Shawn Keough
| Shawn A. Keough | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Idaho Senate from the 1st district | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1996 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Tucker |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 30, 1959 Pompton Plains, New Jersey |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Mike Keough; 2 children |
| Residence | Kootenai, Idaho |
| Alma mater | Lewis Clark State College North Idaho College |
| Profession | Executive Director, Associated Logging Contractor |
| Religion | Protestant |
| Website | shawnkeough |
Shawn A. Keough (born December 30, 1959) is an American politician, serving as a Republican member of the Idaho Senate since 1996 and representing the 1st District.[1][2][3]
Early life & career
Keough graduated from Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati, Ohio but has lived in Idaho since 1979, where she attended North Idaho College and Lewis Clark State College studying business management.[2] She has been Executive Director for the Associated Logging Contractors since 2000. She has represented District 1 in the Idaho State Senate since 1996. She is married to Mike Keough and is a mother of two who are in college.[2][3]
Elections
- 1996- Won election with 9,427 votes (59.1%) defeating Senator Tim Tucker (D).[4]
- 1998- Re-elected with 9,957 votes.[5]
- 2000- Re-elected with 11,413 votes (73.4%) against Steve Johnson (D) with 3,635 votes and Frank Reichert (L) with 496 votes.[6]
- 2002- Re-elected with 7,904 votes (71.6%) of the votes against Gary L. Pietsch (D).[7]
- 2004- Re-elected with 12,630 votes (75.1%) against Patty “Douglas” Palmer (D).[8]
- 2006- Re-elected with 9,308 votes (68.58%) against Jim Ramsey (D).[9]
- 2008- Re-elected with 15,322 votes.[10]
- 2010- Re-elected with 11,593 votes.[11]
Committees
Keough is currently a member in:
- Governor’s Coordinating Council for Families and Children
- Governor’s Rural Economic Development Task Force
- Western Legislative Forestry Task Force[3]
- Senate Finance, Vice-Chairman
- Finance Appropriations, Member
- Senate Transportation, Senior Member
Organizations
Keough is a member of:[3]
- Greater Sandpoint Chamber of Commerce
- Idaho Women in Timber
Footnotes
- ↑
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Senate Membership". Idaho Legislature. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Senator Shawn A. Keough's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
- ↑ Cenarrusa, Pete T.. "Idaho General Election Results November 5, 1996". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ↑ Cenarrusa, Pete T. "Idaho General Election Results November 3, 1998". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ↑ Cenarrusa, Pete T. "November 7, 2000 General Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ↑ Cenarrusa, Pete T. "November 5, 2002 General Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ↑ Ysursa, Ben. "November 2, 2004 General Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ↑ Ysursa, Ben. "November 7, 2006 General Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ↑ Ysursa, Ben. "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
- ↑ Ysursa, Ben. "November 2, 2010 General Election Results". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
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