Analysis Finds Doyle's Top Contributions Came From Casino Interests
Green Has Raised $117K In Out-Of-State Funds
Updated: 12:56 pm CDT July 18, 2006
MADISON, Wis. -- A new analysis of campaign contributions shows the top donors to Gov. Jim Doyle's re-election effort are all members of a family looking to build a new casino in Kenosha.The Wisconsin Democracy Campaign report released on Tuesday said that Doyle received nearly $237,000 from Kenosha businessman Dennis Troha and members of his family between 2002 to 2005.Troha has partnered with the Menominee and Connecticut-based Mohegan Indian tribes to build the $808 million casino complex at the current Dairyland Greyhound Park.Doyle is being challenged by Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Green of Green Bay.The new report said that Green has raised $117,000 in out-of-state funds since 2002, including nearly $45,000 last year when he announced his campaign.
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