Nation & World | Wis. defeat could help launch counterattack on GOP | Seattle Times Newspaper

 

Democrats are pressing to recall Republican opponents of organized labor and turn the debate into a focal point of next year's campaign.

Democrats said their counterattack efforts were already beginning to bear fruit in the form of donations: The party's Wisconsin chapter said it raised $300,000 overnight and has collected $800,000 from 32,000 donors in just five days.

Party chairman Mike Tate said Senate Democrats have raised $750,000 over the past month alone.

Democrats said their counterattack efforts were already beginning to bear fruit in the form of donations: The party's Wisconsin chapter said it raised $300,000 overnight and has collected $800,000 from 32,000 donors in just five days.

Party chairman Mike Tate said Senate Democrats have raised $750,000 over the past month alone.

Nation & World | Wis. defeat could help launch counterattack on GOP | Seattle Times Newspaper

Dave Zirin: Gov. Scott Walker Puts Out Fire With Gasoline

He's proud because Gov. Scott Walker is an ignorant man, in the truest, most literal sense of the word.

expects people to applaud his desire to sell the state's power supply using private, no-bid contracts? How else to describe someone who wants to defund planned parenthood, eliminate protections for same-sex couples, and then has the gall to preach "family values"?

It was the fact that Walker said on February 11th, before the protests even began, that the National Guard would be mobilized if anyone raised a fuss over his plans to destroy the unions. It was the fact that Walker never gave the impression that such a move was coming during the election cycle. And it was the fact that voter turnout, especially among the young, was so low, he had a massive crisis of legitimacy from day one. People felt like they had moved from "government by the people for the people" to "government by this Walker guy, for the Koch brothers."

unions are meeting around the state and the question of a General Strike is real. The South Central Federation of Labor, the labor council for the greater Madison area, passed a resolution endorsing a general strike if the public sector unions call such action.

other avenues that should also be pursued: Occupy the capital. Recall Scott Walker. Show up at every town hall meeting one of the cowardly 18 state senators dare show their face

Click on the following for all of this Huffington Post article:  Dave Zirin: Gov. Scott Walker Puts Out Fire With Gasoline

Fair and balanced palm trees: Bias or boo-boo? - JSOnline

Take a look at 1:45-2:06 for the protest in tropics.

 

according to this live report about the Madison protests that aired on the Fox News show "The O'Reilly Factor" this past Monday, Wisconsinites live in the land of sun and palm trees.

The reporter Mike Tobin is in fact doing his stand up in the state capitol rotunda.

But the "news" footage that aired while he speaks shows violent protests taking place somewhere considerably more tropical than Madison.

Check out the clip below posted on YouTube. The palm trees appear at about at the 1:43 mark.

Dumb mistake? Fair and balanced? You be the judge.

Click on the following to find the above TV Clip:  Fair and balanced palm trees: Bias or boo-boo? - JSOnline

Join the Madison protest March 12 - Quad Cities Online

Press release submitted by Quad City Federation of Labor.

Join us in Madison, Wis., Saturday, March 12, for largest protest yet.

Meet at the Laborer's 309 Hall, 2835 W. 7th Ave., Rock Island. Buses load at 9:30 a.m., to leave at 10 a.m. Rally in Madison is at 3 p.m. Leave Madison at 5 p.m., returning to Rock Island, by 8 p.m.

There are still a handful of seats available. For reservations, call (309) 738-3196 or quadcityfed@netexpress.net

Union members, farmers, and the people of Wisconsin are convening yet again on their state's capitol for what organizers are billing the largest protest to-date in Madison.

There are signs that public pressure is working, and the Governor is now willing to negotiate the budget repair bill.

But let's be clear, this has never been about the budget, and rather than repair anything, it would unleash all kinds of damage to the working people of Wisconsin. Under Governor Walker's original proposals, it would:

-Abolish collective bargaining for all public employees except police and firefighters.

-Increase health care costs on public workers by up to 400%

-Reduce Medicaid eligibility from 200% of poverty rate to 133% - resulting in 65,000 men, women and children losing health care

-Permit the Governor to sell of the public utilities, with absolutely no oversight or even a bidding process.

-Let health insurance companies no longer cover any preventative birth control for women, while still permitting coverage of viagra (this is not a joke)

If you haven't been to Madison, now is your chance. Come with us this Saturday and witness one of the most amazing democratic movements since the Civil Rights Movement.

 

Join the Madison protest March 12 - Quad Cities Online

Wisconsin Assembly Set to Approve Limits on Union Bargaining - NYTimes.com

thousands of demonstrators converged on the Capitol, the police cut off access to the building on Thursday, creating a taut atmosphere in which Republican State Assembly members were seeking to maintain order long enough to vote on a bill that sharply curtails bargaining rights for government workers

By preventing people from entering the capitol building Thursday morning, the police also denied entry to legislators, including at least two Democratic Assembly members — David Cullen and Elizabeth Coggs.

Later, Mr. Cullen and Ms. Coggs could be seen climbing into the building through a first-floor window.

Click on the following for more details:  Wisconsin Assembly Set to Approve Limits on Union Bargaining - NYTimes.com

Send an email to Governor Scott Walker’s Supporters

A convenient way to contact the following major contributors to Scott Walker and his Democratic challenger.  Click on the website address shown at the bottom and you will see the screen which is shown below. Click on the appropriate items and you can receive additional information regarding the political contribution and be given an opportunity to voice your concerns by email.

