Shawn Keough

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.

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. 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.

Idaho Senate

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

Elections + District 1 Senate - Boundary County and part of Bonner CountyYearCandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPctCandidateVotesPct1996 primary2,819 59.9%1,884 40.1%1996 general9,427 59.1%6,513 40.9%1998 primary 3,163100%1998 general 9,957100%2000 primary4,89076.3%1,516 23.7%2000 general11,41373.4%3,635 23.4%496 3.2%2002 primary3,656100%2002 general7,90471.6%3,13328.4%2004 primary4,116100%2004 general12,63075.1%4,17724.9%2006 primary3,866100%2006 general9,30868.6%4,26531.4%2008 primary3,79574.0%1,33426.0%2008 general15,322100%2010 primary4,28076.4%1,32523.6%2010 general11,593100%2012 primary4,67170.3%1,97629.7%2012 general17,217100%2014 primary3,48453.8%2,99746.2%2014 general8,99365.0%4,83435.0%2016 primary4,14155.7%3,29144.3%2016 general17,26476.3%5,36523.7%

Shawn Keough

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