Senate District 7Election Notes • Money Sources • Top Contributors • Big Money • PACs • 2002 Profile
2003 Campaign Finance Summary | ||||
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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 three way primary and faced Green party opposition in the general election. * WI Right to Life PAC ($279) made independent expenditures benefiting Plale. | Plale | Carpenter | ||
| Raised $84,501 | Spent $84,883 | Raised $27,524 | Spent $24,728 | |
| Vote: 70% | $16.06/vote | Vote: 29% | $11.25/vote | |
| Independent backing: $279 | Independent backing: $0 | |||
Plale’s Committee Assignments | ||||
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2003-2004 Senate: Economic Development, Job Creation, and Housing; Audit; Joint Audit. 2003-2004 Assembly: Aging and Long-Term Care; Financial Institutions; Recodification of Chapter 767, Actions Affecting the Family; Tourism; Workforce Development. 2001-2002 Assembly: Building Commission; Energy and Utilities, Financial Institutions, Forward Wisconsin, Inc.; Joint Survey Retirement Systems; Transportation. | ||||
Where Did the Money Come From?
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*From individual contributors giving $100 or more per year and all PAC, party and candidate committee contributions.
Who are the top contributors to Senator Plale?
1/1/95 - 5/21/03
| Contributor | City | Business | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Plale, Donald & Josephine | S Milwaukee, WI | Retired | $6,500.00 |
| Cullen Family | Janesville, WI | JP Cullen & Sons | $2,600.00 |
| Sharp, Richard & Sherry | Richmond, VA | School choice | $2,000.00 |
| Walton, John & Christy | Jackson, WY | Wal-Mart Stores | $2,000.00 |
| Bechthold Family | Delafield, WI | Payne & Dolan/Zenith Tech | $1,700.00 |
| Katzman, Wiliam & JoAnn | Franklin, WI | Best Disposal/Katzman Consulting | $1,550.00 |
| Strong, Richard & Donna | Brookfield, WI | Strong Capital Management | $1,500.00 |
| Madrigrano Family | Waukesha, WI | WOW Distributing/CJW Distributors | $1,405.00 |
| Finerty, John D | Milwaukee, WI | Friebert, Finerty & St John | $1,400.00 |
| Kraemer Family | Plain, WI | Edward Kraemer & Sons Construction | $1,340.00 |
Election Notes • Money Sources • Top Contributors • Big Money • PACs • 2002 Profile

