who is powerful and why?
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Who Is Powerful and Why?. Good Clean Government States Heather Miki and Lauren Lange. Wisconsin. Top Contributors. Contributor Type. Top 5 Contributors. Wisconsin Education Association Council. Public Policy, labor and Professional Interests of 98,000 members. 2010 Legislative Priorities. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Good Clean Government States
Heather Miki and Lauren Lange
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 ProposalPublic 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 Aerospace & Agricultural Implement Workers of America
$2,360,815 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
Contributor Total %of Total
Sector
Public Fund $4,766,764 7.75% Public Subsidy
Education Minnesota $3,379,963 5.50% Labor
Senate Democrat-Farmer-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 LawmakersAdvocateProposalsTeacher equality
initiativesEducation 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-StrongDeclining 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
1. http://www.emmerforgovernor.com/issues/education/EmmerEducationAgenda.pdf
2. http://www.keyc.com/node/42312
3. http://markdayton.org/mainsite/issues/education/education-plan/
4. MARK DAYTON SAYS GOV. TIM PAWLENTY CUT EDUCATION SPENDING St. Petersburg Times (Florida) July 29, 2010 Thursday
5. http://www.educationminnesota.org/
6. http://bloggingblue.com/2010/08/22/tom-michalski-endorsed-by-weac/