Updated: September 9, 1999 Rep. Joe Plouff (D) Menomonie /profile1998/plouff.JPG) State Assembly District 29 1998 Election Notes and Background | 1998 Campaign Finance Summary | | * Rep. Plouff was first elected in 1996. * He was unopposed in the primary and faced Republican opposition in the general election. *Vote November 3rd ($331) backed Plouff through independent spending. The Teddy Roosevelt Fund ($7,275) backed his opponent. | Plouff | Fitzgerald | Raised
$30,977 | Spent
$29,800 | Raised
$47,166 | Spent
$47,166 | Vote
53.8% | $3.91/vote | Vote
46.2% | $7.21/vote | | Independent backing: $331 | Independent backing: $7,275 | Where Did the Money Come From? /profile1998/Pro98Plouff1.gif) | | War chest on 1/1/97 | -$38 | | From Self | $350 | | Less than $100 | $14,220 | | $100 or more | $5,748 | | PAC & Party | $4,850 | | Other Income | $136 | | WECF* | $5,763 | | *voluntary spending limit system | | /profile1998/Pro98Plouff2.gif)
Top identifiable interests
contributing to Plouff
(1/1/97-12/31/98) | Plouff’s Committee Assignments | Labor Unions $1,600
Education $1,100
Lawyers & Lobbyists $736
Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment $485 | 1999/2000: Agriculture; Colleges & Universities; Financial Institutions; Rural Economic Development Board; Veterans & Military Affairs. 1997/98: Agriculture; Colleges & Universities; Small Business & Economic Development; Veterans & Military Affairs. | Interest Group Ratings 1998 | WI Right to Life 32%
WI Pro-Life N/A
WI Manufacturers & Commerce 44% | WI Federation of Teachers 100% AFL-CIO 100%
Environmental Decade 86% | Who are the top lifetime individual contributors to Rep. Plouff?
1/1/95 - 12/31/98 | Contributor | Business | Residence | Amount | | Joe Plouff & Lavonne Solem | Legislator/Menomonie Senior High | Menomonie | $1,300 | | Donald Salisbury & Diane Morehouse | Knights Creek/Quality Evaluation & Development | Menomonie | $800 | | James R. Sperstad | Sperstad Law Office | Menomonie | $550 |
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