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Ralph Kennedy
Ralph Shealy Kennedy, Jr. is a former Republican member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 39 from 2012 to 2016.
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Shealy Kennedy served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Regulations and Administrative Procedures |
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Kennedy served on the following committees:
| South Carolina committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Judiciary |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2016
Elections for the South Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 14, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The primary runoff election was held on June 28, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 30, 2016.
Cal Forrest defeated Tillman Gives in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 39 general election.[1][2]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 39 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Cal Forrest |
72.80% | 11,322 | |
| Democratic | Tillman Gives | 27.20% | 4,231 | |
| Total Votes | 15,553 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
Tillman Gives ran unopposed in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 39 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 39 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Tillman Gives (unopposed) | |
Cal Forrest defeated incumbent Ralph Shealy Kennedy in the South Carolina House of Representatives District 39 Republican primary.[5][6]
| South Carolina House of Representatives, District 39 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Cal Forrest |
56.83% | 2,713 | |
| Republican | Ralph Shealy Kennedy Incumbent | 43.17% | 2,061 | |
| Total Votes | 4,774 | |||
| Source: South Carolina State Election Commission | ||||
2014
Elections for all 124 seats in the South Carolina House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 10, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 30, 2014. Incumbent Ralph Shealy Kennedy ran unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[7][8][9]
2012
Shealy Kennedy ran in the 2012 election for South Carolina House of Representatives District 39. He ran against Phil Perry and Jim Wiszowaty in the Republican primary on June 12. Incumbent Marion Frye (R) did not run for re-election. He defeated Phil Perry in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10][11][12][13]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Ralph Shealy Kennedy |
51% | 6,766 | |
| Republican | Phil Perry | 48.8% | 6,477 | |
| Other | Write-Ins | 0.2% | 22 | |
| Total Votes | 13,265 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Ralph Shealy Kennedy |
57.2% | 1,632 |
| Jim Wiz Wiszowaty | 42.8% | 1,221 |
| Total Votes | 2,853 | |
2010
Kennedy was defeated by Marion Frye in the June 22 Republican runoff; they defeated Jim Hartley in the June 8 Republican primary.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2016
In 2016, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 12 through June 2.
- Conservation Voters of South Carolina - 2015-2016 scorecard
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and conservation issues.
- South Carolina Chamber of Commerce - 2016 legislative scorecard & year in review
- Legislators are scored on business issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2015
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In 2015, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 13 through June 4.
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2014
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In 2014, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 14 through June 6.
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2013
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In 2013, the South Carolina State Legislature was in session from January 8 to June 20.
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Recent news
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See also
- South Carolina State Legislature
- South Carolina House of Representatives
- South Carolina House of Representatives Committees
- South Carolina Joint Committees
- South Carolina state legislative districts
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
Footnotes
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Candidate listing for the 11/8/2016 statewide general election," accessed August 26, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2016 Statewide General Election," accessed November 28, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 14, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina Election Commission, "Candidate Tracking," accessed March 31, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Unofficial primary election results," accessed June 14, 2016
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Election Results," accessed June 10, 2014
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Official general election results," accessed November 13, 2014
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2014 Election Information," accessed March 31, 2014
- ↑ WYFF, "South Carolina - Summary Vote Results," accessed June 12, 2012
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "2012 Candidates," accessed April 20, 2012
- ↑ South Carolina State Election Commission, "Official Primary Results," June 29, 2012
- ↑ AP.org, "South Carolina State Senate and State House Election Results," accessed November 7, 2012
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| Preceded by Marion Frye (R) |
South Carolina House of Representatives District 39 2012–2016 |
Succeeded by Cal Forrest (R) |
