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Former 2004 GOP U.S. Senate Candidates
9/26/2004
Coverage of the Wisconsin U.S. Senate Race in 2004: Primary: September 8, 2004 General: November 2, 2004
U.S. Senate 2004
* Last Updated 09/14
* The following GOP candidates did not advance to the general election.
* All cash figures reflect activity through 8/25 unless otherwise noted.

RUSS DARROW
Republican
Founder and Head of Russ Darrow Group
Campaign Manager: Eric Schutt (608) 239-9656
Media consultant: Strategic Perception - Fred Davis
Pollster: Jan Van Lohuizen
Fundraisers: Mary Stitt
Direct mail vendors: The Lukens Company
Total Receipts - $3,660,122 (as of 8/25)
Contributions From Individuals - $1,750,103
Contributions, Loans From the Candidate - $1,858,842
(note: $852,000 in late contributions from the candidate brings personal stake to $2,700,000)
Cash on Hand - $384,640 (as of 8/25)
Interviews

BOB WELCH
Republican
State Senator
E-mail: campaign@votewelch.com
Campaign Manager: Mike Prentiss (414) 479-2004
Director of Campaign Operations: Tim Fiocchi
Media Consultant: Rick Wilson, Intrepid Media
Pollster: Gene Ulm, Public Opinion Strategies
Fundraisers: Kelly Rindfleisch, Finance Director; Gateway Ventures, Fundraising Consultant; The Richard Norman Company, Direct Mail Fundraising; Bridget Hagerty, Fundraising Consultant
Direct mail vendors: TBD
Total Receipts - $1,140,629
Contributions From Individuals - $1,059,395
Contributions, Loans From the Candidate - $0
Cash on Hand - $173,932
Interviews
Campaign Ads
Press Releases
- 09/13/04 -- Welch Campaign: Two Days Until Victory!
- 09/13/04 -- Welch Campaign: Receives Endorsement of Wisconsin State Journal
- 09/13/04 -- Welch Campaign: 12 Year Incumbent Feingold Ducks Welch Debate Challenge
- 09/10/04 -- Welch Campaign: Response to Tim Michels on Michels' Latest Negative Attack Ad
- 09/10/04 -- Welch Campaign: Hobart Village President Rich Heidel Endorses Welch
- 09/09/04 -- Welch Campaign: Desperate Novice Candidate Ends Campaign On Sour Note
- 09/09/04 -- Welch Campaign: Feingold's 'High Road' on Heralth Care Full of Potholes
- 09/08/04 -- Welch Campaign: Superior Mayor Dave Ross Endorses Welch
- 09/07/04 -- Welch Campaign: Darrow and Michels Continue Ducking Forums, Conservative Voters
- 09/07/04 -- Welch Campaign: Welch Radio Campaign Continues With New Ad
- 09/07/04 -- Welch Campaign: Gulf War Veteran Steve Nass Joins ‘Veterans for Welch’
- 08/31/04 -- Welch Campaign: Welch To Feingold: More Hollow Rhetoric Can’t Hide Truth
- 08/30/04 -- Welch Campaign: Welch Wire News Update
- 08/30/04 -- Welch Campaign: Animal ID Program
- 08/26/04 -- Welch Campaign: Hopes Opponents Don't Duck Debate . . . Again
- 08/26/04 -- Welch Campaign: Feingold Talk On Health Care Continues To Ring Hollow
- 08/24/04 -- Welch Campaign: Welch Announces Pro-Growth S.M.A.R.T. Plan
- 08/22/04 -- Welch Campaign: Welch Wire News Update
- 08/22/04 -- Welch Campaign: Michels/Darrow Skip Out on Another Joint Appearance
- 08/20/04 -- Welch Campaign: Welch Wins Debate, Focuses on Record and Agenda
- 08/20/04 -- Welch Campaign: Darrow's Donation to Jimmy Carter
- 08/20/04 -- Welch Campaign: Announces Agriculture Advisory Committee
- 08/20/04 -- Welch Campaign: TABOR Author Lasee Says Darrow And Michels Put Personal
- Business Concerns Ahead Of Conservative Principles
- 08/19/04 -- Welch Campaign: Michels, Darrow No-Shows At Manitowoc Forum
- 08/19/04 -- Welch Campaign: Concerns Raised About Darrow Putting Business Ahead Of Conservative Principles
- 08/19/04 -- Welch Campaign: Timeline of Darrow Contributions
- 08/16/04 -- Welch Campaign: Launches Aggressive New Statewide Radio Campaign
- 08/16/04 -- Welch Campaign: "Background Check" Radio Ad - Fact Sheet
- 08/13/04 -- Welch Campaign: Welch Invites Fairgoers To Visit Him Saturday At State Fair
- 08/12/04 -- Welch Campaign: Pledges To Kill Death Tax, Baffled by Feingold/Darrow Position
- 08/12/04 -- Welch Campaign: Latest Feingold "Guarantee" is Baseless, Worthless
- 08/06/04 -- Welch Campaign: Phone Calls with Elected Officials and Candidates!
