ENDORSEMENTS

 
Government Officials
 

Federal and State:

James Doyle (Governor of Wisconsin)

Anthony (Tony) Earl  (Fmr Governor)
Russ Feingold (US Senator)
Tammy Baldwin (US Congresswoman)
Jon Erpenbach (State Senator)
Mark Miller (State Senator)
Fred Risser (State Senator)
Sondy Pope-Roberts (State Representative)
Mark Pocan (State Representative)
Spencer Black (State Representative)
Dave Travis (State Representative)
Gary Hebl (State Representative)
Terese Berceau (State Representative)


Local:

Dave Cieslewicz (Madison Mayor)
Doug Zwank   (Middleton Mayor)
Austin King (Madison City Council Pres)
Jeff Wiswell (Monona Alderman)
Mike Verveer (Madison Alderman)
Brian Benford (Madison Alderman)
Paul Van Rooy (Madison Alderman)
Larry Palm (Madison Alderman)
Myra Josephson (Deforest PFC)
Shawn Haney (Town Vienna Board)
Eric J. Quam (Town Dunkirk Board)
Kevin Wernet (McFarland Board)
Arnold Evensen (Deerfield President)
William Bathke (Chrm Monona P&F Comm)
Lisa Nelson (Fmr Monona Alderperson)
Kathleen Giese (Fmr Cottage Grove Trustee)


County:

Kathleen Falk  (Dane County Exec.)
Scott McDonell (Dane Co. Board Chair)
John Stanley (Dane County Coroner)
Robert Ohlsen (Dane County Clerk)
Dave Gawenda (Dane Co. Treasurer)
Dave de Felice (Dane Co. Board)
John Hendrick (Dane Co. Board)
Carousel Bayrd (Dane Co. Board)
Rich Pertzborn (Dane Co. Board)
Dave Worzala (Dane Co. Board)
Barbara Vedder (Dane Co. Board)
Shelia Stubbs (Dane Co. Board)
Chuck Erickson (Dane Co. Board)
Tom Stoebig (Dane Co. Board)
Patrick Downing (Dane Co. Board)
Brett Hulsey (Dane Co. Board)
Rick Phelps (Fmr Dane Co. Executive)
G. Brian Brophy (Fmr Dane County DA)
Hal Harlowe (Fmr Dane County DA)
Robert Fyrst (Fmr Dane Co. Board)
Donovan Osterlie (Fmr Dane Co. Board)
Carole McGuire (Fmr Dane Co. Board)

 
Current and Retired Law Enforcement
 

Charles Cole (Asst. Chief of Police)
John Pepper (Chief Deputy Sheriff)
Dennis Pine (Chief of Police)
Eugene Sydnor (Chief of Police)
William Roberts (Chief of Police)
Doug Clemens (Chief of Police)
Frank Balistreri (Chief of Police)
Thomas Luther (Sergeant)        
Brian Bailey (Lieutenant of Police)
Scott Favour (President Police Assoc)
Tom Colby  (Senior Detective)
Kathy Dorn (Detective)             
Gerald Hundt (Lieutenant)
Jerry Kuehn (US Secret Service Agent)
Richard Josephson (Captain)  
Bernie Reinfeldt (Lieutenant)    
Al Rickey (Senior Detective)
Randy Burmeister (Investigator)  
Andrew Garcia (Officer)       
John Luther (Trooper)             
Doug Wipperfurth (Officer) 
Joel Wagner (Deputy)            
Mark Hamele (Sergeant)          
Leroy Graves (Dispatcher)
Brian Kobinski (FBI Agent)