Click on the following:  http://www.boycottwalker.com/BoycottNow.htm

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Wisconsin Assembly Set to Approve Limits on Union Bargaining - NYTimes.com

 

14 Democrats — many of whom watched a live stream of the vote on the Web from their undisclosed locations in Illinois — said they did not intend to return to Wisconsin on Thursday; some said that they suspected the Republicans might yet have additional voting maneuvers planned, and that they needed to assess all that had occurred….

recently as Sunday evening, a possible deal seemed in sight. In private e-mail exchanges with the Democrats, Mr. Walker’s representatives appeared willing to agree to some limited changes.

But by Wednesday afternoon, after talks had clearly broken apart, Republican senators met privately for hours, and eventually called a conference committee meeting of the leaders in the Senate and Assembly for 6 p.m.

Click on the following to read all of the story:  Wisconsin Assembly Set to Approve Limits on Union Bargaining - NYTimes.com

Wisconsin AFL-CIO helps plan statewide protests

n in Activities Statewide

S T A T E W I D E   E V E N T S - EMERGENCY RALLY - STATE CAPITOL - 4:30 pm, Thursday - 3/10/2011
Please spread the word!
Please be at the Capitol at 4:30 pm Thursday afternoon. If you or members can't make it to Madison, we will have protests taking place at 9am statewide posted below. If there isn't anything near you, we encourage people to go to their local county courthouse.

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SD               Location                          Street Address                   City

2      Green Bay Chamber of Commerce 300 N. Broadway Green Bay WI 
        Milwaukee Milwaukee County Courthouse Clas Park Milwaukee WI
10   River Falls City Hall 222 Lewis Street River Falls WI
13   Dodge County Administration Building 127 E. Oak Street Juneau WI
14   Birthplace of the Republican Party 303 Blackburn Street Ripon WI
17   Richland County Courthouse 181 W. Seminary Road Richland Center WI
17   Platteville City Hall 75 N Bonson Platteville WI
18   Oshkosh Opera House Square Corner of Algoma Ave and Main St Oshkosh WI
18   Veterans Park Main St. and Western Ave Fond du Lac WI
19   Senator Ellis' District Office 429 S. Commercial St. Neenah WI
21   Monument Square 500 South Main Street Racine WI
23   Eau Claire City Hall 203 S. Farwell Street Eau Claire WI
32   La Crosse County Courthouse 400 4th St N La Crosse WI 

Saturday, March 12, 2011

STATE CAPITOL
Saturday 3/12/2011 – 12:00 – 2:00 pm 
Farmer Labor Tractorcade

Saturday 3/12/2011 - 3pm
AFL-CIO Rally at the Capitol

BUS SCHEDULE 3/12/200

Buses available for the Saturday, March 12 Rally.  Click here for listing.

Canvassing/Phone Banks
In addition to events listed below, please contact Senate District leads to sign up to canvass and make phone calls.

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Can’t make it to Madison or want to rally closer to home as well? There are rallies happening across the state. Come stand with workers and community members in your district.
Click here to find a local rally near you.
P.S. Have you thanked the Fab 14 yet? Use this Face Book link to write a thank you note to the Wisconsin Fab 14 who are standing up for the people. They are true American heroes.

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MILWAUKEE Area (Jennissee Volpintesta 262-364-6751 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 262-364-6751 end_of_the_skype_highlighting) and Peter Drummond (414-333-1606 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 414-333-1606 end_of_the_skype_highlighting)

Thursday 3/10/2011
o 6pm Town Hall Forum with Rep. Sandy Pasch, Location TBD
o  Thank you WI 14 visibility 4-6pm, Water Street & Wisconsin Avenue, (Downtown) Milwaukee 
Friday, March 11th – Sunday, March 13th –
o  P.O.W.E.R. Walk from Milwaukee to Madison. People Organizing Wisconsin for Education and Worker’s Rights (P.O.W.E.R.) are Wisconsinites who support public education and collective bargaining rights for all workers. Inspired by the ideals of “Fighting Bob” La Follette, we are walking from Milwaukee to Madison to support the Wisconsin Idea. Start at Riverside High School, 615 East Locust Street, Milwaukee Friday @ 6 AM. For more details or to commit to walking, contact POWER at power.wisconsin@gmail.com
Friday, March 11th – 6:30am
o  MICAH, Milwaukee Inner-City Congregations Allied for Hope" Rally at Saint Matthews CME Church" located at 2944 North 9th Street Milwaukee. This rally is the kick off for the weekend bus convoy to Madison where we will assemble the largest number of supporters possible
Tuesday, 3/15/2011 -- 7:00 PM
o  Budget Town Hall, Shorewood High School - 1701 East Capitol Drive, Shorewood

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2nd and 30th Senate District (Julie Heun - 920-904-2005 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 920-904-2005 end_of_the_skype_highlighting)
Thursday 3/10/2011 -- 6:30 PM
Budget Town Hall, First United Methodist Church
Friday 3/11/2011 7:00-10:00 PM
We LOVE our Teachers and support staff and all public employees PARTY!, Draft Haus, 901 Egg Harbor Road, Sturgeon Bay - $5 per person
Sunday 3/13/2011 12-4:00 PM
Support Workers Tailgate, 1061 W. Mason Street (Green Bay?), suggest donation $5 for brats, burgers and refreshments
Sunday - 3/13/2011 @ 5:30pm
Lincoln Reagan Dinner of the Brown County Republicans, Rock Garden Conference Center, 1951 Bond St., Green Bay Contact: Gary Lonzo at (920) 366-1107 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (920) 366-1107 end_of_the_skype_highlighting

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10th Senate District (Jim Mangan 715-505-2835 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 715-505-2835 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Ongoing event in Menomonie: 4:00 - 6:00 p.m. every day Monday through Friday, a peaceful march at the Veteran’s Memorial Park on Crescent Street in Menomonie. Signs available. Participants are welcome to come for whatever time they are available.

