Correction: The below column says Kathleen Falk "raised about $200,000" in her last race for county executive, in 2001; Falk actually raised $247,000 and spent "in the $180,000 and $190,000" range, says campaign advisor Melissa Mulliken.
On Thursday, about 100 "environmental leaders" will sponsor a fundraiser for Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk at the Club Tavern in Middleton. Falk is "We were going to do it at [the DeMains'] house, but it got to be so large, we had to move it," says Mulliken. "It was this incredible outpouring of support." The last time Falk had an opponent was in 2001, when she ran against Supv. Dave Wiganowsky. She raised about $200,000 then. This time, Mulliken expects Falk to have about $160,000 by the time her first campaign finance report is due in January. She'll collect more as the election nears. "This is just the beginning of fundraising," promises Mulliken. "We'll raise what it takes."
