Paula Hawks
Paula Hawks is the chair of the South Dakota Democratic Party. She was elected to the position by the party's central committee in March 2019.[1]
Hawks is a former Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 9 from 2013 to 2017. Hawks served as minority whip in 2015.
Hawks was a 2016 Democratic candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the At-Large Congressional District of South Dakota. She was defeated in the general election.[2]
Committee assignments
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hawks served on the following committees:
| South Dakota committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Education |
| • Local Government |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Hawks served on the following committees:
| South Dakota committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Education |
| • Health and Human Services |
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
2016
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated South Dakota's U.S. House race as safely Republican. Incumbent Kristi Noem (R) defeated Paula Hawks (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Neither candidate faced a primary opponent in June.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Kristi Noem Incumbent |
64.1% | 237,163 | |
| Democratic | Paula Hawks | 35.9% | 132,810 | |
| Total Votes | 369,973 | |||
| Source: South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
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 Paula Hawks and Holly Boltjes-Johnson were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Steve Hickey and Bob Deelstra were unopposed in the Republican primary. Boltjes-Johnson withdrew after the primary, and was replaced by Becky Jaspers on the general election ballot. Hawks (D) and Hickey (R) defeated Jaspers (D) and Deeltra (R) in the general election.[4][5][6]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Steve Hickey Incumbent |
29.6% | 3,027 | |
| Democratic | Paula Hawks Incumbent |
26% | 2,662 | |
| Republican | Bob Deelstra | 26% | 2,654 | |
| Democratic | Becky Jaspers | 18.4% | 1,882 | |
| Total Votes | 10,225 | |||
| Source: South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Hawks won election in the 2012 election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 9. Hawks replaced Holly Boltjes-Johnson on the general election ballot. Hawks won election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Steve Hickey Incumbent |
27.5% | 4,188 | |
| Democratic | Paula Hawks |
26% | 3,965 | |
| Republican | Bob Deelstra Incumbent | 25.5% | 3,883 | |
| Democratic | Mark Anderson | 20.9% | 3,188 | |
| Total Votes | 15,224 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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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
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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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2014
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In 2014, the 89th South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 31.
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2013
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In 2013, the 88th South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 25.
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Recent news
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See also
- South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District election, 2016
- South Dakota State Legislature
- South Dakota House of Representatives
- South Dakota House Committees
- South Dakota Joint Committees
- South Dakota House of Representatives District 9
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Paula Hawks on Facebook
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via Follow the Money
Footnotes
- ↑ Argus Leader, "South Dakota Democrats, Republicans elect state party leaders," March 25, 2019
- ↑ Capital Journal, "Dem Paula Hawks starts House run against Kristi Noem," August 3, 2015
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Election Information," accessed June 4, 2021
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Office of the South Dakota Secretary of State, "2012 General Election Candidate List," accessed March 10, 2014
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| Preceded by Bob Deelstra (R) |
South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 2013–2017 |
Succeeded by Michael Clark (R) |