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12th Senate District (Scott Wright - 920-450-2121 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 920-450-2121 end_of_the_skype_highlighting)
Thursday March 10 - 4 pm – 6 pm
Rhinelander Solidarity rally: Burger King & Pizza Hut Corners

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13th Senate District (Greg Neil 608-556-9521 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 608-556-9521 end_of_the_skype_highlighting)
Friday 3/11/2011 - 5:00 - 6:00 PM
Watertown All Union Rally, Watertown Public Library, 100 Water Street (Corner of Main and Water)

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14th Senate District (Scott Wright 920-450-2121 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 920-450-2121 end_of_the_skype_highlighting)
Friday 3/11/11 4:30 - 6:00 pm
Rally Bowman Park, 919 Bowman Rd (turn N @ Broadway from Hwys 13-16-23) Wisconsin Dells

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15th Senate District (Justin Geiger 414-745-4177 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 414-745-4177 end_of_the_skype_highlighting)

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17th Senate District (Mayrose Wegman )

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18th Senate District (Skyler Johnston, 573-355-0578 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 573-355-0578 end_of_the_skype_highlighting)
Thursday 3/10/11 TBD
Fond du Lac Budget Town Hall Meeting

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19th Senate District (Greg Hinds 920-540-2309 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 920-540-2309 end_of_the_skype_highlighting)
Thursday 3/10/11 7:00 PM
Town Hall Meeting, Madison Middle School, 2020 S. Carpenter

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21st Senate District (Justin Geiger 414-745-4177 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 414-745-4177 end_of_the_skype_highlighting)
Thursday 3/10/2011 -- 7:00p.m.
Budget Town Hall, Case High School Auditorium, 7345 Washington Ave, Racine

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22nd Senate District (Justin Geiger 414-745-4177 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 414-745-4177 end_of_the_skype_highlighting)

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23rd and 31st Senate District (Andy Thompson (715) 456-4113 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (715) 456-4113 end_of_the_skype_highlighting)
Thursday 3/10/2011 - 7:00 p.m.
Budget Town Hall Meeting, South Middle School Auditorium,
Ongoing event in Eau Claire: The UW-Eau Claire faculty union (AFT local #6481) is planning a protest every work day at 5:14 p.m. at the Downtown City Parking Lot at the corner of Farwell & Gray to thank our 14 Wisconsin Senators who were forced to leave the state.

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24th Senate District (Scott Wright 920-450-2121 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 920-450-2121 end_of_the_skype_highlighting)

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25th Senate District
Tuesday 3/15/2001 7:00 PM
Rally, Monroe City Hall, 1110 18th Ave, Monroe

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32nd Senate District (Tabbitha Norris 502-939-8459 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 502-939-8459 end_of_the_skype_highlighting)
Thursday, 3/10/2011 7:30 -9:30 PM
Black River Beach Neighborhood Center, 1433 Rose Street La Crosse

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Click on the following for updated information:  http://www.wisaflcio.org/index.cfm?action=article&articleID=86eadd47-a51c-4eb9-a6a9-6bcdd3898db0

Scott Walker: Why I'm Fighting in Wisconsin - WSJ.com

 

Why I'm Fighting in Wisconsin

By SCOTT WALKER

In 2010, Megan Sampson was named an Outstanding First Year Teacher in Wisconsin. A week later, she got a layoff notice from the Milwaukee Public Schools. Why would one of the best new teachers in the state be one of the first let go? Because her collective-bargaining contract requires staffing decisions to be made based on seniority.

Ms. Sampson got a layoff notice because the union leadership would not accept reasonable changes to their contract. Instead, they hid behind a collective-bargaining agreement that costs the taxpayers $101,091 per year for each teacher, protects a 0% contribution for health-insurance premiums, and forces schools to hire and fire based on seniority and union rules.

My state's budget-repair bill, which passed the Assembly on Feb. 25 and awaits a vote in the Senate, reforms this union-controlled hiring and firing process by allowing school districts to assign staff based on merit and performance. That keeps great teachers like Ms. Sampson in the classroom.

In Wisconsin, we have a better approach to tackling our $3.6 billion deficit. We are reforming the way government works, as well as balancing our budget. Our reform plan gives state and local governments the tools to balance the budget through reasonable benefit contributions. In total, our budget-repair bill saves local governments almost $1.5 billion, outweighing the reductions in state aid in our budget.

