Kenneth A. Plante Explained

Kenneth A. Plante
State Senate:Florida
District:16th
Term Start:1967
Term End:1972
State Senate2:Florida
Term2:1973–1978
District2:14th
Birth Date:17 December 1939
Birth Place:Orlando, Florida, United States
Death Place:Tallahassee, Florida, United States
Party:Republican
Occupation:businessman
Spouse:Sandy

Kenneth A. Plante (December 17, 1939  - March 1, 2015) was an American politician in the state of Florida.

Plante was born in Orlando and attended the University of Florida.[1] He was elected to the State Senate for the 16th district in 1966 and served until 1972. He was redistricted to the 14th district in 1973, and served until 1978. He is a member of the Republican party.[2] In 2012, he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).[3] He died of the disease in March 2015.[4] [5]

Notes and References

  1. http://archive.flsenate.gov/data/Publications/Archive/SenateHandbooks/pdf/74-76%20Senate%20Handbook.pdf
  2. Web site: Guides @ UF: Federal Documents at University of Florida: Home.
  3. Web site: Dreadful disease strikes one of the good ones in Tallahassee.
  4. Web site: Kenneth Plante Obituary (1939 - 2015) - Tallahassee, FL - Orlando Sentinel. Legacy.com.
  5. Web site: Former state senator, lobbyist Ken Plante dies.