Good Clean Government States
Heather Miki and Lauren Lange
Sector Breakdown
Defense
Public Subsidy
Agriculture
Transportation
Communications & Electronics
Energy & Natural Resources
Party
Construction
Labor
Candidate Contributions
Ideology/Single Issue
General Business
Lawyers & Lobbyists
Health
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
Goveernment Agencies/Education/Other
$0
$2,000,000
$4,000,000
Unitemized Donations
Public Funds
Candidate/Leadership Committees
Party Committees
Non-Contribution Income
Candidate Money
Institutions
Individuals
$0
$10,000,000
$20,000,000
$30,000,000
Contributor
Total
%of Total
Sector
Action Wisconsin
$816,898
2.10%
Ideology/Single
Issue
Van Hollen, John (JB)
$705,285
1.81%
Candidate
Contributions
Wisconsin Education
Association Council
$463,086
1.19%
Labor
Coalition for America’s
Families
$391,580
1.01%
Ideology/Single
Issue
Stryker, John L
$314,000
0.81%
Ideology/Single
Issue
Public Policy, labor and Professional Interests of 98,000 members
 School Funding Reform
 Health Care Reform
 Licensure and Professional
Development
 Close Achievement Gaps
 Organizing for Fairer
Contracts
 Collective Bargaining
 Professional
Development and
Support
 Legislative Proposal
 Public Relations
 “Nonpartisan”
 Affiliate: National
Education Association
(NEA)
 Endorses Democratic
candidates
 School Funding Crisis is
Growing
 State aid has decreased
while operating costs
have increased
 Taxpayers are against
higher property taxes
and legislators have not
reformed the system.
 Successful Candidates
Moderate-Strong
 Failed initiatives due to
poor economy
 Ability to influence
elections, but not
policy
Contributor
Total
%of Total
Sector
Devos Jr, Richard
$35,472,272
25.41%
Candidate
Contributions
National Education
Association
$3,412,000
2.44%
Labor
United Automobile
$2,360,815
Aerospace & Agricultural
Implement Workers of
America
1.69%
Labor
Michigan Senate
Republican Campaign
CMTE
$2,290,135
1.64%
Pary
Michigan House
Democratic Fund
$2,198,390
1.57%
Party
 Businessman
 2000: Bush-supporter
 2006: ran for governor
 Republican
 Religious Right
 Big Business
 Economy
 “Traditional Values”
 School Privatization
 Personal Wealth
 Created integrated network
 Democrats
 AFL-CIO
 Jennifer Granholm
 Voucher movement lost 31% to 69%
 Lost 2006 gubernatorial election by 14 points
(42% to 56%)
 Visible but interests not fulfilled
Sector Breakdown
Defense
Energy & Natural Resources
Agriculture
Transportation
Ideology/Single Issue
Health
Communications & Electronics
Lawyers & Lobbyists
Government Agencies/Education/Other
Construction
Candidate Contributions
General Business
Finance, Insurance & Real Estate
Public Subsidy
Party
Labor
$0
$2,000,000
$4,000,000
$6,000,000
$8,000,000
Candidate Money
Non-Contribution Income
Candidate/Leasership Committees
Public Funds
Party Committees
Institutions
Unitemized Donations
Individuals
$0
$6,000,000 $12,000,000 $18,000,000
Contributor
Total
%of Total
Sector
Public Fund
$4,766,764
7.75%
Public Subsidy
Education Minnesota
$3,379,963
5.50%
Labor
Senate DemocratFarmer-Labor Caucus
$2,416,953
3.93%
Party
Minnesota House
Democrat-Farmer-Labor
Caucus
$2,006,770
3.26%
Party
Minnesotans for Change
$911,572
1.48%
Ideology/Single
Issue
“The union of 70,000 educators”
 Education Funding
 Health Insurance
 Student Achievement
 Lobby Lawmakers
 Advocate
 Proposals
 Teacher equality
initiatives
 Education Minnesota
Professional Conference
 National Affiliates:
American Federation of
Teachers, National
Education Association,
AFL-CIO
 State-level Affiliates:
Education Minnesota
Retired, Education
Minnesota Student
Program
 Endorses DFL Candidates
 Decrease in education
funding
 Classrooms are
overcrowded
 4-day school weeks
 Endorsed candidates win
elections
Moderate-Strong
 Declining economy and
urgency to balance budget
trumps education
initiatives
 2009, Pawlenty reverses
budget cuts
 Ability to influence
elections exceeds influence
in policy
Contributor
Total
%of Total
Sector
Iowa Democratic Party
$3,153,668
5.97%
Party
Iowa Republican Party
$2,462,032
4.66%
Party
Democratic Governors
Association
$1,772,500
3.36%
Ideology/Single
Issue
Republican Governors
Association
$1,401,000
2.65%
Ideology/Single
Issue
Iowa Senate Democratic
Majority Fund
$872, 628
1.65%
Party
We declare that the government,
namely the federal government,
has grown too large, too intrusive
and too oppressive to the point
that government now stifles the
productivity, the freedom, the
ingenuity and the very spirit of
the American people.
 Economy
 Family Values
 Getting Officials into
Office
 Party-Building Rhetoric
 Mud-slinging
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http://www.emmerforgovernor.com/issues/education/EmmerEduca
tionAgenda.pdf
http://www.keyc.com/node/42312
http://markdayton.org/mainsite/issues/education/education-plan/
MARK DAYTON SAYS GOV. TIM PAWLENTY CUT EDUCATION
SPENDING St. Petersburg Times (Florida) July 29, 2010 Thursday
http://www.educationminnesota.org/
http://bloggingblue.com/2010/08/22/tom-michalski-endorsed-byweac/