While it might be a bold political move, the changes are modest. We ask government workers to make a 5.8% contribution to their pensions and a 12.6% contribution to their health-insurance premium, both of which are well below what other workers pay for benefits. Our plan calls for Wisconsin state workers to contribute half of what federal employees pay for their health-insurance premiums. (It's also worth noting that most federal workers don't have collective bargaining for wages and benefits.)

For example, my brother works as a banquet manager at a hotel and occasionally works as a bartender. My sister-in-law works at a department store. They have two beautiful kids. They are a typical middle-class Wisconsin family. At the start of this debate, David reminded me that he pays nearly $800 per month for his family's health-insurance premium and a modest 401(k) contribution. He said most workers in Wisconsin would love a deal like the one we are proposing.

The unions say they are ready to accept concessions, yet their actions speak louder than words. Over the past three weeks, local unions across the state have pursued contracts without new pension or health-insurance contributions. Their rhetoric does not match their record on this issue.

Local governments can't pass budgets on a hope and a prayer. Beyond balancing budgets, our reforms give schools—as well as state and local governments—the tools to reward productive workers and improve their operations. Most crucially, our reforms confront the barriers of collective bargaining that currently block innovation and reform.

When Gov. Mitch Daniels repealed collective bargaining in Indiana six years ago, it helped government become more efficient and responsive. The average pay for Indiana state employees has actually increased, and high-performing employees are rewarded with pay increases or bonuses when they do something exceptional.

Passing our budget-repair bill will help put similar reforms into place in Wisconsin. This will be good for the Badger State's hard-working taxpayers. It will also be good for state and local government employees who overwhelmingly want to do their jobs well.

In Wisconsin, we can avoid the massive teacher layoffs that schools are facing across America. Our budget-repair bill is a commitment to the future so our children won't face even more dire consequences than we face today, and teachers like Ms. Sampson are rewarded—not laid off.

Taking on the status quo is no easy task. Each day, there are protesters in and around our state Capitol. They have every right to be heard. But their voices cannot drown out the voices of the countless taxpayers who want us to balance our budgets and, more importantly, to make government work for each of them.

Mr. Walker, a Republican, is the governor of Wisconsin.

Scott Walker: Why I'm Fighting in Wisconsin - WSJ.com

How can the rest of the nation help Wisconsin government workers

We are all aware of the currently plight of government workers under Governor Scott Walker in Wisconsin.  Perhaps there is something which can be done in our local communities no matter where in the U.S. you live.

A CALL TO ACTION 

1.   Find out who gave financial support for the election of Governor Walker.  This is more than just the Koch Brothers.

2.  Send a message to the individual Walker supporter that government workers (school teachers, university professors, city/county workers) have the right to collective bargain.

 

Todd and Karen Wanek support for Governor Walker is shown below  [These numbers were obtained from:  http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/dataondemand/84390642.html].  Your local Ashley Furniture Home Store is independently owned and operated to sell exclusive Ashley Furniture products.

Scott Walker
9/22/2010
Wanek, Todd
W26921 Mesa Lane, Arcadia, WI 54612-9022
EXECUTIVE -- AD03 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL - EXECUTIVE
Ashley Furniture Industries
$2,500

Scott Walker
9/22/2010
Wanek, Karen
W26921 Mesa Lane, Arcadia, WI 54612-9022
EXECUTIVE
Ashley Furniture
$2,500

Here is a short history of the company and its current organization from Wikipedia:

Ashley Furniture HomeStore

Ashley Furniture HomeStore is a chain of independently owned and operated furniture stores licensed to sell Ashley Furniture products exclusively, including mattresses and accessories. As of January 2010, there are over 400 Ashley Furniture HomeStore retail furniture stores operating worldwide. Ashley Furniture HomeStore is the largest retail brand of home furniture and accessories.

History

Carlyle Weinberger founded Ashley Furniture in Chicago in 1945 as a sales operation. Specializing in wooden occasional furniture, Ashley marketed goods made by local companies. Later the company opened a branch in Goshen, Indiana. In 1970, Ashley invested in the Wisconsin-based Arcadia Furniture, founded by Ronald G. Wanek, who had begun his career in a furniture factory owned by Eugene Vogel. When Wanek moved to Arcadia to open his own factory he took with him Eugene Vogel's son, Chuck. The two began doing production work for Ashley Furniture. Even though Arcadia started out as a small production plant for Ashley's lines in 1976, Wanek and group of investors bought out Weinberger, taking control of Ashley Furniture. At first the two companies maintained their separate identities, with Arcadia focusing on production and Ashley on sales.

By 1982, the merged company's annual sales reached $12 million and it had moved its corporate headquarters from Chicago to Arcadia. By the mid-1980s, Ashley offered a line of roughly 350 different furniture products, and had turned its design and manufacturing away from "heirloom pieces" toward products aimed at middle-income buyers. The company's growing network included wholesalers such as Levitz Furniture and mass-retailers such as Sears, Kmart, and Montgomery Ward, in addition to smaller retailers. Sales had climbed to more than $44 million by 1985.

