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Rep. Joe Plouff (D) MenomonieRep. Joe PlouffState Assembly District 29

2000 Election Notes and Background: 2000 Campaign Finance Summary
* Rep. Plouff was first elected in 1996.

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

* Planned Parenthood Advocates ($775) and WI Nurses Assn ($75) made independent expenditures benefiting Plouff. WI Right to Life ($1,282) made independent expenditures favoring his opponent.

Plouff Butler
Raised
$31,631
Spent
$24,871
Raised
$28,553
Spent
$28,500
Vote: 51.8% $1.98/vote Vote: 48.2% $2.44/vote
Independent backing:
$850
Independent backing:
$1,282
Plouff's Committee Assignments
2001-2002: Agriculture; Financial Institutions; Insurance; Rural Economic Development Board; Transportation.

1999-2000: Agriculture; Colleges and Universities; Financial Institutions; Rural Economic Development Board; Veterans and Military Affairs.

Where Did the Money Come From?

Cash on hand 1/1/99 $1,139
From Self $0
Less than $100 $15,928
$100 or more $7,350
PAC & Party $4,000
Other Income $590
WECF* $3,763
*voluntary spending limit system.




*From individual contributors giving $100 or more per year and all PAC, party and candidate committee contributions.

Who are the top contributors to Rep. Plouff?
1/1/95 - 12/31/00

Contributor City Business Amount
Plouff, Joe & Solem, Lavonne Menomonie, WI Legislator/Menomonie School District $1,400
Salisbury, Donald &
Morehouse, Diane
Menomonie, WI Knights Creek Nursery/
Quality Evaluation & Development
$1,100
Doane, Russell Menomonie, WI Chippewa Valley Bean Co $700
Plouff, Mary L Green Bay, WI Retired $600
Baldus, Al Menomonie, WI Legislator, Retired $600
Anshus, John Menomonie, WI Anshus Jewelers $600
Sperstad, James R Menomonie, WI Sperstad Law Office $550
Thirteen others at $500 each.