David Plombon was a former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

Biography

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Plombon was born on May 27, 1961, in Stanley, Wisconsin.[1] He attended the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire and Milwaukee Area Technical College. Plombon had two children.

Plombon died on January 4, 2021.[2]

Career

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Plombon was elected to the Assembly in a special election in June 1993. He was a Democrat. 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).[3]

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.[4]

Whereas, Representative David Plombon was jailed in June 1995 for allegedly violating conditions of probation stemming from a previous conviction for marijuana possession; and Whereas, Representative Plombon requested his probation be revoked and he was resentenced in July 1995 for misdemeanor possession of marijuana; and Whereas, Representative Plombon was sentenced to 16 days in jail which was satisfied by 12 days time served and 4 days credit for good behavior; and Whereas, Representative Plombon was arrested after failing a drug test ordered by his probation officer in December 1994; and Whereas, Representative Plombon pled no contest to misdemeanor possession of marijuana and was sentenced to 18 months probation and $1,812 in fines and court costs; and Whereas, Representative Plombon was convicted in 1994 of OWI; and Whereas, Representative Plombon pled no contest to misdemeanor disorderly conduct in May 1994 stemming from an incident involving his car and estranged wife; and Whereas, Representative Plombon was sentenced to one year probation and ordered to undergo assessment for chemical dependency; [5]


In the 1996 general election, Chuck Schaefer defeated Plombon by 1,252 votes (11,010 to 9,758) [6]

References

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  1. ^ "Members of State Legislature". Wisconsin Blue Book. Retrieved 2013-07-03.
  2. ^ "Leader Telegram". Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  3. ^ "Elections in Wisconsin" (PDF). Wisconsin Blue Book. Retrieved 2021-01-06.
  4. ^ Wisconsin State Journal, April 21, 1994
  5. ^ https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/2009/related/amendments/ar14/asa1_ar14/_000050
  6. ^ "Elections in Wisconsin" (PDF). Wisconsin Blue Book. Retrieved 2021-01-06.