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]
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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% |