In 1994 Ashley acquired upholstery manufacturer Sklar-Pepplar, and by the late 1990s the company was operating assembly and distribution plants in Seattle, Washington; Pomona, California; New Brunswick, New Jersey; and Orlando, Florida. Gambling that motion furniture was a strong growth area, Ashley acquired Gentry Furniture, of Ripley, Mississippi in 1999. That same year the company also branched out into retailing, licensing Ashley Furniture HomeStores to independent dealers. The chain grew in its first year to approximately 40 stores.^[2]

By 2000, Ashley Furniture Industries employed more people in Arcadia than the town's population. The plant in Arcadia had grown from 35,000 square feet (3,300 m²) in 1970 to 1,500,000 square feet (139,000 m²). Today the company maintains plants across the United States and operates several factories in Pacific Rim countries.^[3] Ron Wanek is currently Chairman of the Board and Todd Waneck is currently President and CEO. ^[4] The company has received offers to take the company public, but its owners prefer to keep it under local control.

[edit] Millennium Line

In 1986, when Wanek and his designers determined that a new style of furniture would better serve the market, Ashley introduced its “Millennium” line, which had a polyurethane finish that gave the wood furniture a luster. The company produced very shiny black furniture in its occasional and bedroom lines, and began adding other colors, such as emerald green. The Millennium line remains an integral part of Ashley’s business

Protesters spend night at Wis. Capitol after union vote - chicagotribune.com

 

Most protesters left by midnight — many were expected back Thursday for a rally preceding the Assembly vote — but dozens of others spent the night in the Capitol corridors, some sleeping on the marble floor with no padding. State officials said no attempts would be made to force them to leave.

Protesters spend night at Wis. Capitol after union vote - chicagotribune.com

Corporate-Business Owner Contributors to Governor Scott Walker

With various pro-union groups asking for “boycotts” here is how you can find contributors.  The list of Governor Scott Walker’s contributors are all on the internet.  There are 91,000 of them but just go after the one’s in your home town/neighborhood.  For instance—you can ask for the contributors for a given zip code.    Just imput those items  onto the following website: http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/dataondemand/84390642.html

The following list of large, corporate PAC contributors was compiled by using the website.

Take a special look at the SIG, Susquehanna International Group, contribution of $18,000

Also look at the various Walton family items—Walmart PAC, Arvest Bank, individuals of the Walton family.

Scott Walker
6/1/2010
Hendricks, Diane M
1 Abc Parkway, Beloit, WI 53511-4466
EXECUTIVE VP -- AD03 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL - EXECUTIVE
ABC Supply Company
$7,500
Details

Scott Walker
12/27/2009
Hendricks, Diane M
1 Abc Parkway, Beloit, WI 53511-4466
EXECUTIVE VP -- AD03 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL - EXECUTIVE
ABC Supply Company
$2,000

Scott Walker
9/9/2009
Hendricks, Diane M
1 Abc Parkway, Beloit, WI 53511-4466
EXECUTIVE VP -- AD03 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL - EXECUTIVE
ABC Supply Company
$500

Scott Walker
10/18/2010
General Electric Company Political Action Committee (GEPAC)
1299 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 900W, Washington, DC 20004
$2,500

Scott Walker
10/18/2010
Buhler, Robert A
660 Rockefeller Road, Lake Forest, IL 60045-3142
EXECUTIVE
Open Pantry Inc.
$4,000

Scott Walker
10/8/2010
Johnson, Peter
2867 Bible Camp Road, Mc Farland, WI 53558-9291
EXECUTIVE
Hy Cite
$10,000

Scott Walker
10/8/2010
Johnson, Erik
5029 Saint Cyr Road, Middleton, WI 53562-2424
PRESIDENT
Hy Cite
$10,000

Scott Walker
10/18/2010
Hall, Jack
N7265 Shacks Road, Mauston, WI 53948-9566
Shipwreck Bay Bar
$2,000

Scott Walker
10/8/2010
Giuffre, Dominic J.
6635 S 13th Street, Milwaukee, WI 53221-5248
VICE PRESIDENT -- AD03 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL - EXECUTIVE
Fruehauf-Giuffre Brothers Cranes
$4,000

Scott Walker
10/8/2010
Koch, Jeff
997 Meadow Lane, Plain, WI 53577-9642
PRESIDENT/CEO
Westbrook Associated Engineers, Inc.
$3,750

Scott Walker
10/8/2010
Kraemer, David R
719 Farwell Drive, Madison, WI 53704-6031
PRESIDENT
Edward Kraemer & Sons
$3,750

Scott Walker
10/8/2010
Wal-Mart Stores,PAC-Resp Govt
702 SW 8th Street, Bentonville, AR 72716
$15,000

Scott Walker
10/7/2010
Wakefield, Mark
PO Box 147, North Lake, WI 53064-0147
MORTGAGE BROKER
Centurion Financial Group
$1,500

Scott Walker
10/7/2010
Dickinson, Jeffrey
8265 N Faulkner Road, Milwaukee, WI 53224-2842
BUSINESS OWNER
Marking Services Inc
$2,500

Scott Walker
10/7/2010
Fettig, Robert
N2425 Main Road, Lake Geneva, WI 53147-3808
CEO -- AD02 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL - CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Tonkcraft Corp.
$5,000

Scott Walker
10/6/2010
Larson, Mark
W945 County Road Np, Rubicon, WI 53078-9752
PRESIDENT
Hustisford State Bank
$1,000

Scott Walker
10/6/2010
Karrasch, Richard C
8743 368th Avenue, Burlington, WI 53105-8582
VICE PRESIDENT
Kenosha County Tavern League
$550

Scott Walker
10/6/2010
Cross, Roger D
PO Box 173, Waupaca, WI 54981-0173
OWNER
Chain-O-Lakes Marine
$1,000

