MADISON (WXOW) -- According to a new report, 22 state lawmakers involved in recall and special elections in 2011 raised $8.2 million dollars. That figure includes what former La Crosse State Senator Dan Kapanke raised in his bid to keep his position in Madison.
The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign released the report Tuesday. It shows that it more than quadrupled the nearly $2 million raised by the rest of the Legislature last year.
When counting special partisan fundraising committees, $12.2 million was raised for the races in 2011. Two Republican incumbent state senators were defeated in recall elections.
Sen. Alberta Darling (R-River Hills) raised the most at $1.3 million. She won her race. Fellow Republican Kapanke raised the second most at $1.1 million. He was one of the two who were defeated. The other was former Sen. Randy Hopper (R-Fond du Lac).
The State Senate Democratic Committee was third highest. It raised just over $1 million.