- 08/05/04 -- Welch Campaign: Statement From Welch Campaign Manager Mike Prentiss On Darrow Polling
- 08/03/04 -- Welch Campaign: Bucher, Trawicki Back Welch For U.S. Senate
- 08/03/04 -- Welch Campaign: Announces Hispanic Leadership Team
- 08/02/04 -- Welch Campaign: Taxpayers Lose With No Vote on TABOR
- 08/02/04 -- Welch Campaign: Releases First In A Series Of Issue Videos
- 07/29/04 -- Welch Campaign: Darrow Chooses Cocktails, Contributors Over Veterans, Issues
- 07/26/04 -- Welch Campaign: Welch Sparks TABOR Revival
- 07/16/04 -- Welch Campaign: Warns Fox Valley: Are Feingold-Inspired Felons Knocking On Your Door?
- 07/14/04 -- Welch Campaign: Surpasses Million Dollar Milestone
- 07/14/04 -- Welch Campaign: Statement on Bush's Visit to Wisconsin
- 07/12/04 -- Welch Campaign: Launches TV Ad Campaign
- 07/09/04 -- Welch Campaign: Millionaire Candidates Break Self-Funding Pledge
- 07/08/04 -- Welch Campaign: National Association of Police Organizations Backs Welch
- 07/07/04 -- Welch Campaign: Timber Producers Association Endorses Welch
- 07/06/04 -- Welch Campaign: Hails State Supreme Court Ruling On Damage Caps
- 06/30/04 -- Welch Campaign: Rips Feingold for Anti-Farmer Votes
- 06/28/04 -- Welch Campaign: Feingold "Action" on Health Care Accomplishes Nothing
- 06/28/04 -- Welch Campaign: Feingold's Desperation Continues to Show
- 06/27/04 -- Welch Campaign: Statement from Welch Campaign Manager Mike Prentiss on Darrow Polling Announcement
- 06/23/04 -- Welch Campaign: Unveils Health Care Plan
- 06/22/04 -- Welch Campaign: Demands Feingold Apology
- 06/21/04 -- Welch Campaign: Unveils First Ad
- 06/17/04 -- Welch Campaign: Statement from Campaign Manager Mike Prentiss on Democrat Attack on Senator Welch
- 06/16/04 -- Welch Campaign: Merchants Federation Backs Welch for U.S. Senate
- 06/16/04 -- Welch Campaign: Feingold No Friend to Wisconsin Farmers
- 06/14/04 -- Welch Campaign: Statement on Russ Feingold Ads
- 06/05/04 -- Welch Campaign: Statement on the Death of President Ronald Reagan
- 06/04/04 -- Welch Campaign: Statement on Kerry/Feingold Position on Patriot Act
- 06/03/04 -- Welch Campaign: Racine County Leaders Rally Behind Welch
- 06/03/04 -- Welch Campaign: Announces Finance Committee
- 06/01/04 -- Welch Campaign: Statement on Injunction Against Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
- 06/01/04 -- Welch Campaign: Memorial Day Speech
- 05/27/04 -- Welch Campaign: Statement On John Kerry's Visit To Wisconsin
- 05/25/04 -- Welch Campaign: Milwaukee Fire Fighters Endorse Welch for U.S. Senate
- 05/24/04 -- Welch Campaign: Statement On Russ Feingold's Re-Election Announcement
- 05/22/04 -- Welch Campaign: Welch Wins Delegate Vote At GOP Convention
- 05/14/04 -- Welch Campaign: Realtors Endorse Welch for U.S. Senate
- 05/13/04 -- Welch Campaign: Terry Musser to Chair "Veterans for Welch"
- 05/06/04 -- Welch Campaign: Backs Health Care Tax Breaks
- 04/30/04 -- Welch Campaign: Statement by Manager Mike Prentiss on Recent Polling in the U.S. Senate Campaign
- 04/30/04 -- Welch Campaign: Analysis of Recent Polling in Wisconsin U.S. Senate Race
- 04/29/04 -- Welch Campaign: Feingold (Again) Carries Water For Trial Lawyers
- 04/22/04 -- Welch Campaign: Lincoln County Republicans Back Welch
- 04/21/04 -- Welch Campaign: "Every Day is Earth Day When You Are a Farmer"
- 04/20/04 -- Welch Campaign: More Proof That Feingold's Lone Legislative Accomplishment Is An Abysmal Failure
- 04/19/04 -- Welch Campaign: Statement from Senator Bob Welch
- 04/16/04 -- Welch Campaign: Statement from U.S. Senate Candidate Bob Welch on Release of 1st Quarter Fundraising Numbers
- 04/16/04 -- Welch Campaign: Kewaunee County Republicans Rally Behind Welch
- 04/15/04 -- Welch Campaign: Dairy Business Association Endorses Welch
- 04/13/04 -- Welch Campaign: Sauk County Republican Leaders Line Up For Welch
- 04/10/04 -- Welch Campaign: Welch Easily Wins 2nd Congressional District Straw Poll
- 04/08/04 -- Welch Campaign: Statement on John Kerry's Visit To Milwaukee
- 04/02/04 -- Welch Campaign: Statement on President Bush Signing "Laci and Conner's" Law
