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Sheldon Wasserman Is Wasting Your Tax Dollars to Fund His Negative Campaign
for State Senate
July 14, 2008
AN WASSERMAN WATCH EXCLUSIVE
On Friday, Wasserman Watch got hold of records from the Elections Division
of the Wisconsin Government Accountablity Board that Sheldon Wasserman is using
your tax dollars to fund a significant portion of his war chest for the State
Senate Campaign against Alberta Darling.
Records from the Wisconsin Government Accountability Board
show that Wasserman applied for the Wisconsin Election Campaign Fund (WECF)
grant every two years since 1994, receiving a total of $21,459.20 from
taxpayers.
The WECF is taxpayer money handed to candidates who agree to
certain finance limits. But, records show that Representative Wasserman
was holding onto that money as a minature slush fund to help pad his current
campaign finance account for the Wisconsin State Senate Campaign.
Campaign finance records show that prior to the fall
2004 election, Wasserman had $138,416.68 in his campaign
finance account when he applied for tax dollars to pad his
campaign. He received a check in the amount of $2,726.20. During
the campaign candidates usually spend down their warchests, but Wasserman
actually grewhis warchest, showing $169,821.38 cash on hand after the
election! This seems to be a trend that some candidates are following
when they have an assembly seat and go unopposed or win by wide margins, then
when they do not spend the money a candidate would use it for a large scale
race like State Senate after a candidate would serve 10 or 12 years in the
Assembly.
Here is the list of WECF Amounts that Rep.
Wasserman Recieved from 1994 to Today
1994-$6,519
1996 -$3,888
1998
-$3,734
2000 -
$4,588
2004
$2,726.20
In
2002 and 2006 Wasserman applied for the taxpayer handout, but he ran
unopposed and did not qualify for public funds
Total:
$21,459.20
Representative Wasserman since 1994 has used close to
$22,000 of your hard earned tax dollars to fund a significant part of his war
chest. It is important to know that the $1 you check off on your tax
forms to go to the State Elections Campaign Fund can be abused by career
politicans in just the pure purpose of doing anything to stay elected.
Below Are Wasserman's Campaign Finance Reports from 2002 to
Present. Make sure your pop up blocker is turned off to view these
reports.
ftp://doaftp04.doa.state.wi.us/electionsboard/2007/WassermanS-JAN08.txt
ftp://doaftp04.doa.state.wi.us/electionsboard/2007/WassermanS-JUL07.txt
ftp://doaftp04.doa.state.wi.us/electionsboard/2006/WassermanS-JAN07.txt
ftp://doaftp04.doa.state.wi.us/electionsboard/2006/WassermanS-PREF06.txt
ftp://doaftp04.doa.state.wi.us/electionsboard/2006/WassermanS-JUL06.txt
ftp://doaftp04.doa.state.wi.us/electionsboard/2005/WassermanS-JAN06.txt
ftp://doaftp04.doa.state.wi.us/electionsboard/2005/Wasserman-JUL05.xls
ftp://doaftp04.doa.state.wi.us/electionsboard/2004/Wasserman-JAN05.xls
ftp://doaftp04.doa.state.wi.us/electionsboard/2004/Wasserman-PREF04amd.xls
ftp://doaftp04.doa.state.wi.us/electionsboard/2003/Wasserman-JUL03.xls
ftp://doaftp04.doa.state.wi.us/electionsboard/2002/Wasserman-JAN03.xls
ftp://doaftp04.doa.state.wi.us/electionsboard/2002/WassermanS-PREF02.xls
ftp://doaftp04.doa.state.wi.us/electionsboard/2002/WassermanS-PRPF02.xls
ftp://doaftp04.doa.state.wi.us/electionsboard/2002/WassermanS-JUL02.xls
