a single candidate in the history of the district.
Federal campaign limits allow an individual to give a candidate for federal office a maximum of $2,900 per election. Since candidates face a primary and a general, one person can give a total of $5,800 to one candidate per election cycle. A political action committee can give $5,000 per election to a candidate for a total of $10,000 per election cycle.
More than 140 people or PACs have donated the maximum to Van Orden’s campaign, according to filings with the FEC. And more than half are from outside Wisconsin. Notable names giving the max include Las Vegas casino magnate Steve (Stephen) Wynn, Menard’s founder John Menard Jr., Kwik Trip CEO Don Zietlow, billionaire Republican megadonors Dick (Richard) and Liz (Elizabeth) Uehlein of ULINE, billionaire Diane Hendricks of ABC Supply Co., and Aon founder Pat (Patrick) Ryan, who owns 10% of the Chicago Bears, according to Forbes.
Those figures are accurate up to Oct. 19, the last campaign finance reporting deadline before the election.
| DONOR | CITY | STATE |
| AYLWARD, RICHARD J. MR. | NEENAH | WI |
| BAKKE, JAMES A. | MADISON | WI |
| BAUMGARTNER, DONALD | MILWAUKEE | WI |
| BAUMGARTNER, DONNA MS. | RIVER HILLS | WI |
| BENEDICT, DEBORAH | MEDINA | MN |
| BENEDICT, MICHAEL | MEDINA | MN |
| BERARD, ROBERT MR. | STEVENS POINT | WI |
| BILLHEIMER, JOHN | LIVERMORE | CA |
| BUCKLEY, MARJORIE | NORTH PALM BEACH | FL |
| BUCKLEY, WALTER W. JR. | NORTH PALM BEACH | FL |
| BUNTROCK, DEAN L. | OAKBROOK TERRACE | IL |
| BUNTROCK, ROSEMARIE | OAKBROOK TERRACE | IL |
| BURKE FOLEY, RORY MR. | MILWAUKEE | WI |
| BURKE, KATHRYN MS. | FOX POINT | WI |
| BURKE, WENDY | MILWAUKEE | WI |
| CALLAN, JAMES J. | FOX POINT | WI |
| CAMERON, RONALD M. | LITTLE ROCK | AR |
| CHESEBRO, KENNETH | CAMBRIDGE | MA |
| CONLON, DAVID W. | JOHNSON CITY | TX |
| DAHL, HARRY J. MR. | SPARTA | WI |
| DEAN, JANE S. | MEQUON | WI |
| DEAN, RANDOLPH H. | MEQUON | WI |
| DEAN, RICH MR. | MEQUON | WI |
| DHEIN, JERE MR. | GREEN BAY | WI |
| DOHERTY, EDWARD D. | DALLAS | TX |
| DRUCKENMILLER, STANLEY F. | NEW YORK | NY |
| DUHAMEL, KATHERINE B. | SAN FRANCISCO | CA |
| DUHAMEL, WILLIAM F. | SAN FRANCISCO | CA |
| FARROW, PETER C. | CHIPPEWA FALLS | WI |
| FISHER, KENNETH L. | PLANO | TX |
| FISHER, SHERRILYN | PLANO | TX |
| FUNK, BRIAN B. | DENVER | CO |
| FUSSNER, CHRISTOPHER JOHN | CHANDLER | AZ |
| GALICOT, GREGORIO D. | LA JOLLA | CA |
| GELATT, PHILIP M. MR. | LA CROSSE | WI |
| GO PAC GO | ATHENS | GA |
| HANNA, DAVID MR. | IRVINE | CA |
| HANNA, VIRGINIA MS. | IRVINE | CA |
| HEIDT, MATTHEW MR. | CORONADO | CA |
| HENDRICKS, DIANE M. MS. | AFTON | WI |
| HENDRICKS, KIMBERLEE K. MS. | JANESVILLE | WI |
| HERMENING, KEVIN J. | MOSINEE | WI |
| HERMENING, WENDY | MOSINEE | WI |
| HERRO, DAVID MR. | MIAMI BEACH | FL |
| HOLSON, RICHARD S. | LAKE FOREST | IL |
| JOHNSON, BARBARA B. MRS. | RICE LAKE | WI |
| JOHNSON, DREW | SOUTHLAKE | TX |
| JOHNSON, ERIK S. MR. | MIDDLETON | WI |
| JOHNSON, MARK O. MR. | RICE LAKE | WI |
| JOSEPH, CAROL MRS. | OMRO | WI |
| JOUHET, FREDERIC | ROCHESTER HILLS | MI |
| JOUHET, SANDRA | ROCHESTER HILLS | MI |
| KEMMERER, JOHN | JACKSON | WY |
| KEMMERER, KAREN | JACKSON | WY |
| KENT, WILLIAM | MIDLAND | TX |
| KIERLIN, ROBERT A. MR. | WINONA | MN |
| KOVACEVICH, RICHARD M. | SAN FRANCISCO | CA |
| KRAFT, ROBERT W. MR. | MILWAUKEE | WI |
