Shawn A. Keough | |
|---|---|
| Idaho State Senator | |
| In office December 1,1996 –November 30,2018 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Tucker |
| Succeeded by | Jim Woodward |
| Constituency | 1st District |
| 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 |
| Website | shawnkeough |
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]
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]
| 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% |
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