Updated: August 8, 2007
Senator Jeffrey Plale (D) South Milwaukee
Senate District 7
Senate District 7
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Senator Plale was first elected to the Assembly in a March 1996 special election and to the Senate in an April 2003 special election. He won a two way primary and faced Republican and Green Party opposition in the general election. The Human Rights League ($21), Milwaukee Police Assn ($99) and WI Right to Life ($131) made independent expenditures favoring Senator Plale. |
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2006 Campaign Finance Summary
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Plale's Committee Assignments
2007-2008: Agriculture and Higher Education; Commerce, Utilities and Rail (Chair); Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Workforce Development, Technical Colleges and Consumer Protection; Transportation, Tourism and Insurance; Special Committee on Airport Authorities. 2005-2006: Energy, Utilities and Information Technology; Higher Education and Tourism; Housing and Financial Institutions. |
| Contributions of $100 or More* 5/22/03-12/31/06** |
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| In-District | Out-District |
| $15,671 (15.8%) | $83,698 (84.2%) |
| *Excludes returned and self contributions. **First elected to the Senate in April 2003. |
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| Interest Group Contributions from Individuals and Committees* 5/22/03-12/31/06 ** |
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| Interest | Amount |
| Construction | $17,169.86 |
| Banking & Finance | $14,150.00 |
| Business | $9,506.00 |
| Manufacturing & Distributing | $9,025.00 |
| Lawyers/Law Firms/Lobbyists | $8,791.65 |
| Labor Unions | $7,650.00 |
| Tourism/Leisure/Entertainment | $7,270.00 |
| Political/Ideological | $6,407.12 |
| Energy | $5,805.00 |
| Insurance | $4,575.00 |
| Education | $4,075.00 |
| Health Services/Institutions | $3,125.00 |
| Real Estate | $3,100.00 |
| Telecommunications & Computers | $3,100.00 |
| Retired/Homemakers/Non-income earners | $2,975.00 |
| Natural Resources | $2,700.00 |
| Transportation | $2,200.00 |
| Civil servant/public employee | $2,146.00 |
| Unknown | $1,750.00 |
| Health Professionals | $1,655.00 |
| Non-Profit/Social Services | $350.00 |
| *Excludes any returned and self contributions. **First elected to the Senate in April 2003. |
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| Top Contributors 1995-2006 |
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| Contributor(s) | City | Business | Amount |
| Plale, Jeffrey & Elizabeth | South Milwaukee, WI | Legislator/Strong Capital Management | $12,250 |
| Plale, Donald & Josephine | South Milwaukee, WI | Retired | $7,000 |
| Walton Family | Bentonville, AR | Wal-Mart Stores | $6,000 |
| Troha Family | Kenosha, WI | Kenesah Gaming Development/ATC Leasing Co/JHT Holdings Inc | $4,250 |
| Fuller, Howard & Deborah McGriff | Milwaukee, WI | Marquette University/Edison Schools | $4,000 |
| Collins Family | La Grange, IL | Collins Engineers Inc | $3,950 |
| Oberndorf, Bill & Susan | San Francisco, CA | SPO Partners | $3,000 |
| Sharp, Rick & Sherry | Richmond , VA | School choice | $3,000 |
| Cullen, Mark & David | Janesville, WI | JP Cullen & Sons | $2,950 |
| Browne, Terence & Jaclyn | South Milwaukee, WI | Collins Engineers Inc | $2,400 |