Scott Walker
10/6/2010
Hager, John E
127 W Hidden Trail, Apt. 101, Elkhorn, WI 53121-4509
BUSINESS OWNER
Little River Inn
$1,200

Scott Walker
10/5/2010
Taylor, Don L
27100 Shananagi Lane, Waukesha, WI 53188
BANKER -- FI02 - FINANCIAL - BANKING
Waukesha State Bank
$1,000

Scott Walker
10/5/2010
Cummings, Brian G.
S42W34721 Big Oak Drive, Dousman, WI 53118-9717
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPER
MRED-Cummings
$1,900

Scott Walker
10/5/2010
Solberg, Trygve A.
PO Box 50, Minocqua, WI 54548-0050
RETAIL GROCER
T.A. Solberg Company, Inc.
$1,500

Scott Walker
10/5/2010
Einhorn, Nancy
8205 N River Road, Milwaukee, WI 53217-2546
DIRECTOR
Einhorn Family Foundation Inc
$5,000

Scott Walker
10/5/2010
Einhorn, Steve
8205 N River Road, Milwaukee, WI 53217-2546
PRESIDENT
Einhorn Associates, Inc.
$4,000

Scott Walker
10/5/2010
Hartung, Daniel J.
7850 Noll Valley Road, Verona, WI 53593-8735
PRESIDENT
Hartung Brothers, Inc.
$2,400

Scott Walker
10/5/2010
Kraft, Robert W.
1479 E Lilac Lane, Fox Point, WI 53217-2960
CHAIRMAN AND CEO
RCI FPP
$5,000

Scott Walker
10/5/2010
Lancaster, Jon
725 Farwell Drive, Madison, WI 53704-6031
AUTODEALER
Jon Lancaster,Inc
$2,500

Scott Walker
10/4/2010
Frink, Kevin
48 Lookout Hill Road, Peterborough, NH 03458-1508
MANAGER
I-Robot
$10,000

Scott Walker
10/4/2010
Katz, Rosalind
1270 Round Hill Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-1950
HOMEMAKER
Homemaker
$10,000

Scott Walker
10/4/2010
Katz, Arnold
1270 Round Hill Road, Bryn Mawr, PA 19010-1950
PRESIDENT
AMK Concepts
$10,000

Scott Walker
10/4/2010
Atwell, Robert B.
3486 Solitude Road, De Pere, WI 54115-8617
BANKER
Nicolet
$2,500

Scott Walker
10/2/2010
Stayer, Launa
1136 Riverview Drive, Sheboygan, WI 53083-3072
VP
Johnsonville Foods, Inc.
$7,500

Scott Walker
10/1/2010
Schneider, Thomas J
2968 Gibraltar Road, Fish Creek, WI 54212-9414
OWNER
Schneider National Inc.
$5,000

Scott Walker
10/5/2010
3M Company PAC
3M Center, Bldg. 224-6S-03, St. Paul, MN 55144-1000
$2,500

Scott Walker
10/18/2010
Johnson, Jill
N9505 Thunderbird Lane, Merrillan, WI 54754-8033
The Mug and JJ's Pizzeria
$1,127

Scott Walker
10/1/2010
Dubois, Sylvia
N19W26511 Milkweed Lane, Pewaukee, WI 53072-6625
SEMI-RETIRED EXEC -- AD03 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL - EXECUTIVE
Standard Process Inc.
$5,000

Walker
10/1/2010
Dykema, John N.
1535 Fox Ridge Court, De Pere, WI 54115-1907
PRESIDENT/OWNER -- AD02 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL - CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Circle Packaging Machinery
$5,000

Scott Walker
10/1/2010
Kohler, Jr., Herbert V.
444 Highland Drive, Kohler, WI 53044-1515
CHAIRMAN AND CEO
Kohler Co.
$2,000

Scott Walker
10/1/2010
Gentine, Louis P.
PO Box 747, Elkhart Lake, WI 53020-0747
CEO -- AD02 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL - CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Sargento Foods Inc.
$2,500

Scott Walker
10/1/2010
Brownell, Steven
504 W Glenview Avenue, Oconomowoc, WI 53066-2708
EXECUTIVE
Chef Craft Corporation
$1,000

Scott Walker
9/30/2010
Peters, Michael
4645 County Road Y, Saukville, WI 53080-1117
BANK MGMT
Securant Bank & Trust

Scott Walker
9/30/2010
Krause, Mark
20565 Chadwick Lane, Brookfield, WI 53045-3364
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Krause Funeral Homes, Inc.
$1,000

Scott Walker
9/30/2010
Hogan, Mark R
2510 N 90th Street, Wauwatosa, WI 53226-1812
EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT -- AD03 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL - EXECUTIVE
M&I Bank
$5,000

Scott Walker
9/30/2010
ABCPAC-WIS
5330 Wall Street, Madison, WI 53718
$10,000

Scott Walker
9/30/2010
Schuette, Thomas J
7500 Bluebell Drive, Wausau, WI 54401-8283
PRESIDENT -- AD02 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL - CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Wausau Homes
$3,000

Scott Walker
9/29/2010
Sharp, Richard L.
501 Rivergate Drive, Richmond, VA 23238-6422
CHAIRMAN, BOARD OF DIRECTORS
CarMax
$5,000

Scott Walker
9/29/2010
Walton, Jim—possible Walton heir

308 NE C Street, Bentonville, AR 72712-5331
BANKING -- FI02 - FINANCIAL - BANKING
Arvest Bank Group

$1,500

Company history of Arvest Bank per Wikipedia:

It has been reported by many sources including Forbes that Arvest Bank is owned and controlled by the Walton family of Walmart fame, although Arvest is operated separately from the famous retail chain. Sam Walton's son Jim runs the company. In 2003, Jim, his brother and his mother owned a combined stake of 96.14% of the company.

