Chris McClure
Chris McClure was a 2014 Democratic candidate for District 14 of the South Dakota House of Representatives.[1]
Campaign themes
2014
McClure's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
Education: SD is Last in Teacher Pay
- Excerpt: "South Dakota has the lowest teacher pay in the nation, it is 43% below the average teacher pay and $6,000 below every other state but Mississippi. We are losing our best teachers and it is significantly impacting our future. I taught as an adjunct professor at the Law School this year and can tell you first hand it's a hard job and our teachers deserve better. Plus, we are facing teacher shortages in many areas of South Dakota solely due to the low pay."
Medicaid Expansion: SD is Losing $420M
- Excerpt: "Medicaid Expansion is a common sense decision that somehow our legislature got wrong. The expansion would cover the working poor in South Dakota and it's paid for 100% with federal funds. That's $420 million dollars which is projected to lead to 1900 new jobs in 3 years that our legislature turned down over a 3 year period!"
Wages: SD is Last in Wages
- Excerpt: "We need to focus on getting better wages for our workers. South Dakota is consistently last in the nation in worker pay and while increasing the minimum wage to $8.50 is a good start, we need to find ways all or our workers to be adequately paid for their work."
Elections
2014
Elections for the South Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 25, 2014. Valerie Loudenback and Chris McClure were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Tom Holmes and Larry P. Zikmund defeated Jane Ausborn in the Republican primary. Holmes and Zikmund defeated McClure and Loudenback in the general election.[1][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Larry P. Zikmund |
30.4% | 4,474 | |
| Republican | Tom Holmes |
28.2% | 4,154 | |
| Democratic | Valerie Loudenback | 22.1% | 3,251 | |
| Democratic | Chris McClure | 19.4% | 2,855 | |
| Total Votes | 14,734 | |||
| Source: South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Larry P. Zikmund |
55.6% | 1,267 |
| Tom Holmes |
22.6% | 514 |
| Jane Ellen Ausborn | 21.9% | 498 |
| Total Votes | 2,279 | |
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Chris + McClure + South + Dakota + House"
- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- South Dakota State Legislature
- South Dakota House of Representatives
- South Dakota state legislative districts
- South Dakota State Senate elections, 2014
External links
- Official campaign website
- Chris McClure on Facebook
- Chris McClure on Twitter
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- South Dakota Legislature
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "Current Candidates for Primary Election," May 2, 2014
- ↑ McClure for House, "Issues," accessed September 25, 2014
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Primary Election - Official Results," accessed June 4, 2014
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results - November 4, 2014," accessed November 12, 2014