Paul Matte (Officer)
Wayne Honer (Detective)
Joe Balles (Lieutenant)
Joseph Durkin (Sergeant)
Garrett Page (Deputy)
Steve Towne (Detective)
Mary Butler (Detective)
Joe Lowe (Trooper)
Ed Bardon (Detective)
Mike Hughes (Lieutenant)
Neil Purtell (FBI Agent)
Rik Berghammer (DCI Agent)
Tim Tyler (Deputy)
Todd Stetzer (Lieutenant)
Coy Bethel (Deputy)
Mark Sweeny (Deputy)
Michael Van Keuren (DCI Agent)
Erv Marks (Officer)
Gary Buss (Detective)
Janet Boehnen (Detective)
Bob Richardson (Deputy)
David Richardson (Sergeant)
Rick Lange (Dispatcher)
Egon Schulz (Officer)
Greg Schuler (Investigator)
Dave Dohnal (Detective)
Scott Kuntz (Deputy)
Roger Finch (Deputy)
Dave Gnacinski (Deputy)
Todd Dosher (Deputy)
Pete Endres (Deputy)
Mike Reese (Deputy)
Mike Malecki (Deputy)
Kevin McKnight (Deputy)
Shari Huppert (Deputy)
Lorie Wiessinger (Sergeant)
Dale Anderson (Detective)
Roger Offerdahl (Lieutenant)
Garth Blake (Deputy)
Matt Peterson (Deputy)
Sean Baumbach (Deputy)
John Kessler (Deputy)
Tara Boldebuck (Officer)
Brad Lindsley (Deputy)
Chris Nygaard (Deputy)
Kurt Pierce (Lieutenant)
Ron Vosberg (Deputy)
Denny Ehrler (Deputy)
Mike Edler (Officer)
Dave Ritter (Sergeant)
Josalyn Longley (Deputy)
Greg Schuler (Investigator)
Cheryl Patty (Deputy)
Mike Larsen (Chief of Police)
Tony Balistreri (Deputy)
Richard Hodges (Sergeant)
Gary Johnson (Lieutenant)
Chris Larsh (Sergeant)
Mike Mazanet (Deputy)
Tracy Becker (Officer)
Frank Simpson (Deputy)
Dave Kratochwill (Deputy)
Steve Wegner (Detective)
Garvin Anderson (Detective)
Scott Baumann (Officer)
John Nelson (Deputy)
David Collins (Administrator)
TG Keefe (Deputy)
James Kelley (Deputy)
Ryan Losby (Officer)
Andrew Barth (Deputy)
Kimberly Vandivier (Deputy)
Heather Stertz (Deputy)
Jim Granick (Deputy)
Mike Malecki (Deputy)
Robert Ladik (Deputy)
Dale Veto (Deputy)
Aaron Dodsworth (Deputy)
Paul T Thompson (Deputy)
Jeff Teuscher (Lieutenant)
Barney Marquardt (Lieutenant)
Mike Best (Detective)
Bill Kortte (Deputy)
Matt Beyer (Deputy)
Paula Martinez (Deputy)
Tom Hanrahan (Dispatcher)
Dan Werkheiser (Deputy)
Ginny Lokken (Dispatcher)
Kelly Splinter (Deputy)
Paul Gorchels (Deputy)
Kelly Rehwoldt (Deputy)
Ira Simpson (Deputy)
Dan Frosch (Deputy)
Bill Ludwig (Lieutenant)
Brad Duffrin (Deputy)
James Myers (Deputy)
Robert Van Norman (Deputy)
Trish Bishop (Deputy)
Eldon Gard (Lieutenant)
Leroy "Hoot" Holzwarth (Deputy)
Scott Riggs (Deputy)
Paul Hefty (Detective)
Jenn Niebuhr (Deputy)
Tony Gerl (Officer)
Meredith York (Officer)
Bill Cator (Detective)
Graham King (Officer)
Dick Pharo (Detective)
Theresa McKenzie (Detective)
Robert Schiro (Deputy)
Heather Roades (Deputy)
Brian Mell (Deputy)
Brian Hayes (Sergeant)
John Kosobucki (Sergeant)
Brad Isaacson (Deputy)
Matt Maguire (Deputy)
Lora Lee Fry (Officer)
Richard Reilly (Officer)
Chuck Di Piazza (Officer)
Laurie Schwartz (Sergeant)
Mike Butler (Deputy)
Robert Clampitt (Chief of Police)
Robert Berry (Officer)
George Croal (Detective)
Mike Goetz (Sergeant)
Rick Farris (Detective)
Joe Huber (Sergeant)
Fred Zimpel (Trooper)
Bill Ward (Detective)
Thomas Fischer (Officer)
Scott Templeton (Officer)
Alix Olson (Detective)
Donna Winter (Detective)
Tom Roloff (Deputy)
Chris Nelson (Sergeant)
John Sweeny (Chief Deputy)
Stanley C. Klein (Chief Deputy)

