Steven McCleerey
Steven McCleerey (Democratic Party) was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 1. He assumed office on January 13, 2015. He left office on January 11, 2021.
McCleerey (Democratic Party) ran for election to the South Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 1. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
McCleerey was assigned to the following committees:
- House Commerce and Energy Committee
- House State Affairs Committee
- House Retirement Laws Committee
- House Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| South Dakota committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Commerce and Energy |
| • Health and Human Services |
| • Retirement Laws |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, McCleerey served on the following committees:
| South Dakota committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Education |
| • Health and Human Services |
| • Retirement Laws |
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
2024
See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 (2 seats)
The following candidates ran in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Logan Manhart (R) | 27.8 | 5,946 |
| ✔ |  | Christopher Reder (R) | 25.9 | 5,546 |
| Mark Sumption (D) | 19.7 | 4,230 | ||
 | Steven McCleerey (D) | 19.5 | 4,174 | |
| Josh Dennert (L) | 4.4 | 950 | ||
 | Tamara Lesnar (L) | 2.7 | 578 | |
| Total votes: 21,424 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Dana Pulfrey (D)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Steven McCleerey and Dana Pulfrey advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 1.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 (2 seats)
Logan Manhart and Christopher Reder defeated incumbent Tamara St. John in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Logan Manhart | 38.5 | 1,313 |
| ✔ | | Christopher Reder | 34.1 | 1,164 |
 | Tamara St. John | 27.4 | 936 | |
| Total votes: 3,413 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 (2 seats)
Josh Dennert and Tamara Lesnar advanced from the Libertarian convention for South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 on June 29, 2024.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Josh Dennert (L) | |
| ✔ | | Tamara Lesnar (L) |
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for McCleerey in this election.
2022
See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 (2 seats)
Incumbent Tamara St. John and Joe Donnell defeated Steven McCleerey and Kay Nikolas in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tamara St. John (R) | 31.8 | 5,726 |
| ✔ |  | Joe Donnell (R) | 28.5 | 5,138 |
| Steven McCleerey (D) | 22.0 | 3,974 | |
| Kay Nikolas (D) | 17.7 | 3,191 | ||
| Total votes: 18,029 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jennifer Healy Keintz and Steven McCleerey advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 1.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Tamara St. John and Logan Manhart advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 1.
2020
See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 (2 seats)
Incumbent Tamara St. John and Jennifer Healy Keintz defeated incumbent Steven McCleerey in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tamara St. John (R) | 41.3 | 6,150 |
| ✔ |  | Jennifer Healy Keintz (D) | 30.2 | 4,502 |
| Steven McCleerey (D) | 28.5 | 4,249 | |
| Total votes: 14,901 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Steven McCleerey and Jennifer Healy Keintz advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 1.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Tamara St. John advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 1.
2018
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 (2 seats)
Tamara St. John and incumbent Steven McCleerey defeated H. Paul Dennert in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tamara St. John (R) | 35.9 | 4,735 |
| ✔ | | Steven McCleerey (D) | 32.6 | 4,300 |
 | H. Paul Dennert (D) | 31.4 | 4,139 | |
| Total votes: 13,174 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 (2 seats)
Incumbent Steven McCleerey and H. Paul Dennert defeated Robert Whitmyre in the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steven McCleerey | 38.7 | 947 |
| ✔ | | H. Paul Dennert | 33.8 | 827 |
| Robert Whitmyre | 27.4 | 670 | ||
| Total votes: 2,444 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 (2 seats)
Tamara St. John advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Tamara St. John |
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2016
Elections for the South Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 29, 2016. Incumbent Dennis A. Feickert (D) did not seek re-election.
Susan Wismer and incumbent Steven McCleerey were unopposed in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 general election.[1][2]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 1 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Susan Wismer |
56.70% | 5,547 | |
| Democratic | Steven McCleerey Incumbent |
43.30% | 4,236 | |
| Total Votes | 9,783 | |||
| Source: South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Steven McCleerey and Susan Wismer were unopposed in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 1 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Steven McCleerey Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Susan Wismer | |
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. Incumbent Dennis Feickert and Steven McCleerey defeated Dustina Gill in the Democratic primary. Feickert and McCleerey were unopposed in the general election.[5][6][7]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Dennis Feickert Incumbent |
42.5% | 1,638 |
| Steven McCleerey |
35.1% | 1,350 |
| Dustina Gill | 22.4% | 862 |
| Total Votes | 3,850 | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Steven McCleerey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Steven McCleerey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Steven McCleerey did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2020
In 2020, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 30.
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2019
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In 2019, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 29.
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2018
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In 2018, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 26.
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2017
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In 2017, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 27. The legislature held a special session on June 12.
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2016
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In 2016, the 91st South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 12 through March 29.
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2015
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In 2015, the 90th South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 13 to March 30.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results State Canvas," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "State primary results," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Current Candidates for Primary Election," May 2, 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
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| Preceded by Susan Wismer (D) |
South Dakota House of Representatives District 1 2015-2021 |
Succeeded by Jennifer Healy Keintz (D) |
