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Jacqueline Sly
Republican Party
Prior offices:
South Dakota House of Representatives District 33
Years in office: 2009 - 2017
Education
Bachelor's
Northern State University, 1969
Graduate
Black Hills State University, 1996
Personal
Birthplace
South Dakota
Religion
Christian: Lutheran
Contact
Personal website

Jacqueline Sly (b. May 17, 1948) is a former Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 33 from 2009 to 2017. She served as Majority Whip in 2014.

Sly was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 33 of the South Dakota State Senate. She was defeated in the Republican primary.

Biography

Sly earned her B.A. in Elementary/Special Education from Northern State University in 1969 and her M.A. in Curriculum/Instruction from Black Hills State University in 1996. Her professional experience includes working as an Elementary/Middle School Special Education Teacher for South Dakota Public Schools from 1969 to 2002 and Teacher/Deputy Director for Starbase from 2002 to 2006.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Sly served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Sly served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Sly served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Sly served on the following committees:

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.


Campaign themes

2016

Sly's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

“

Education & Common Core:

  • Supports sound educational practices, regardless of a label. Throughout the years there have been initiatives, reforms, and new standards. Some have been successful and others have not.
  • Bases decisions on factual information. The key is to make informed decisions based on accurate and reliable sources.
  • Looks at the whole spectrum of the earliest learning needs for children, continuing through K-12, post-secondary and adult learning. One brand name (Common Core) does not drive every educational decision. That is only one piece of a much larger continuum of education in South Dakota.
  • Knows Common Core is a label or brand for the current state standards in Math and English Language Arts. Some have put many other topics under the umbrella of that label. Some of those topics include: curriculum, assessments, student data privacy, teacher evaluations, and accountability waiver. Those topics are not the same as Common Core State Standards.
  • Knows Common Core State Standards are a minimum, not maximum.

Health Care & Affordable Care Act:

  • Rep. Sly opposes the Affordable Care Act (OBAMACARE).[1]
 ”
—Jacqueline Sly, [2]

Elections

2016

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the South Dakota State Senate 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 Phil Jensen defeated Haven Stuck in the South Dakota State Senate District 33 general election.[3][4]

South Dakota State Senate, District 33 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Phil Jensen Incumbent 61.61% 7,651
     Democratic Haven Stuck 38.39% 4,767
Total Votes 12,418
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State


Haven Stuck ran unopposed in the South Dakota State Senate District 33 Democratic primary.[5][6]

South Dakota State Senate, District 33 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Haven Stuck  (unopposed)


Incumbent Phil Jensen defeated Jacqueline Sly in the South Dakota State Senate District 33 Republican primary.[5][6]

South Dakota State Senate, District 33 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Phil Jensen Incumbent 60.58% 2,053
     Republican Jacqueline Sly 39.42% 1,336
Total Votes 3,389

2014

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives 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. Rochelle Hagel was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbents Scott W. Craig and Jacqueline Sly defeated Rip Ryness in the Republican primary. Craig and Sly defeated Hagel and Susan Hixon (I) in the general election.[7][8][9]

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 33, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJacqueline Sly Incumbent 36.3% 4,529
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngScott W. Craig Incumbent 34% 4,236
     Democratic Rochelle Hagel 18.4% 2,294
     Independent Susan Hixon 11.3% 1,412
Total Votes 12,471
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State
South Dakota House of Representatives, District 33 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngScott W. Craig Incumbent 42.3% 1,562
Green check mark transparent.pngJacqueline Sly Incumbent 32.6% 1,204
Rip Ryness 25.1% 926
Total Votes 3,692

2012

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012

Sly won re-election in the 2012 election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 33. Sly ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 5 and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10]

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 33, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJacqueline Sly Incumbent 43.2% 6,308
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngScott Craig 33.6% 4,905
     Democratic Robin Page 23.1% 3,377
Total Votes 14,590

2010

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2010

Sly won re-election to District 33 of the South Dakota House of Representatives. Sly and Phil Jensen (incumbent) both ran unopposed in the June 8 Republican primary.[11] Jensen and Sly were unopposed in the general election on November 2, 2010.[12]

South Dakota State House, District 33 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Phil Jensen (R) 4,920 56.62%
Green check mark transparent.png Jacqueline Sly (R) 3,769 43.38%

Campaign finance summary

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Jacqueline Sly campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014South Dakota House of Representatives, District 33Won $25,171 N/A**
2012South Dakota House of Representatives, District 33Won $7,960 N/A**
2010South Dakota House of Representatives, District 33Won $4,290 N/A**
2008South Dakota House of Representatives, District 33Won $14,689 N/A**
Grand total$52,110 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2017

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


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

Personal

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Sly and her husband, Burton, have three children.

Recent news

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Jacqueline Sly News Feed

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  2. ↑ Jacqueline Sly, "Main page," accessed May 18, 2016
  3. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
  4. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results State Canvas," accessed May 2, 2017
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed December 18, 2015
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "State primary results," accessed June 7, 2016
  7. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Current Candidates for Primary Election," May 2, 2014
  8. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Primary Election - Official Results," accessed June 4, 2014
  9. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results - November 4, 2014," accessed November 12, 2014
  10. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official election results for 2012," accessed March 11, 2014
  11. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official results of June 8 primary," accessed March 11, 2014
  12. ↑ South Dakota House of Representatives, "Official General Election Results, 2010," accessed March 11, 2014
  13. ↑ American Clarion, "South Dakota Freedom Index 2012," accessed August 14, 2014
Political offices
Preceded by
- 		South Dakota House of Representatives District 33
2009–2017 		Succeeded by
David Johnson (R)


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