Rick Raemisch (Fmr Dane Co Sheriff)
John Charewicz (Sheriff)
Mike Weissenberger (Sheriff)
Thomas Janssen (Chief of Police)
Amy Smith  (Administrator)
Thomas Cipriano (Chief of Police)
Lee Hellenbrand (Chief of Police)
Donald Bates (Deputy Chief)
Donald Mueller (Sergeant)
Richard Staedtler (FBI Agent)
Patrick O’Dell  (Lieutenant of Police)
Julie Baglama (Lieutenant)
Kevin Hughes (Senior Detective)
Ron Dorn (Detective)
Marion Morgan (Detective)
Morlynn Frankey (Police Inspector)
Gary Anderson (Sergeant)
Craig Payne (Sergeant)
Linda Kohlmeyer (Detective)
Carl Leiterman (Officer)
Jane Sheline (Deputy)
James Brigham (Deputy Assoc)
Greg Leatherberry (Deputy)
Daniel Furseth (Sergeant)
William Steckel (FBI Agent)
Fredrick Frankey (Officer)
Jesse Crowe (Detective)
Linda Pederson-Honer (Detective)
Bill Searls (Detective)
Susan Armagost (Sergeant)
David Williams (Detective)
Linda Draeger (Detective)
Dawn Leatherberry (Deputy)
Ismael Sanchez (Deputy)
Jim Johnson (Detective)
Gary Hendrickson (Lieutenant)
Gene Brink (DCI Agent)
Richelle Anhalt (Lieutenant)
Frank Warner (Detective)
Sue Bowers (Deputy)
Bart Garey (Deputy)
Dave Lambrecht (Detective)
Rollin Dahl (Deputy)
Craig Reis (Detective)
Merle Ziegler (Detective)
Joe Tarnowski (Deputy)
Jason Wiest (Deputy)
Charlene Schulz (Deputy)
Fran Retelle (Detective)
Steve Greiber (Detective)
Eric Bates (Deputy)
Tom Stokes (Deputy)
Dale Hauschel (Detective)
Greg Sondreal (Communty Deputy)
Krista Ewers-Hayes (Detective)
Pete Baio (Officer)
Mike Doeden (Deputy)
Adam Freeman (Deputy)
Mike Mohr (Deputy)
Todd Huppert (Deputy)
Randy Wiessinger (Deputy)
Bill Hendrickson (Detective)
Kenneth "Buck" Pledger (Detective)
Keith Kelly & Indy (Deputy & K-9 Partner!)
Mike Kitts (Deputy)
Joe Carril (Deputy)
JoAnn Kessler (Deputy)
David Branley (Sergeant)
Scott Lindner & Dani (Deputy & K-9 Partner!)
Scott Schwenn (Deputy)
Steve Mueller (Deputy)
Kip Kellogg (Officer)
Chris Grunewald (Deputy)
Brad Schroeder (Deputy)
Sandra Waters-Schuler (Officer)
Peter Hansen (Deputy)
Eric Novotny (Deputy)
Mike Zach (Deputy)
Sabrina Sims (Deputy)
Todd Endl (Deputy)
Steve Gilmore (Lieutenant)
Leroy Edens (Deputy)
Brian Lokken (Deputy)
Paul Tiedeman (Sergeant)
Steve Day (Deputy)
Larry Mosley (Deputy)
Brent Norton (Deputy)
William Duppler (Deputy)
Kimberly Derse (Deputy)
Todd Benisch (Deputy)
Steve Gilfoy (Detective / Fmr MPPOA Pres)
Scott Lehmann (Deputy)
Robie Blankenship (Officer)
Jay O'Neil & Logan (Deputy & K-9 Partner!)
Brent Baverstock (Deputy)
Gary Vandivier (Deputy)
James Franklin (Deputy)
Joshua Nordstrum (Deputy)
Mark Voigt (Deputy)
Cindy Krakow (Deputy)
Jeffrey Beck (Officer)
Steve Novak (FBI Special Agent)
Liz Feagles (Agent)
Dennis Jenks (Officer)
Rick Baker (Deputy)
Nick Hanushewicz (Deputy)
Jay Linley (Deputy)
Becky Beyer (Deputy)
Leroy Edens (Deputy)
Vicki Falkowski (Officer)
Lou Molnar (Deputy)
Eric Lokken (Deputy)
Steve Sheets (Officer)
Michael Timm (Officer)
Jeff Veloff (Lieutenant)
Glenn Weeden (Deputy)
Bill Hanson (Sergeant)
Chris Splinter (Trooper)
Brian Mack (Deputy)
Jason Walters (Deputy)
Tony Fleres (Sergeant)
Cheri Maples (Captain)
Jeff Wolf (Deputy)
Matt Alsaker (Sergeant)
Eric Stacey (Deputy)
Michelle Merrill (Deputy)
William McGowan (Deputy)
Ann Ingolia (Deputy)
Jennifer Sulaiman (Deputy)
Brian Matzke (Deputy)
David Cochems (Detective)
Steve Reinstra (Detective)
Sara Petzold (Detective)
David Cattanach (Deputy)
Nick Kramer (Deputy)
Brian Zaemisch (Trooper)
Andrew Steele (Deputy)
Jeffrey Heil (Sergeant)
David Steingraber (Chief of Police/Dir OJA)
Kevin Baer (Deputy)
Jim Hodges (Deputy)
Sherri Casper (Deputy)
Jean Garcia (Dispatcher)
Dave Harvey (Inspector)
Gary Morstad (Officer)
Denise Miller (Officer)
Gordon Behnke (Sergeant)
Vern Bronson (Officer)
Dennis Chadwick (Deputy)
Scott Dinkel (Deputy)
John Finch (Deputy)
David Bongiovani (Detective)
Dennis Kruger (Trooper)
John Balcerzak (Officer)
John Summers (Senior Detective)
Trenton Schafer (Deputy)
Lynne L Hettrick (Dispatcher)
Dave Wixom (Officer)
Jim Pertzborn (Detective Sergeant)
Brian Austin (Detective)
S. Avila (Deputy)