Since its early days set in the backdrop of 1960's small-town America, Arvest Bank has evolved from a group of small banks to a big bank. The bank has experienced significant growth both in its size and depth of products since its early days. Arvest claims to have kept its community foundation while offering customers the convenience and technological advantages of a larger corporation, keeping stability, sound financial practices and customer service at the heart of its mission.^[1]

The Arvest story began in 1961 with the majority shareholders’ purchase of The Bank of Bentonville in Bentonville, Arkansas, which was followed in 1963 with the acquisition of a small bank in the nearby town of Pea Ridge, Ark. In 1975, another bank was purchased in the neighboring town of Rogers, Ark., and for almost a decade afterwards, these banks, each of them run independently and managed locally, were the entire banking network now known as Arvest.

 

Scott Walker
9/29/2010
Mitchell, Susan M.
5250 N Kimbark Place, Whitefish Bay, WI 53217-5334
PRESIDENT
School Choice Wisconsin
$2,500

Scott Walker
9/29/2010
Greenberg, Joel
727 Merion Square Road, Gladwyne, PA 19035-1505
EXECUTIVE
SIG Financial Services
$6,000      Susquehanna International Group—per Wikipedia

Susquehanna International Group of Companies (SIG) is a privately held global investment, trading and technology firm servicing securities markets worldwide. SIG comprises a number of affiliated entities specializing in trading and proprietary investments in equities, fixed income, energy, commodity, index and derivative products, private equity and venture capital, research, customer trading and institutional sales. Susquehanna is probably best known for expertise in derivatives pricing and trading, especially equity options.

SIG is a specialist or DPM (designated primary market maker) in approximately 600 equity options and 45 index options on the CBOE, AMEX, PHLX, and ISE, including big name equities such as Google, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, GE, Pepsi, and Microsoft and indices such as Nasdaq and Russell 2000 options.^[1]

SIG was founded in 1987 by Jeff Yass, Arthur Dantchik, Steve Bloom, Eric Brooks, Andrew Frost and Joel Greenberg. The six original partners remain principal owners of the business. Yass and Dantchik are actively involved in the firm's trading strategies on a daily basis. Frost supervises private equity investments.^[3]

[edit] Poker

Poker pervades the culture of SIG. The founders and senior traders believe that poker teaches lessons on risk taking that are applicable to trading in financial markets. SIG hosts an internal poker tournament annually and has even used poker as a recruiting tool. The company employs Bill Chen, a World Series of Poker star, in its quantitative trading group. ^[4]

Scott Walker
9/29/2010
Yass, Jeff
214 Cheswold Lane, Haverford, PA 19041-1804
EXECUTIVE
SIG Financial Holdings
$6,000  Susquehanna International Group 

Scott Walker
9/29/2010
Dantchik, Arthur
206 Maplehill Road, Gladwyne, PA 19035-1308
EXECUTIVE
SIG Financial Holdings
$6,000  Susquehanna International Group

Scott Walker
9/29/2010
Walton, Lynne—A Sam Walton heir
308 NE C Street, Bentonville, AR 72712-5331
INVESTOR -- FI07 - FINANCIAL - FINANCIAL SERVICES
Walton Enterprises
$1,500

Scott Walker
9/29/2010
Walton, Christy—a Sam Walton heir
970 W Broadway, Jackson, WY 83001-9475
INVESTOR
Walton Enterprises
$1,000

Walker
9/28/2010
Marks, Susan J.
19019 W Observatory Road, New Berlin, WI 53146-3407
CEO
Pinstripe
$10,000

Scott Walker
9/27/2010
Deere & Company PAC - WI
One John Deere Place, Moline, IL 61265
$7,000

Scott Walker
9/24/2010
Cline, Chris
430 Harper Dr, Beckley, WV 25801
BUSINESS OWNER
Cline Resource and Development Company
$8,000

Scott Walker
9/22/2010
Burke, Virginia
44 Harborview Drive, Racine, WI 53403-1098
CEO
Modine
$1,000

Scott Walker
9/22/2010
Wanek, Todd
W26921 Mesa Lane, Arcadia, WI 54612-9022
EXECUTIVE -- AD03 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL - EXECUTIVE
Ashley Furniture Industries
$2,500

Scott Walker
9/22/2010
Wanek, Karen
W26921 Mesa Lane, Arcadia, WI 54612-9022
EXECUTIVE
Ashley Furniture
$2,500

Scott Walker
9/22/2010
Wanek, Joyce
1205 Snell Isle Boulevard NE, St Petersburg, FL 33704-3035
OWNER
Ashley Furniture
$2,000

