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BY MOLLY LIEBERGALL, THE BADGER PROJECT
A loophole in Wisconsin campaign finance law allows individuals to make unlimited donations to political parties, and also allows political parties to make unlimited donations to candidates. If an individual wants to donate directly to a candidate, there are limits based on state and federal law. But not if they give through a party.
Here’s who is taking advantage of that loophole in Wisconsin, according to campaign finance records.
1. Karla Jurvetson
$2.8 million to the Democratic Party of Wisconsin
A physician, philanthropist, and political activist from Silicon Valley, Karla Jurvetson is divorced from a super-successful tech investor. She has emerged as one of the Democratic Party’s most prolific donors. Of the 41 states that received her support this year, Wisconsin got the largest sum by far, but Arizona, Pennsylvania and other battleground states still received around $1 million each, acco