Two New York and California checks accounted for about 83% of individual money reported by the Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee.
The Assembly Democratic Campaign Committee raised $6 million from July 1 through September 23 and finished with $5.2 million cash on hand, according to its September finance report filed.
Most of the individual money did not come from Wisconsin. Of the $4.2 million in contributions from individuals, $3.5 million came from two donors with addresses in New York and California. Sarah O’Neill of New York City gave $2.5 million and Wendy Munger of Pasadena, California, gave $1 million.
The filing lists the Funeral Service and Cremation Alliance of Wisconsin as the related entity on both contributions.
Neither check is a first foray into Democratic politics. O’Neill gave the Democratic Party of Wisconsin $390,000 in 2025 and 2026 before the Assembly gift, including separate $100,000 contributions in February 2025, March 2025 and March 2026, and a $90,000 contribution in January 2025.
Munger is a daughter of Charles Munger, the late Berkshire Hathaway partner of Warren Buffett, and a longtime Democratic donor, according to the Los Angeles Times. That report said she has given to the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton and has backed Rep. Adam Schiff since his first congressional race. In Wisconsin, she gave the $20,000 maximum to Supreme Court Justice Susan Crawford’s campaign.
The Assembly committee is in a stronger cash position than the other two main Democratic campaign arms heading into the November 3 election, when control of the Legislature is on the ballot. Republicans currently hold both chambers.
The State Senate Democratic Committee reported $1.2 million in contributions for the same period and $4.4 million year to date. It ended with $1.3 million on hand, according to its filing. The Democratic Party of Wisconsin took in $5.9 million in the period, slightly less than the Assembly committee, and $12.3 million year to date. The party spent $6.2 million, including $5.5 million transferred to other registrants, and closed with $400,000 cash on hand.