| KRESS, CAROL J. | GREEN BAY | WI |
| KRESS, DONALD F. MR. | GREEN BAY | WI |
| KUBLY, BILLIE W. | NAPLES | FL |
| KUESTER, DENNIS | NAPLES | FL |
| LOQUCERIO, BOB | STREAMWOOD | IL |
| LOQUERCIO, BOB | STREAMWOOD | IL |
| LUDINGTON, DAVID DR. | ONALASKA | WI |
| LUDINGTON, PATRICIA A. MRS. | ONALASKA | WI |
| MAJORITY COMMITTEE PAC–MC PAC | BAKERSFIELD | CA |
| MARQUIS, DARRELL L. | PEORIA | IL |
| MARQUIS, THOMAS | PRINCETON | IL |
| MCCORMICK DRIVE LLC | ST. PETERSBURG | FL |
| MCKENNA, DIAMOND | MILTON | WI |
| MCKENNA, MIKE MR. | MILTON | WI |
| MENARD, FAY | EAU CLAIRE | WI |
| MENARD, JOHN R. JR. | EAU CLAIRE | WI |
| MILLER, BARBARA | CLEVELAND | OH |
| MILLS, ANDREW MR. | LONG LAKE | MN |
| MOISO, J JEROME | MCARTHUR | CA |
| MOISO, J. JEROME | MCARTHUR | CA |
| MOISO, JUDITH | MCARTHUR | CA |
| MONCRIEF, R. W. | FORT WORTH | TX |
| MOSLING, J. PETER MR. | PICKETT | WI |
| MULLINS, LUKE MR. | JUNCTION CITY | WI |
| NELSON, CAROL J. MRS. | PRESCOTT | WI |
| NELSON, GRANT E. MR. | PRESCOTT | WI |
| NEUMANN, AMY | HARTLAND | WI |
| NEUMANN, MATT MR. | HARTLAND | WI |
| O’BRIEN, KARIN M. | HOLMEN | WI |
| ON WISCONSIN PAC INC. | JANESVILLE | WI |
| PEREZ, WILLIAM | NAPLES | FL |
| PEROT, H. ROSS MR. JR. | DALLAS | TX |
| PERRY, APRIL ROGANNE MS. | DENTON | TX |
| PETULLO, ANTHONY J. MR. | WHITEFISH BAY | WI |
| PETULLO, BEV | WHITEFISH BAY | WI |
| PIEPER, JENNIFER | CORCORAN | MN |
| PIEPER, RICHARD MR. | MILWAUKEE | WI |
| PIEPER, RON | CORCORAN | MN |
| POPOLO, JOSEPH | DALLAS | TX |
| PREGONT, JOSEPH T. MR. | JANESVILLE | WI |
| PREGONT, TINA | JANESVILLE | WI |
| PROSPERITY ACTION INC. | JANESVILLE | WI |
| RAMSEY, JASON | BREVARD | NC |
| REES-JONES, TREVOR | DALLAS | TX |
| REIBEL, BARBARA | GREENWICH | CT |
| REIBEL, JAMES | GREENWICH | CT |
| ROOD, JOHN | JACKSONVILLE | FL |
| ROOD, SONYA | JACKSONVILLE | FL |
| ROZOLIS, KEITH MR. | LAKE GENEVA | WI |
| RYAN, PATRICK | WINNETKA | IL |
| RYAN, SHIRLEY ANN | WINNETKA | IL |
| SCHLOEMER, JAMES H. MR. | MENOMONEE FALLS | WI |
| SCHROEDER, BRIAN MR. | DE PERE | WI |
| SCHUH, KONYA D. MRS. | JANESVILLE | WI |
| SEAL PAC | WASHINGTON | DC |
| SEWELL, CARL | DALLAS | TX |
| SIEVERS, AUGUST | ELK GROVE VILLAGE | IL |
| SILSETH, JOHN M. MR. | BROOKFIELD | WI |
| SMITH, HAROLD B. MR. | PALM BEACH | FL |
| SNIDER, STEVE | NEWTON | MA |
| SOLOMON, STEVEN | DALLAS | TX |
| STORY, KENDRA MS. | JANESVILLE | WI |
| STRATEGY PAC | BEVERLY | MA |
| THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | ARLINGTON | VA |
| TOLL, NANCY A. MS. | FRANKLIN | WI |
| UIHLEIN, ELIZABETH A. MS. | LAKE FOREST | IL |
| UIHLEIN, RICHARD E. MR. | LAKE FOREST | IL |
| VANDERMUS, NANCY J. MS. | ONALASKA | WI |
| WAKEMAN, BARBARA L. | ANNAPOLIS | MD |
| WAKEMAN, CAROL L. | GREEN BAY | WI |
| WAKEMAN, JOHN F. | ANNAPOLIS | MD |
| WEEKLEY, RICHARD W. MR. | HOUSTON | TX |
| WEGNER, KENNETH MR. | ELMHURST | IL |
| WIESER, MARK A. MR. | WISCONSIN DELLS | WI |
| WILEY, LAWRENCE | MADISON | WI |
| WINN, STEPHEN T. | DALLAS | TX |
| WOLDING, RICHARD H. MR. | NELSONVILLE | WI |
| WOODMAN, JANE MS. | PALM BEACH | FL |
| WYNN, ANDREA | LAS VEGAS | NV |
| WYNN, STEPHEN | LAS VEGAS | NV |
| ZARNEGIN, ROBERT | BEVERLY HILLS | CA |
| ZIETLOW, DONALD P. MR. | ONALASKA | WI |
| ZORE, DIANE MS. | RIVER HILLS | WI |
| ZORE, ED | RIVER HILLS | WI |
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