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Shawn A. Keough
Idaho State Senator
In office
December 1, 1996 – November 30, 2018
Preceded byTim Tucker
Succeeded byJim Woodward
Constituency1st District
Personal details
Born (1959-12-30) December 30, 1959 (age 64)
Pompton Plains, New Jersey
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Mike Keough;
2 children
ResidenceKootenai, Idaho
Alma materLewis Clark State College
North Idaho College
ProfessionExecutive Director, Associated Logging Contractor
Websiteshawnkeough.com

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

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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

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Committee assignments

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  • Finance Committee (chairman)
  • Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee (co-chairman)
  • Transportation Committee

Elections

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District 1 Senate - Boundary County and part of Bonner County
Year Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct Candidate Votes Pct
1996 primary[5] Shawn Keough 2,819 59.9% Eugene Brown 1,884 40.1%
1996 general[6] Shawn Keough 9,427 59.1% Tim Tucker (incumbent) 6,513 40.9%
1998 primary[7] Shawn Keough (incumbent) 3,163 100%
1998 general[8] Shawn Keough (incumbent) 9,957 100%
2000 primary[9] Shawn Keough (incumbent) 4,890 76.3% Lisa Tanner 1,516 23.7%
2000 general[10] Shawn Keough (incumbent) 11,413 73.4% Steve Johnson 3,635 23.4% Frank Reichert 496 3.2%
2002 primary[11] Shawn Keough (incumbent) 3,656 100%
2002 general[12] Shawn Keough (incumbent) 7,904 71.6% Gary Pietsch 3,133 28.4%
2004 primary[13] Shawn Keough (incumbent) 4,116 100%
2004 general[14] Shawn Keough (incumbent) 12,630 75.1% Patty Douglas Palmer 4,177 24.9%
2006 primary[15] Shawn Keough (incumbent) 3,866 100%
2006 general[16] Shawn Keough (incumbent) 9,308 68.6% Jim Ramsey 4,265 31.4%
2008 primary[17] Shawn Keough (incumbent) 3,795 74.0% Donald Heckel 1,334 26.0%
2008 general[18] Shawn Keough (incumbent) 15,322 100%
2010 primary[19] Shawn Keough (incumbent) 4,280 76.4% Steve Tanner 1,325 23.6%
2010 general[20] Shawn Keough (incumbent) 11,593 100%
2012 primary[21] Shawn Keough (incumbent) 4,671 70.3% Danielle Ahrens 1,976 29.7%
2012 general[22] Shawn Keough (incumbent) 17,217 100%
2014 primary[23] Shawn Keough (incumbent) 3,484 53.8% Danielle Ahrens 2,997 46.2%
2014 general[24] Shawn Keough (incumbent) 8,993 65.0% Christian Fioravanti 4,834 35.0%
2016 primary[25] Shawn Keough (incumbent) 4,141 55.7% Glenn Rohrer 3,291 44.3%
2016 general[26] Shawn Keough (incumbent) 17,264 76.3% Steve Tanner 5,365 23.7%

See also

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Footnotes

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  1. ^ Who's who in the West. 2004. ISBN 9780837909356.
  2. ^ a b c "Senate Membership". Idaho Legislature. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Senator Shawn A. Keough's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved June 5, 2012.
  4. ^ "Shawn Keough". 30 September 2019.
  5. ^ Cenarrusa, Pete. "Official Results: Idaho Primary Election May 28, 1996". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on May 1, 2012. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  6. ^ Cenarrusa, Pete. "Idaho General Election Results: November 5, 1996". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  7. ^ Cenarrusa, Pete. "Idaho Primary Election Results: May 26, 1998". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  8. ^ Cenarrusa, Pete. "Idaho General Election Results: November 3, 1998". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  9. ^ Cenarrusa, Pete. "May 23, 2000 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  10. ^ Cenarrusa, Pete. "November 7, 2000 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  11. ^ Cenarrusa, Pete. "May 28, 2002 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  12. ^ Cenarrusa, Pete. "November 5, 2002 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  13. ^ Ysursa, Ben. "May 25, 2004 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  14. ^ Ysursa, Ben. "November 2, 2004 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  15. ^ Ysursa, Ben. "May 23, 2006 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  16. ^ Ysursa, Ben. "November 7, 2006 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  17. ^ Ysursa, Ben. "May 27, 2008 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  18. ^ Ysursa, Ben. "November 4, 2008 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  19. ^ Ysursa, Ben. "May 25, 2010 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  20. ^ Ysursa, Ben. "November 2, 2010 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  21. ^ Ysursa, Ben. "May 15, 2012 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  22. ^ Ysursa, Ben. "November 6, 2012 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  23. ^ Ysursa, Ben. "May 20, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  24. ^ Ysursa, Ben. "November 4, 2014 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Archived from the original on December 20, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  25. ^ Denney, Lawerence. "May 17, 2016 Primary Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  26. ^ Denney, Lawerence. "Nov 8, 2016 General Election Results: Legislative Totals". Boise, Idaho: Secretary of State of Idaho. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
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