Sean Cleary | |
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Member of the North Dakota Senate from the 35th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Tracy Potter |
Personal details | |
Born | 1991 (age 32–33) Bismarck,North Dakota,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Amy |
Children | 1 |
Residence | Bismarck,North Dakota |
Alma mater | University of Mary (BS) University of North Dakota (Master's degree in Applied Economics) |
Profession | Project manager |
Website | website |
Sean D. Cleary (born 1991) is an American economist and politician serving as a member of the North Dakota Senate from the 35th District. [1]
Cleary is a third-generation Bismarck resident,he attended St. Mary's Central High School,earned a BS from University of Mary in Bismarck and a Masters in Applied Economics from University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. [2]
After college,Sean moved to Washington DC to serve on the staff of U.S. Senator John Hoeven. He returned to North Dakota to earn a master's degree in applied economics,later moving home to Bismarck and join the staff of Governor Doug Burgum. [3] [4] [5]
Cleary worked as a project manager for National Information Solutions Cooperative,a technology company focused on serving rural electric cooperatives and broadband companies. [6] He is currently a is as a Grant Writer for the Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation.
Cleary won the Republican primary for the 35th North Dakota State Senate nomination and faced Democratic nominee Tracy Potter in the general election. [7] [8]
Sean married his wife Amy in 2020. They live in Bismarck with their daughter. [2]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sean Cleary | 3,644 | 59.9 | |
Democratic | Tracy Potter | 2,406 | 39.5 | |
Total votes | 6,077 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sean Cleary | 1,295 | 69.7 | |
Republican | Ryan Eckroth | 562 | 30.3 | |
Total votes | 1,857 | 100.00 |
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