- 04/02/04 -- Welch Campaign: Fond du Lac County Republicans Back Welch
- 04/02/04 -- Welch Campaign: Feingold Votes to Stall Debate on Welfare Reform
- 04/01/04 -- Welch Campaign: Statement from Welch for Wisconsin Campaign Manager Mike Prentiss
- 03/30/04 -- Welch Campaign: Wisconsin Cattlemen's Association Endorses Welch
- 03/30/04 -- Welch Campaign: Feingold to Turn Back the Clock on Welfare Reforms
- 03/27/04 -- Welch Campaign: Welch Dominates 4th Congressional District Straw Poll
- 03/25/04 -- Welch Campaign: Welch Statement on Russ Feingold's Vote Against “Laci and Conner’s” Law
- 03/19/04 -- Welch Campaign: Gundrum Endorses Welch for Senate
- 03/18/04 -- Welch Campaign: Jackson County Republicans Rally Behind Welch
- 03/17/04 -- Welch Campaign: Urges Feingold to Support “Laci and Conner's Law”
- 03/10/04 -- Welch Campaign: Message to DPW - Nice Try
- 03/04/04 -- Welch Campaign: Wisconsin Right to Life Endorses Bob Welch
- 03/04/04 -- Welch Campaign: Welch Wins Straw Poll In Blow Out
- 03/04/04 -- Welch Campaign: Feingold Hypocrisy Watch -- Volume Five
- 03/03/04 -- Welch Campaign: Rock County Republicans Unite Behind Welch
- 02/23/04 -- Welch Campaign: Announces County Grassroots Team
- 02/20/04 -- Welch Campaign: WBA Endorses Welch
- 02/19/04 -- Welch Campaign: Welch Campaign: Public Opinion Strategies Joins Welch Team
- 02/18/04 -- Welch Campaign: Announces Door County Grassroots Team Leaders
- 02/11/04 -- Welch Campaign: Powers Endorses Welch for U.S. Senate
- 02/05/04 -- Welch Campaign: Announces Area Team Leaders
- 02/04/04 -- Welch Campaign: Welch Campaign: Welch Statement on Republican Unity Pledge
- 02/03/04 -- Welch Campaign: Kestell Endorses Welch for U.S. Senate
- 02/03/04 -- Welch Campaign: The Momentum Continues: Welch Campaign Team Adds Additional Firepower
- 02/02/04 -- Welch Campaign: Welch Adds Heavyweight Media Firm to His US Campaign Team
- 01/31/04 -- Welch Campaign: Eau Claire County Republicans Unite Behind Welch
- 01/30/04 -- Welch Campaign: Statement on December Finance Report
- 01/27/04 -- Welch Campaign: Migrant Labor Council Meets in Madison
- 01/27/04 -- Welch Campaign: Feingold Hypocrisy Watch
- 01/23/04 -- Welch Campaign: Rusk County Republicans Unite Behind Welch
- 01/23/04 -- Welch Campaign: Adams County Republicans Unite Behind Welch
- 01/21/04 -- Welch Campaign: Statement on President Bush's State of the Union Address
- 01/16/04 -- Welch Campaign: Statement on the Recess Appointment of Charles Pickering to the US Court of Appeals
- 01/09/04 -- Welch Campaign: Statement from Tim Fiocchi, Director of Campaign Operations for Welch for Wisconsin
- 01/07/04 -- Welch Campaign: Wisconsin Loggers Endorse Welch
- 01/06/04 -- Welch Campaign: Feingold's "Reform" Bears Bitter Fruit
- 01/06/04 -- Welch Campaign: Feingold Hypocrisy Watch
- 12/23/03 -- Welch Campaign: NRA Endorses Bob Welch for US Senate
- 12/15/03 -- Welch Campaign: Hypocrisy Watch
- 12/14/03 -- Welch Campaign: Statement on Capture of Saddam Hussein
- 12/12/03 -- Welch Campaign: Feingold Hypocrisy Watch
- 12/10/03 -- Welch Campaign: Statement on the Supreme Court's Ruling on Campaign Finance Reform Legislation
- 11/17/03 -- Welch Campaign: Statement on WPPA Endorsement
- 10/31/03 -- Welch Campaign: Offers Clean Campaign Pledge, Wants Debates
- 10/14/03 -- Welch Campaign: Fundraising Surpasses Expectations
- 10/14/03 -- Welch Campaign: Washington County Lines Up Behind Welch for US Senate
- 10/10/03 -- Welch Campaign: Hundreds of Local Officials Back Welch for US Senate
- 10/06/03 -- Welch Campaign: Unveils First Wave of Waukesha County Team
- 10/02/03 -- Welch Campaign: Urges Feingold to Support Forestry Initiative

ROBERT GERALD LORGE
Republican
Attorney
E-mail: lorge@law2win.com
Phone: 608-244-0608
or: 715-752-3304
LORGE FOR WISCONSIN
United States Senate 2004
PO BOX 47, BEAR CREEK, WI 54922
Total Receipts - $65,773
Contributions From Individuals - $33,731
Contributions, Loans From the Candidate - $29,549
Cash on Hand - $1,777
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