David Fettig

Industry: Manufacturing
Primary Company: Tankcraft Corporation
Age: Unconfirmed
Location:  Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Estimated Worth: Unconfirmed

Background

David Fettig is an engineer at Tankcraft Corporation, a metal fabrication firm in Darien, Wisconsin. The Fettig family also includes Tankcraft CEO Robert (Bob) Fettig, Tankcraft Chief Financial Officer Steven Fettig, David Fettig, Christopher Fettig (listed in U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC)  data as an employee of Tankcraft, presumably a relation), and Maryellen Fettig. Several Fettig family members have attended Koch network events in the past.¹Lisa Graves. “A CMD Special Report: Who Are the Headliners at Koch-Funded AFP Conventions?” PR Watch, March 29, 2011. Archived July 17, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/QPYxz

Funding

Political Contributions

The Center for Media and Democracy’s PR Watch reported in 2011: “Cumulatively, along with Maryellen Fettig, the Fettig family contributed almost $20,000 in the past two years to Scott Walker, out of over $40,000 on state campaigns in the past two decades, as well as over $40,000 on federal candidates and parties.”²Lisa Graves. “A CMD Special Report: Who Are the Headliners at Koch-Funded AFP Conventions?” PR Watch, March 29, 2011. Archived July 17, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/QPYxz

Below is a summary of the Fettig family’s political spending, via campaign finance data exported from the FEC. Note that while efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of this data, errors may have been introduced in the original finance records.

View the attached spreadsheet for a complete list of the Fettig family’s political spending by year (.xlsx).

Koch Events

June 2010

David, Bob, and Steve Fettig attended the June 2010 meeting of the Koch network in Aspen, Colorado. A list of attendees and a schedule for the Aspen summit was obtained by ThinkProgress.³“MEMO: Health Insurance, Banking, Oil Industries Met With Koch, Chamber, Glenn Beck To Plot 2010 Election,” ThinkProgress, October 20, 2010. Archived July 10, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/KUNp3

Affiliations

• Tankcraft Corporation – Engineer (according to FEC data).⁴“MEMO: Health Insurance, Banking, Oil Industries Met With Koch, Chamber, Glenn Beck To Plot 2010 Election,” ThinkProgress, October 20, 2010. Archived July 10, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/KUNp3
• Americans for Prosperity Wisconsin — Former board member.⁵“Koch-Backed Groups Helped Kill Law Designed To Prevent Voter Suppression Plot Hatched By Koch-Backed Groups,” ThinkProgress, September 23, 2010. Archived July 17, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/gEZSI

Other Resources

• “Dave Fettig” profile at LittleSis.

Sources

• 1
  Lisa Graves. “A CMD Special Report: Who Are the Headliners at Koch-Funded AFP Conventions?” PR Watch, March 29, 2011. Archived July 17, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/QPYxz
• 2
  Lisa Graves. “A CMD Special Report: Who Are the Headliners at Koch-Funded AFP Conventions?” PR Watch, March 29, 2011. Archived July 17, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/QPYxz
• 3
  “MEMO: Health Insurance, Banking, Oil Industries Met With Koch, Chamber, Glenn Beck To Plot 2010 Election,” ThinkProgress, October 20, 2010. Archived July 10, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/KUNp3
• 4
  “MEMO: Health Insurance, Banking, Oil Industries Met With Koch, Chamber, Glenn Beck To Plot 2010 Election,” ThinkProgress, October 20, 2010. Archived July 10, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/KUNp3
• 5
  “Koch-Backed Groups Helped Kill Law Designed To Prevent Voter Suppression Plot Hatched By Koch-Backed Groups,” ThinkProgress, September 23, 2010. Archived July 17, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/gEZSI