Tim Shaughnessy (born August 22, 1957) is an American politician and six term Democratic member of the Kentucky Senate, where he represented the 19th district.
Tim Shaughnessy | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Kentucky Senate from the 19th district | |
| In office January 1, 1989 – June 29, 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Harold Haering |
| Succeeded by | Morgan McGarvey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 22, 1957 |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Louisville (BA) Bellarmine College (MBA) |
Early life and education
editShaughnessy attended Jefferson Community College. He went on to earn his B.S. from the University of Louisville. He then received his MBA from Bellarmine College. Shaughnessy was the recipient of Kentucky Jaycees' "outstanding Young Kentuckian" award in 1978.[1]
Career
editEarly career
editShaughnessy began his career as legislative aid to Jefferson County Commissioner Jim Malone. In 1982, Shaughnessy was appointed as a member to the newly created charter commission to study a possible local government reorganization. In 1983, the commission voted 17–4 in favor of a city-county merger for Louisville and Jefferson County. Shaughnessy ran as a Democrat for the 30th district of the Kentucky State Legislature, in which he ultimately was defeated by the incumbent and Jefferson Democratic Party Chairman, Tom Burch.
Kentucky Senate
editIn 1988, Shaughnessy successfully ran against incumbent Kentucky State Senator Harold Haering. After 6 successful elections to the Kentucky Senate, Shaughnessy's political career would come to in end in 2012 when he mysteriously resigned prior to the end of his term without explanation.[2]
Electoral history
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas J Burch (incumbent) | 1,280 | 57.71 | |
| Democratic | Tim Shaughnessy | 938 | 42.29 | |
| Total votes | 2,218 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Harold Haering (incumbent) | 20,139 | 49.02 | |||
| Democratic | Tim Shaughnessy | 20,938 | 50.98 | |||
| Total votes | 41,077 | 100.0 | ||||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tim Shaughnessy (incumbent) | 28,460 | 66.50 | |
| Republican | William Redmon | 14,340 | 33.50 | |
| Total votes | 42,800 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tim Shaughnessy (incumbent) | 24,198 | 59.27 | |
| Republican | Barbara "Bobbie" Holsclaw | 16,632 | 40.73 | |
| Total votes | 40,830 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tim Shaughnessy (incumbent) | 26,872 | 61.0 | |
| Republican | Paul Schmidt | 16,132 | 36.60 | |
| Libertarian | Nick Karem | 1,029 | 2.3 | |
| Total votes | 44,033 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tim Shaughnessy (incumbent) | 9,597 | 79.7 | |
| Democratic | Ched Jennings | 2,441 | 20.3 | |
| Total votes | 12,038 | 100.0 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tim Shaughnessy (incumbent) | 36,749 | 61.5 | |
| Republican | Christopher M. Smrt | 22,964 | 38.5 | |
| Total votes | 59,713 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tim Shaughnessy (incumbent) | 36,199 | 59.5 | |
| Republican | Bob Heleringer | 24,615 | 40.5 | |
| Total votes | 60,814 | 100.0 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||
References
edit- ^ "May 6, 1982 (Page 25 of 62)." The Courier-Journal (1923-2001), May 06, 1982, pp. 25.
- ^ Bailey, Phillip (June 30, 2012). "Shaughnessy Resigns from Kentucky State Senate". WFPL. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ "1981 Primary Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ "1988 General Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ "1992 General Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ "1996 General Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ "2000 General Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ "2004 Primary Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ "2004 General Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ^ "2008 General Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 16, 2021.