Shawn Keough Explained
Shawn A. Keough (born December 30, 1959) is an American politician, serving as a Republican member of the Idaho Senate from 1996 to 2018 representing the 1st district, and the longest-serving female Senator in Idaho's history.[1] [2] [3] [4]
Early life, education, and 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 from 1996 to 2018. She was appointed to the Idaho State Board of Education in 2019. She is married to Mike Keough and is a mother of two who are in college.[2] [3]
Idaho Senate
Committee assignments
- Finance Committee (chairman)
- Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (co-chairman)
- Transportation Committee
Elections
Year!Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct | Candidate | Votes | Pct |
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1996 primary[5] | | | align="right" | 2,819 | | 59.9% | | | align="right" | 1,884 | | 40.1% | | | |
1996 general[6] | | | align="right" | 9,427 | | 59.1% | | | align="right" | 6,513 | | 40.9% | | | |
1998 primary[7] | | | align="right" | 3,163 | | 100% | | | | | | |
1998 general[8] | | | align="right" | 9,957 | | 100% | | | | | | |
2000 primary[9] | | | align="right" | 4,890 | | 76.3% | | | align="right" | 1,516 | | 23.7% | | | |
2000 general[10] | | | align="right" | 11,413 | | 73.4% | | | align="right" | 3,635 | | 23.4% | | | align="right" | 496 | | 3.2% |
2002 primary[11] | | | align="right" | 3,656 | | 100% | | | | | | |
2002 general[12] | | | align="right" | 7,904 | | 71.6% | | | align="right" | 3,133 | | 28.4% | | | |
2004 primary[13] | | | align="right" | 4,116 | | 100% | | | | | | |
2004 general[14] | | | align="right" | 12,630 | | 75.1% | | | align="right" | 4,177 | | 24.9% | | | |
2006 primary[15] | | | align="right" | 3,866 | | 100% | | | | | | |
2006 general[16] | | | align="right" | 9,308 | | 68.6% | | | align="right" | 4,265 | | 31.4% | | | |
2008 primary[17] | | | align="right" | 3,795 | | 74.0% | | | align="right" | 1,334 | | 26.0% | | | |
2008 general[18] | | | align="right" | 15,322 | | 100% | | | | | | |
2010 primary[19] | | | align="right" | 4,280 | | 76.4% | | | align="right" | 1,325 | | 23.6% | | | |
2010 general[20] | | | align="right" | 11,593 | | 100% | | | | | | |
2012 primary[21] | | | align="right" | 4,671 | | 70.3% | | | align="right" | 1,976 | | 29.7% | | | |
2012 general[22] | | | align="right" | 17,217 | | 100% | | | | | | |
2014 primary[23] | | | align="right" | 3,484 | | 53.8% | | | align="right" | 2,997 | | 46.2% | | | |
2014 general[24] | | | align="right" | 8,993 | | 65.0% | | | align="right" | 4,834 | | 35.0% | | | |
2016 primary[25] | | | align="right" | 4,141 | | 55.7% | | | align="right" | 3,291 | | 44.3% | | | |
2016 general[26] | | | align="right" | 17,264 | | 76.3% | | | align="right" | 5,365 | | 23.7% | | | | |
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Book: Who's who in the West. 2004. 9780837909356.
- Web site: Senate Membership . . June 5, 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120514014545/http://legislature.idaho.gov/senate/membershipSingle.cfm?ID=91 . May 14, 2012 .
- Web site: Senator Shawn A. Keough's Biography . . June 5, 2012.
- Web site: Shawn Keough . 30 September 2019 .
- Web site: Official Results: Idaho Primary Election May 28, 1996 . . . . May 20, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120501062100/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/primindx.htm . May 1, 2012 .
- Web site: Idaho General Election Results: November 5, 1996 . Cenarrusa, Pete . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . May 20, 2016.
- Web site: Idaho Primary Election Results: May 26, 1998 . Cenarrusa, Pete . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . May 20, 2016.
- Web site: Idaho General Election Results: November 3, 1998 . Cenarrusa, Pete . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . May 20, 2016.
- Web site: May 23, 2000 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals . Cenarrusa, Pete . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . May 20, 2016.
- Web site: November 7, 2000 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . Cenarrusa, Pete . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . May 20, 2016.
- Web site: May 28, 2002 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals . Cenarrusa, Pete . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . May 20, 2016.
- Web site: November 5, 2002 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . Cenarrusa, Pete . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . May 20, 2016.
- Web site: May 25, 2004 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals . . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . May 20, 2016.
- Web site: November 2, 2004 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . May 20, 2016.
- Web site: May 23, 2006 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . May 20, 2016.
- Web site: November 7, 2006 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . May 20, 2016.
- Web site: May 27, 2008 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . May 20, 2016.
- Web site: November 4, 2008 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . May 20, 2016.
- Web site: May 25, 2010 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . May 20, 2016.
- Web site: November 2, 2010 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . May 20, 2016.
- Web site: May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . May 20, 2016.
- Web site: November 6, 2012 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . May 20, 2016.
- Web site: May 20, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . May 20, 2016.
- Web site: November 4, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . Ysursa, Ben . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . May 20, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220093000/http://www.sos.idaho.gov/elect/RESULTS/2014/General/legislative_totals.html . December 20, 2016 .
- Web site: May 17, 2016 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals . . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . January 10, 2017.
- Web site: Nov 8, 2016 General Election Results: Legislative Totals . Denney, Lawerence . Secretary of State of Idaho . Boise, Idaho . January 10, 2017.