Scott Walker
9/21/2010
Hendricks, Kimberlee
2353 N Parker Drive, Janesville, WI 53545-0715
MANAGER -- SA08 - SALES & MARKETING - RETAIL/SALES
ABC Supply
$1,000

Scott Walker
9/20/2010
Lucier, Larry
834 Terraview Drive, Green Bay, WI 54301-1450
BUSINESS OWNER
Seven-Up Bottling Co., Inc.
$1,000

Scott Walker
9/16/2010
Strong, Richard S.
115 S 84th Street, Suite 200, Milwaukee, WI 53214-1473
OWNER -- AD04 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL - EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS/DIRECTORS
Baraboo Growth
$5,000

Scott Walker
9/16/2010
Freeland, Richard
7100 W Jefferson Boulevard, Fort Wayne, IN 46804-6236
FRANCHISEE
Pizza Hut of Fort Wayne
$2,400

Scott Walker
9/16/2010
Divelbiss, Richard J. J.
4405 Fox Bluff Lane, Middleton, WI 53562-2325
PRESIDENT
Pizza Hut of Southern Wisconsin
$600

Contributions to 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial candidates - JSOnline

With various pro-union groups asking for “boycotts” here is how you can find contributors.  The list of Governor Scott Walker’s contributors are all on the internet.  There are 91,000 of them but just go after the one’s in your home town/neighborhood.  For instance—you can ask for the contributors for a given zip code.  Here are some of the major contributors for Beloit, Zip Code 53511.  Just imput those items  onto the following website: http://www.jsonline.com/watchdog/dataondemand/84390642.html

Quite obviously the largest contributor is ($10,500) Diane Hendricks of ABC Supply Company.  For anyone not familiar with Beloit, Mrs. Hendricks is one of Wisconsin’s richest—over a billion dollars.  Mrs. Hendricks is also a director of Blackhawk Bank, Beloit, Wisconsin.

 

Scott Walker
10/18/2010
Kemman, Roger T.
2550 Lori Ann Drive, Beloit, WI 53511-1927
PRESIDENT/OWNER
Ryeco, Inc.
$500
Details

Scott Walker
10/11/2010
Olson, James M
2228 N Pow Wow Trail, Beloit, WI 53511-2039
BROKER
Amerivest
$1,000
Details

Scott Walker
10/6/2010
Eldred, John and Helen M
1549 S Ridge Road, Beloit, WI 53511-3957
BANK CHAIRMAN
First National Bank and Trust
$500
Details

Scott Walker
9/9/2010
Gonstead, Curtis W
4719 E Needham Road, Beloit, WI 53511-7840
CHIROPRACTOR
Gonstead Chiropractic Clinic SC
$250
Details

Scott Walker
9/9/2010
Fagerstrom, Jerome A.
654 Bluff Street, Beloit, WI 53511-6156
CHIROPRACTOR -- HC02 - HEALTH CARE - CHIROPRACTOR
Chiropractic Care Clinic of Beloit SC
$200

Scott Walker
6/10/2010
Bursinger, James C
2719 Sarah Lane, Beloit, WI 53511-9562
DENTIST
Self
$500
Details

Scott Walker
6/1/2010
Hendricks, Diane M
1 Abc Parkway, Beloit, WI 53511-4466
EXECUTIVE VP -- AD03 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL - EXECUTIVE
ABC Supply Company
$7,500
Details

Scott Walker
5/25/2010
Austin, Brad G
2368 Riverside Drive, Beloit, WI 53511-2448
CONTRACTOR
Corporate Contractors Inc.
$500
Details

Scott Walker
1/8/2010
Knueppel, Susan T
1528 E Colley Road, Beloit, WI 53511-9760
MANAGEMENT
Regal Beloit Corp.
$200
Details

Scott Walker
12/27/2009
Hendricks, Diane M
1 Abc Parkway, Beloit, WI 53511-4466
EXECUTIVE VP -- AD03 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL - EXECUTIVE
ABC Supply Company
$2,000
Details

Scott Walker
9/21/2009
Cornellier, Larry N.
105 Dearborn Street, Beloit, WI 53511-6441
PRESIDENT/OWNER
Cornellier Fireworks
$200
Details

Scott Walker
9/9/2009
Hendricks, Diane M
1 Abc Parkway, Beloit, WI 53511-4466
EXECUTIVE VP -- AD03 - ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONAL - EXECUTIVE
ABC Supply Company
$500

Scott Walker
6/17/2009
Austin, Brad G
2368 Riverside Drive, Beloit, WI 53511
Skilled Trades - Construction Services
Corporate Contractors Inc.
$200
Details

Scott Walker
5/29/2009
Barnes, Thomas L
2734 Riverside Drive, Beloit, WI 53511
Administrative Professional - Ex

ecutive Directors/Directors
Amfinity Capital LLC

Scott Walker
5/23/2009
Cornellier, Larry L
105 Dearborn Street, Beloit, WI 53511
Administrative Professional - Executive
Cornellier Fireworks
$200
Details

Scott Walker
5/19/2009
Austin, Brad G
2368 Riverside Drive, Beloit, WI 53511
Skilled Trades - Construction Services
Corporate Contractors Inc.
$250
Detail

Scott Walker
4/28/2009
Hendricks, Diane M
1 Abc Parkway, Beloit, WI 53511
$500
Details

 

 

Contributions to 2010 Wisconsin gubernatorial candidates - JSOnline