More than half of Republican contributions for Walker’s recall fight are from outside Wisconsin

Posted on December 21, 2011
Scott Walker is not only getting untold and unaccountable amounts of money from the Koch Brothers and Karl Rove right-wing factions. He’s also getting oodles of cash from many out-of-state Republican contributors who seem very interested in making sure he stays the Grand Demogogue of Fitzwalkerstan.

When it comes to how Walker has been given the opportunity to have unlimited amounts of campaign contributions and is still going to get recalled, it shows the power of Wisconsin grassroots efforts are much stronger than the astroturf versions devised by Walker supporters.

Leading the pack is the scumbag who funded the disgusting and discredited “Swiftboat” campaign against John Kerry in 2004, Bob Perry. Karl Rove has stated that Perry is “willing to write checks to support Republican candidates”. Perry has given at least $7 million to Karl Rove’s superPAC “American Crossroads“. Foster Friess, second on the list, is part of the oh-so-exclusive Koch Brothers’ Million-Dollar Donor Club.

Wisconsin Democracy Campaign has the numbers and this list is sorted with contributors from the highest amount (nearly a quarter million dollars) to $10,000 from between July 1 and December 10, 2011:


Contributor City/State Occupation/Employer Amount
Perry, Bob J Houston, TX Perry Homes $240,000.00
Friess, Foster Jackson, WY Friess Associates, Inc. $100,000.00
Uihlein, Elizabeth A Lake Forest, IL Uline, Inc. $100,000.00
Uihlein, Richard E Lake Forest, IL Uline, Inc. $100,000.00
Kuester, Dennis J Milwaukee, WI Marshall & Ilsley Corporation $50,000.00
Schuette, Gretchen Sugar Grove, IL Wausau Homes $50,000.00
Schuette, Ruth J Wausau, WI Wausau Homes Inc $50,000.00
Schuette, Thomas J Wausau, WI Wausau Homes $50,000.00
Hanley, William L Palm Beach, FL Lexington Mgmt Group $40,000.00
Hertog, Roger New York, NY Retired $40,000.00
Nau, John L Houston, TX Silver Eagle Distributors Lp $30,000.00
Shiely, John S Elm Grove, WI Briggs & Stratton Corporation $30,000.00
Bronstein, Keith D Chicago, IL Tradelink Llc $15,000.00
Corrigan, Fritz W Carefree, AZ Retired $15,000.00
Craft, Joseph W Tulsa, OK Alliance Coal Llc $15,000.00
Crow, Mrs Trammell Dallas, TX Homemaker $15,000.00
Ingram, John R Nashville, TN Ingram Industries Inc. $15,000.00
Johnson, Willis Franklin, TN Copart, Inc. $15,000.00
Wilkey, Richard L Hartland, WI The Fisher Barton Group $15,000.00
Einhorn, Nancy Milwaukee, WI Einhorn Family Foundation Inc $12,500.00
Einhorn, Steve Milwaukee, WI Einhorn Associates, Inc. $12,500.00
Bronstein, Keith D Chicago, IL Tradelink Llc $10,000.00
Corrigan, Fritz W Carefree, AZ Retired $10,000.00
Craft, Joseph W Tulsa, OK Alliance Coal Llc $10,000.00
Crow, Mrs Trammell Dallas, TX Homemaker $10,000.00
Hanley, William L Palm Beach, FL Lexington Mgmt Group $10,000.00
Hertog, Roger New York, NY Retired $10,000.00
Hubbard, Stanley S Saint Paul, MN Hubbard Broadcasting Inc. $10,000.00
Ingram, John R Nashville, TN Ingram Industries Inc. $10,000.00
Johnson, Mark O Rice Lake, WI Rice Lake Weighing Systems $10,000.00
Johnson, Willis Franklin, TN Copart, Inc. $10,000.00
Kasten, Jr, G Frederick Milwaukee, WI Retired $10,000.00
Lynch, Barbara B Whitefish Bay, WI Retired $10,000.00
McCorvey, Anthony W Houston, TX Mccorvey Sheet Metal Works $10,000.00
Nau, John L Houston, TX Silver Eagle Distributors Lp $10,000.00
Perot, HR Plano, TX Perot Systems $10,000.00
Perot, HR Plano, TX Perot Systems $10,000.00
Perry, Bob J Houston, TX Perry Homes $10,000.00
Reiman, Roy J Milwaukee, WI Retired $10,000.00
Van Dyke, Polly H Milwaukee, WI Homemaker $10,000.00
Weber, Donald J La Crosse, WI Logistics Health $10,000.00