Wisconsin Democracy Campaign  

Rep. Jeffrey T. Plale (D) South Milwaukee Rep. Jeffrey T. PlaleState Assembly District 21

1998 Election Notes and Background 1998 Campaign Finance Summary
* Rep. Plale was first elected in a March 1996 special election.

* He was unopposed in the primary and faced Republican opposition in the general election.

Plale Degner
Raised
$24,988
Spent
$17,372
Raised
$435
Spent:
$448
Vote
66.9%
$1.43/vote Vote
33.1%
$0.07/vote
Independent backing: $0 Independent backing: $0

Where Did the Money Come From?

War chest on 1/1/97 $888
From Self $0
Less than $100 $10,529
$100 or more $5,700
PAC & Party $7,945
Other Income $46
WECF* $768
*voluntary spending limit system

Top identifiable interests
contributing to Plale
(1/1/97-12/31/98)
Plale's Committee Assignments
Banking & Finance $2,650
Labor Unions $2,000
Insurance $1,450
Road Construction $1,100
Lawyers & Lobbyists $900
1999/2000:Financial Institutions; Insurance; Utilities; Ways & Means; Forward Wisconsin Inc.

1997/98:Financial Institutions; Government Operations; Insurance, Securities & Corporate Policy; Utilities Oversight.

Interest Group Ratings
WI Right to Life 100%
WI Pro-Life N/A
WI Manufacturers & Commerce 67%
WI Federation of Teachers 88%
AFL-CIO 100%
Environmental Decade 79%

Who are the top lifetime individual contributors to Rep. Plale?
12/1/95 - 12/31/98

Contributor BusinessResidence Amount
Richard & Donna Strong Strong Capital Management Brookfield $1,500
Jeffrey & Elizabeth Plale Legislator/Strong Capital Management South Milwaukee $1,250
Josephine & Donald Plale Retired South Milwaukee $1,200
Amy E. & Matthew Strong William M. Mercer/Sloate Weismann New York, NY $1,000
Charles F. Wright Fall River Group Mequon $700
Mary & Martin Plale Retired Oak Creek $600