Shannon Savick
Shannon Savick is a former Democratic member of the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing District 27A from 2013 to 2015.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Savick served on the following committees:
| Minnesota committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Jobs and Economic Development Finance and Policy |
| • Labor, Workplace and Regulated Industries |
| • Public Safety Finance and Policy |
Campaign themes
2012
Savick's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[1]
Property taxes are too high.
- Excerpt: "My commitment to you, is that if elected I will work hard to restore the homestead credit and be a voice for the needs of rural Minnesota."
Our safety is at risk.
- Excerpt: "I will work to ensure that the Fire Safety Account is never again raided to help balance the budget"
And we need more and better jobs.
- Excerpt: "Although high technology has brought about the loss of many of yesterday’s jobs, I believe it gives us all the opportunity to create new jobs, often with fewer constraints on location and infrastructure. We just need to look ahead and not behind."
Elections
2014
Elections for the Minnesota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election was held on August 12, 2014, and a general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was June 3, 2014. Incumbent Shannon Savick was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Peggy Bennett was unopposed in the Republican primary. Thomas Price ran as an Independence Party candidate. Bennett defeated Savick and Price in the general election.[2][3][4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican |  Peggy Bennett |
53% | 8,155 | |
| Democratic | Shannon Savick Incumbent | 39.9% | 6,139 | |
| Independence | Thomas Price | 6.9% | 1,066 | |
| Write-in | Write-in | 0.1% | 14 | |
| Total Votes | 15,374 | |||
2012
Savick won election in the 2012 election for Minnesota House of Representatives District 27A. She was unopposed in the Democratic primary on August 14 and defeated incumbent Rich Murray (R) and William Wagner (Independence) in the general election on November 6, 2012.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Shannon Savick |
47.7% | 9,743 | |
| Republican | Rich Murray Incumbent | 44.5% | 9,090 | |
| Independence | William Wagner | 7.7% | 1,574 | |
| Total Votes | 20,407 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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2014
In 2014, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from February 25 to May 19.
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2013
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In 2013, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 8 to May 20.
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Taxpayers League of Minnesota
The Taxpayers League of Minnesota, a Minnesota-based taxpayer advocacy organization, releases a legislative scorecard for the Minnesota House of Representatives and Minnesota State Senate once a year. The scorecard gives each legislator a score based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on tax issues and “their efforts to balance the state budget without a tax increase.” The organization also compiles a legislator’s individual "Lifetime Score."[6]
2013
Savick received a score of 0% in the 2013 scorecard, ranking 84th out of all 134 Minnesota House of Representatives members.[7]
Recent news
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External links
- Office website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
Footnotes
- ↑ "shannonsavick," Official Campaign Website
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 general election results," accessed November 5, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "State Canvassing Board Report," August 19, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2014 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed July 25, 2014
- ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "2012 State General Election Candidate Filings," accessed June 18, 2012
- ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecards," accessed May 15, 2014
- ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2013," accessed May 15, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Rich Murray (R) |
Minnesota House of Representatives District 27A 2013–2015 |
Succeeded by Peggy Bennett (R) |
