Sean McPherson
Sean McPherson was a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 32 from 2017 to 2018. He passed away on April 26, 2018.[1]
Biography
McPherson's professional experience included working as a project manager at Intel Corporation, field sales engineer at Sencore Corporation, and pastor at multiple churches. He served in the United States Navy, working on guidance systems for nuclear weapons.[2]
Committee assignments
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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| • Education |
| • Health and Human Services |
Campaign themes
2016
McPherson's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Family Focused Family First Legislation:
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| —Sean McPherson, [4] | ||
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2018
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 32 (2 seats)
Incumbent Scyller Borglum and Chris Johnson defeated Susan Kelts and Bill Knight in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 32 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Scyller Borglum (R) | 29.2 | 4,643 |
| ✔ |  | Chris Johnson (R) | 27.9 | 4,436 |
| Susan Kelts (D) | 26.4 | 4,196 | ||
 | Bill Knight (D) | 16.5 | 2,631 | |
| Total votes: 15,906 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Sean McPherson (R)
- Angel Staley (D)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 32 (2 seats)
Susan Kelts and Angel Staley advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 32 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Susan Kelts | |
| ✔ | Angel Staley | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 32 (2 seats)
Incumbent Scyller Borglum and incumbent Sean McPherson defeated Ed Randazzo in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 32 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scyller Borglum | 38.8 | 1,706 |
| ✔ |  | Sean McPherson | 35.3 | 1,550 |
| Ed Randazzo | 25.9 | 1,141 | ||
| Total votes: 4,397 | |||
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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 Brian Gosch (R) did not seek re-election.
Incumbent Kristin Conzet and Sean McPherson defeated Susan Kelts and Nik Aberle in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 32 general election.[5][6]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 32 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Kristin Conzet Incumbent |
31.34% | 5,419 | |
| Republican | Sean McPherson |
29.31% | 5,068 | |
| Democratic | Susan Kelts | 25.10% | 4,341 | |
| Democratic | Nik Aberle | 14.25% | 2,465 | |
| Total Votes | 17,293 | |||
| Source: South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Susan Kelts and Nik Aberle were unopposed in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 32 Democratic primary.[7][8]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 32 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Susan Kelts | |
| Democratic | Nik Aberle | |
Sean McPherson and incumbent Kristin Conzet defeated Craig Ericks in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 32 Republican primary.[7][8]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 32 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Sean McPherson |
36.45% | 1,372 | |
| Republican | Kristin Conzet Incumbent |
33.08% | 1,245 | |
| Republican | Craig Ericks | 30.47% | 1,147 | |
| Total Votes | 3,764 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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2018
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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See also
- South Dakota House of Representatives
- South Dakota House of Representatives District 32
- South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2016
- South Dakota State Legislature
External links
- Official campaign website
- Sean McPherson on Facebook
- Sean McPherson on Twitter
- South Dakota Legislature
Footnotes
- ↑ KOTA News, "State Representative Sean McPherson dies at 47," April 26, 2018
- ↑ mcphersonforhouse.com, "Meet Sean," accessed July 2, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ McPherson for House, "Platform," accessed May 27, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "State primary results," accessed June 7, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Brian Gosch (R) |
South Dakota House of Representatives District 32 2017–2018 |
Succeeded by Scyller Borglum (R) |