 
Attorneys At Law
 
 

Bruce Rosen
Stephen Eisenberg
Mark Frankel
Lester Pines
Steve Tinker
Steven Brist
Jack Priester
Bob West
Tamara Packard
Robert Kaiser
Richard Glesner
Charles Giesen
Linda Balisle
John Hyland
Peter Williams
Nick Fairweather
Jason Knutson
John Burr
William "Bill" Dixon
Linda Harfst
Timothy Fenner
Mary Elllen Karst
Lee Cullen
Nancy Rottier
Nancy Wettersten
Ed Garvey
Lauri Morris
Matthew Carlson
Kris Thomas
Chris Wren

Victor Arellano
Mark Eisenberg
Gordon McQuillen
Richard Thal
Carol Grob
Monica Burkert-Brist
Dennis Sieg
Donald Schott
Jill Karofsky
Lyn Opelt
Marcus Berghahn
David Mandel
Marie Stanton
Jim (Red) Connors
Joanne Harmon Curry
John Mitby
John Walsh
Jordan Loeb
Amy Dixon
Michael Riley
Richard Petershack
Curt Pawlisch
Gary Goyke
Stephen Hurley
Stephen Meyer
Jim Cole
Angela Black
Tammy Tremain
Todd Smith
Jill Robinson Wren

 
Dane County Community Leaders

 
 

Anthony Brown
John Milton
Peg Blaska
Darren Bush
Barbara Matthews
Carmen Contreras
Gail Mendez
Nino Amato
Chuck Himsel

Brenda Brown
Juan Jose Lopez
Len Mattioli
Ken Haynes
David Herrera
Tomas Contreras
Marsh Shapiro
Brad Binkowski
Patti Seger

 
Dane County Labor
 
 

Dane County Deputy Sheriff's Assoc.
Fire Fighters Local 311
Madison Professional Police Assoc
John Matthews - MTI
Terry Craney - Fmr WEAC
UW-Madison TAA/AFT Local 3220
Madison Teachers Inc.
Wisconsin Professional Police Association

AFSCME, P.E.O.P.L.E.
Mike Moore - WEAC State Employees
Building and Construction Trades Council-South Central WI
Operating Engineers Local 139
Common Sense Coalition & Labor Reps
Wisconsin Troopers Association
South Central Federation of Labor

