Section 11.1101 - [Effective Until 7/1/2025] Contribution limits(1) INDIVIDUAL LIMITS. An individual may contribute to a candidate committee no more than the following amounts specified for the candidate whose nomination or election the individual supports [See Figure 11.1101 following]: (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent, or justice, $20,000.(b) Candidates for state senator, $2,000.(c) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $1,000.(d) Candidates for court of appeals judge in districts which contain a county having a population of more than 750,000, $6,000.(e) Candidates for court of appeals judge in other districts, $5,000.(f) Candidates for circuit judge in circuits having a population of more than 300,000, or candidates for district attorney in prosecutorial units having a population of more than 300,000, $6,000.(g) Candidates for circuit judge in other circuits or candidates for district attorney in other prosecutorial units, $2,000.(h) Candidates for local offices, an amount equal to the greater of the following: 2. Two cents times the number of inhabitants of the jurisdiction or district, according to the latest federal census or the census information on which the district is based, as certified by the appropriate filing officer, but not more than $6,000.(2) CANDIDATE COMMITTEES. A candidate committee may contribute to another candidate committee no more than the following amounts specified for the candidate whose nomination or election the committee supports [See Figure 11.1101 following]: (a) Candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, state treasurer, attorney general, state superintendent, or justice, $20,000.(b) Candidates for state senator, $2,000.(c) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $1,000.(d) Candidates for court of appeals judge in districts which contain a county having a population of more than 750,000, $6,000.(e) Candidates for court of appeals judge in other districts, $5,000.(f) Candidates for circuit judge in circuits having a population of more than 300,000, or candidates for district attorney in prosecutorial units having a population of more than 300,000, $6,000.(g) Candidates for circuit judge in other circuits or candidates for district attorney in other prosecutorial units, $2,000.(h) Candidates for local offices, an amount equal to the greater of the following: 2. Two cents times the number of inhabitants of the jurisdiction or district, according to the latest federal census or the census information on which the district is based, as certified by the appropriate filing officer, but not more than $6,000.(3) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES. A political action committee may contribute to a candidate committee no more than the following amounts specified for the candidate whose nomination or election the committee supports [See Figure 11.1101 following]: (a) Candidates for governor, $86,000.(b) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $26,000.(c) Candidates for attorney general, $44,000.(d) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer, state superintendent, or justice, $18,000.(e) Candidates for state senator, $2,000.(f) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $1,000.(g) Candidates for court of appeals judge in districts which contain a county having a population of more than 750,000, $6,000.(h) Candidates for court of appeals judge in other districts, $5,000.(i) Candidates for circuit judge in circuits having a population of more than 300,000, or candidates for district attorney in prosecutorial units having a population of more than 300,000, $6,000.(j) Candidates for circuit judge in other circuits or candidates for district attorney in other prosecutorial units, $2,000.(k) Candidates for local offices, an amount equal to the greater of the following: 2. Two cents times the number of inhabitants of the jurisdiction or district, according to the latest federal census or the census information on which the district is based, as certified by the appropriate filing officer, but not more than $5,000.(4) OTHER PERSONS. A person, other than a person subject to sub. (1), (2), or (3) or s. 11.1112, may contribute to a candidate committee no more than the following amounts specified for the candidate whose nomination or election the committee supports: (a) Candidates for governor, $86,000.(b) Candidates for lieutenant governor, $26,000.(c) Candidates for attorney general, $44,000.(d) Candidates for secretary of state, state treasurer, state superintendent, or justice, $18,000.(e) Candidates for state senator, $2,000.(f) Candidates for representative to the assembly, $1,000.(g) Candidates for court of appeals judge in districts that contain a county having a population of more than 750,000, $6,000.(h) Candidates for court of appeals judge in other districts, $5,000.(i) Candidates for circuit judge in circuits having a population of more than 300,000, or candidates for district attorney in prosecutorial units having a population of more than 300,000, $6,000.(j) Candidates for circuit judge in other circuits or candidates for district attorney in other prosecutorial units, $2,000.(k) Candidates for local offices, an amount equal to the greater of the following: 2. Two cents times the number of inhabitants of the jurisdiction or district, according to the latest federal census or the census information on which the district is based, as certified by the appropriate filing officer, but not more than $5,000. Figure 11.1101:
INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTORS | CANDIDATE COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTORS | POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE CONTRIBUTORS |
GOVERNOR | $20,000 | $20,000 | $86,000 |
LT. GOVERNOR | $20,000 | $20,000 | $26,000 |
SECRETARY OF STATE | $20,000 | $20,000 | $18,000 |
STATE TREASURER | $20,000 | $20,000 | $18,000 |
ATTORNEY GENERAL | $20,000 | $20,000 | $44,000 |
STATE SUPERINTENDENT | $20,000 | $20,000 | $18,000 |
JUSTICE | $20,000 | $20,000 | $18,000 |
STATE SENATOR | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
ASSEMBLY REPRESENTATIVE | $1,000 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
APPEALS JUDGE - POPULOUS DISTRICTS | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
APPEALS JUDGE -OTHER DISTRICTS | $5,000 | $5,000 | $5,000 |
CIRCUIT JUDGE -POPULOUS AREA | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
DISTRICT ATTORNEY - POPULOUS AREA | $6,000 | $6,000 | $6,000 |
CIRCUIT JUDGE - OTHER AREA | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
DISTRICT ATTORNEY - OTHER AREA | $2,000 | $2,000 | $2,000 |
LOCAL OFFICES | GREATER OF $500 OR 2 CENTS TIMES THE POPULATION, BUT NOT MORE THAN $6,000 | GREATER OF $500 OR 2 CENTS TIMES THE POPULATION, BUT NOT MORE THAN $6,000 | GREATER OF $400 OR 2 CENTS TIMES THE POPULATION, BUT NOT MORE THAN $5,000 |
Amended by Acts 2018 ch, 207,s 5, eff. 4/5/2018.Amended by Acts 2015 ch, 261,s 100m, eff. 3/18/2016.Added by Acts 2015 ch, 117,s 24, eff. 12/18/2015.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.