David Plombon was a former member of the

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Biography

Plombon was born on May 27, 1961 in

Stanley, Wisconsin Stanley is a city in Chippewa and Clark counties in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 3,608 at the 2010 census. Of this, 3,602 were in Chippewa County, and 6 in Clark County. History Stanley was settled and platted in 1881 whe ...

. He attended the

University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire The University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire (UW–Eau Claire, UWEC or simply Eau Claire) is a public university in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It is part of the University of Wisconsin System and offers bachelor's and master's degrees. UW–Eau Claire ...

and

Milwaukee Area Technical College Milwaukee Area Technical College (or MATC) is a public two-year vocational-technical college based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. MATC offers day, evening, and weekend classes at campuses in downtown Milwaukee, Oak Creek, West Allis, and Mequon. En ...

. Plombon had two children. Plombon passed away on January 4, 2021.

Career

Plombon was elected to the Assembly in a

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in June 1993. He was a

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. In that election, he defeated Wayne Laufenberg by 261 votes (4,161 to 3,900). In the 1994 general election, Plombon again defeated Laufenberg, this time by a margin of 533 votes (7,750 to 7,217). Plombon was arrested on March 30, 1994, and charged with misdemeanor disorderly conduct after his ex-wife reported to police that he rammed his car into the back of her car, called her vulgar names and threatened to kill her. In the 1996 general election, Chuck Schaefer defeated Plombon by 1,252 votes (11,010 to 9,758)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Plombon, David People from Stanley, Wisconsin Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire alumni Milwaukee Area Technical College alumni 1961 births Living people