     
  National Support  
  Nat. Assoc. of Police Organizations (NAPO)
Pat Lynch - NYC PBA
Milwaukee Police Association
Santa Clara Co. Deputy Sheriff's Assoc.
Tom Nee - Boston PBA
     
  Party Leaders  
  Joe Wineke - Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin Wayne Bigelow - Chair of the Democratic Party of Dane County
     
  Media Endorsements  
  Sun Prairie Star The Capital Times
     
  Business Associations  
  Dane County Tavern League Apartment Assoc. of South Central Wisconsin
     
 
Dane County Citizens
 
 

Morris Andrews
Kris Andrews
Joe Alexander
Curt Brink
Mark Hanson
Joe Conway
Carmen Stout
Michael Brozak
Connie Burmeister
Donald Mahoney
Charles Poirier
Robert Oyler
Mary Greene
John Mathews
Jack Coe
Molly Poirier
Dale Hundt
Tom O’Meara
Mary O’Meara
Jeffrey Richardson
Susan Richardson
Susan Wagner
James Mahoney
Kathleen Mahoney
Steve Urso
Judy Urso
Jean Steinhauer
Joseph Cerniglia
Mike Cerniglia
Vito Cerniglia
Aleah Cerniglia
Charles Cerniglia
John Cerniglia
Frank Alfano
Mark Sweeney
Mark Ryan
Kevin Wernet
Gary Peper
Shirley Peper
Joe Blanchar
Duane Kopp
David Conklin
Leslie Dallman
Charles Dallman
Kimberly McConnell
Bob West
John (Sly) Sylvester
Jim Bisbee
George Esser
Scott D. Esser
Theresa Burkeland
Darold Lowe
Michael O'Brien
Tom Hennessy
Gretchen Hennessy
Deborah Ross
Greg McGuire
John Ziesch
Dale Marsolek
Eliot Butler
Anne O’Brien
Clyde Briggs
Mike Schnabel
Linda Anderberg
Colette Anderson
Becky Dorn
Topf Wells
Lydia Bickford
Christel Fis
Kasey Nygaard
Cliff Borden
Sally Borden
Julie Logan
Bob Greene
Melissa Finch
Norma Maly
Sue Ossmann
Sally Christie
Peter Helmberger
Monica Hinrichs
Al Schwoegler
Walter Washburn
Mike Calhagen
Chad Grob
Jenny Schroeder
Marvel Mapes
Gary Johnson
Mike Dorn
Brenda Brown
Marcus Bovre Sr.
Don McCloskey
Patti Anderson
Sally Probasco
Michael Searles
Amy Limberg-Dzekute
Annie Keith
Rita Williams
Jane Wegner
Richard Brachman II
Bill Gerrard
Mark Johnson
Rochelle Brennan
Theresa Solis
Bruce Tessner
Jordan Loeb
Charleen Coyle
Dick Kratz
Michelle Viney
Cindy Cutrano
Tony Lambrecht
Lisa Simonds
Robert Gibbons
Dawn Lokken
James Mankowski
Mark Meyer
Beth Schultz
Mike Froseth
Bonnie Edwards
Dick Mueser
Nancy Rottier
Tamalyn Paschke
Lori Baer
Morgan Welk
Shari Heiser
Xavier Castro
Shirley Robinson
Claire "Robbie" Robinson
Ed Nowicki
Sheldon Lamar
Kristin Lyerly
Terry Kosobucki
Debbie Wineke
Curt La Haise
Karl Korth
Jason Mascitti
Julie Huiras
Paul Guilbault
Michael Klinger
Dennis F. Grejczyk Jr.
K. W. Vidlock
Mary Ann Lichtfeld
Kara Caspers
Karin McGowan
Lori Aebly
Kathy Lipp
Rita Sawatzky
Sean Brandt
Alix Chesky
Vince Cordano
James Cavanaugh
Robert Hughes
Chris Morris
John Lalande
Matthew Koch
Katie Schafer
Brian Larsen
Kevin Gorman
Marilee Gorman
Mike Richardson
Christina Hull
Donald E. Duppler
Felipe Garcia
Lisa Subeck
Lori Wisnicky
Dick Zillman
Chuck McCafferty
Edward Jaeger
Gregory Schuler
Jackie Hendrickson
Kristine (Dahl) Quam
Marge Rosentha
Mindy Storch
Patti Callaway
Robert Mahoney
Stephen M Fedie
Sam Roecker



