Steven (Steve) Fettig

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

Background

Steven Fettig is the chief financial officer (CFO) of Tankcraft Corporation, a metal fabrication firm in Darien, Wisconsin.¹“Steven Fettig,” LinkedIn. Accessed July 17, 2019. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog. The Fettig family also includes Tankcraft CEO Robert (Bob) Fettig, Daniel Fettig, David Fettig, Christopher Fettig (listed in 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.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

Steven Fettig attended the University of Saarland (Universität des Saarlandes) in Germany from 1998 to 1999, with a focus on law, philosophy, physics, and German literature.³“Steven Fettig,” LinkedIn. Accessed July 17, 2019. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

Steven Fettig is vice chairman of the board of directors of the John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy, a free-market think tank in Wisconsin that is a member of the State Policy Network.⁴“About MacIver Institute,” MacIver Institute. Arhcived July 17, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/octxS One Wisconsin Now described the MacIver Institute as “a pro-corporate organization founded in 2009 to advance conservative ideas and values.”⁵Scot Ross. “Progressive Alert: MacIver Institute’s Phony ‘Reporting’,” One Wisconsin Now, January 8, 2010. Archived June 16, 2011. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/sOksD

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.”⁶Lisa 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 Federal Election Commission (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

February 2014

Steve and Bob Fettig were listed as attendees at the Koch’s February 2014 semiannual conference in Palm Springs. Their names were on a guest list provided to Mother Jones magazine. According to Mother Jones, “the meeting list illustrates the interwoven nature of the Koch brothers’ corporate, political, and philanthropic activities.”⁷“The Koch Brothers Left a Confidential Document at Their Donor Conference,” Mother Jones, February 5, 2014. Archived July 17, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/OnI9K

June 2010

Steve, Dave, and Bob 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.⁸“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 — CFO since 2000.⁹“Steven Fettig,” LinkedIn. Accessed July 17, 2019. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• The John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy — Vice chair of the board of directors.¹⁰“About MacIver Institute,” MacIver Institute. Arhcived July 17, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/octxS
• Anywhere Technology — President/owner (2002 – 2006). Anywhere Technology is a small rural wireless broadband provider.¹¹“Steven Fettig,” LinkedIn. Accessed July 17, 2019. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• Hillsdale College — Network administrator (1999 – 2000).¹²“Steven Fettig,” LinkedIn. Accessed July 17, 2019. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.

Other Resources

• “Steve Fettig” profile at LittleSis.

Sources

• 1
  “Steven Fettig,” LinkedIn. Accessed July 17, 2019. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• 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
  “Steven Fettig,” LinkedIn. Accessed July 17, 2019. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• 4
  “About MacIver Institute,” MacIver Institute. Arhcived July 17, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/octxS
• 5
  Scot Ross. “Progressive Alert: MacIver Institute’s Phony ‘Reporting’,” One Wisconsin Now, January 8, 2010. Archived June 16, 2011. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/sOksD
• 6
  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
• 7
  “The Koch Brothers Left a Confidential Document at Their Donor Conference,” Mother Jones, February 5, 2014. Archived July 17, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/OnI9K
• 8
  “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
• 9
  “Steven Fettig,” LinkedIn. Accessed July 17, 2019. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• 10
  “About MacIver Institute,” MacIver Institute. Arhcived July 17, 2019. Archive.fo URL: https://archive.fo/octxS
• 11
  “Steven Fettig,” LinkedIn. Accessed July 17, 2019. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.
• 12
  “Steven Fettig,” LinkedIn. Accessed July 17, 2019. Archived .pdf on file at DeSmog.