Jack Hemb                           
Alice O’Connor             
William (Sonny) MacLeod
John Lease                         
Melissa Mulliken            
Myron (Butch) Ledworowski
Michael Goetz                   
Joseph Durkin                 
Rita Wipperfurth
Kim Kopp                           
Rose Bongiovani             
Mark Newburg
Jim Luedtke                       
Jim Murphy                     
Gene Bennett                        
Cynthia Castegnaro         
Sandra Cerniglia
Kristine Caldwell               
Nancy Getz                      
Tammy Paschke
Howard Thompson            
Judith Thompson             
Kenneth Wood
Karen Wood                      
Wendy Newburg              
Noel Mahoney
Marcia Anderson               
Andy Franken                 
Joe Durkin                       
Debbie Ross                       
Frank Ross                      
Dianne Piddington
Mark Piddington                
Norma DeHaven             
Burt DeHaven
Marlene Mahoney

Allan Zins
Mike Klinger
Theresa Klinger
Tom Clark
Richard D'Orazio
Vicki D'Orazio
Ford (Randy) Munn
LouAnn Colby
Dr John Rogerson
Alan Greene
Diana Greene
Diane Esser
Les McBurney
Julie Neeley
Tara Marks
Jesse Boehnen
Judy Dorn
Norm Sannes
Richard Ireland
Tom Torbleau
Karen Torbleau
Michael Meland
James Maurer
Tina Lindner
Claudine Hundt
Diane Craney
Linda Briggs
Gary Kolpin
Bonnie Shaw
Becky Baumbach
Don Dorn
Tammy Brigham
Kari Kant
Stephanie Schwenn
Dorothy Jafferis
Katie Stout
Melissa Lindsley-Barbeaux
Dolly Greene
Walt Hoon
Jeff Maly
Julie Bergholz
Shannon Grunewald
Rose Helmberger
James Lund
Dean Tydrich
Curt Greene
Lynn Mueser
Andrea Novotny
George Nelson
Sue Nelson
Trista Myers
Susan Bovre
Jim Jirsa
Randy Grobe
James Wrich
Pete Jefferson
Rebecca Page
Lynn Brother
Bob Scheuerell
Marie Wheeler
Becky Losby
Dawn Szyryj
Randy Castegnaro
Angie Garey
Melissa Johnson
Juanita Medina
Marge Tessner
Jake Casper
Robert Topel
Steve Coyle
Joan Kratz
Mike Cutrano
Mara Lambrecht
Nancy Smith
Sherri Molnar
Michael J Steinhauer
Sue Glade
Kathie Ludwig
Norb Kramer
Bob Anderson
Suzanne Zinkel
Cindy Ulsrud
Don Jones
Doug King
Sue Gitchel
Tony Gerl
Calvin Harfst
Roger Buffett
Donald Jones
David Sigler
Sheelah Guild
Yanila Ortiz
James Lyerly
Alison Ivanowski
Andy Tautges
Jim Reiter
John Imes
Rick Page
Pam Guilbault
Sonya Heideman
James B. Little
John Freeman
Lindi Maranger
Ken Vandenwymelenberg
Jerry Sullivan
Rex Wickland
Carol McCoshen
Charles Hitt
Marsha Sheppard
Mike Lipp
Ron Aebly
Steve McClelland
Tim Sullivan
Lori Nelson
Stacy Steyer
Christopher G. Wren
Lora Fry
Maureen Brady
Jason S Lindner
Mike Carr
Linda Carr
Dick Ireland
Bill Endle
Christopher Regenauer
Donald A. Duppler
Marisol Garcia
Kyle Butz
Justina Harvey
Christopher Grattan
David P. Mahoney
Deb Gerling
Jana Schroeer
John Dahlen
Kyle Gasser
Merilyn Kupferberg
Patricia Williams
Rick King
Robert Williams
William Robbins
Stan Skupien