Kathy Sheran

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Kathy Sheran
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
Minnesota State Senate District 19

Education

Bachelor's

College of Saint Teresa

Graduate

Mankato State University

Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Equity Partner, Security Management & Realty
Contact

Personal website 

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Kathy Sheran (b. May 18, 1947) is a former Democratic member of the Minnesota State Senate, representing District 19 from 2007 to 2017. Sheran previously served as a majority whip.

Sheran did not seek re-election to the Minnesota State Senate in 2016.[1]

Biography

Sheran earned her bachelor's degree in nursing from the College of St. Teresa and her master's degree from Minnesota State University. Her professional experience includes working as a registered nurse and a part-time professor at Minnesota State University.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Sheran served on the following committees:

Minnesota committee assignments, 2013
• Health, Human Services and Housing, Chair
• Higher Education and Workforce Development
• Judiciary

2011-2012

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

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Sheran 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.


Elections

2016

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the Minnesota State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on August 9, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was May 31, 2016. Incumbent Kathy Sheran (D) did not seek re-election.

Nick Frentz defeated Willa Dailey and Shane Wernsing in the Minnesota State Senate District 19 general election.[2][3]

Minnesota State Senate, District 19 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Nick Frentz 56.16% 22,875
     Republican Willa Dailey 36.97% 15,057
     Libertarian Shane Wernsing 6.87% 2,798
Total Votes 40,730
Source: Minnesota Secretary of State


Nick Frentz ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 19 Democratic primary.[4][5]

Minnesota State Senate, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Nick Frentz  (unopposed)

Willa Dailey ran unopposed in the Minnesota State Senate District 19 Republican primary.[4][5]

Minnesota State Senate, District 19 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Republican Green check mark transparent.png Willa Dailey  (unopposed)

2012

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2012

Sheran won election in the 19th District in 2012 after redistricting. She had no opposition in the August 14 primary, and was unopposed in the general election on November 6, 2012.[6][7]

2010

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2010

Sheran won re-election to the 23rd District seat in 2010. She had no primary opposition. Peter Trocke ran for the seat on the Republican ticket. The general election took place on November 2, 2010.

Minnesota State Senate, District 23 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Kathy Sheran (DFL) 17633 59.51%
Peter Trocke (R) 11951 40.33%
Write-In 47 0.16%

2006

See also: Minnesota State Senate elections, 2006

On November 7, 2006, Sheran won election to the 23rd District Seat in the Minnesota State Senate, defeating Mark Piepho (R).[8]

Minnesota State Senate, District 23 (2006)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Kathy Sheran (DFL) 19,040 57.38%
Mark Piepho (R) 14,073 42.41%
Write-In 67 0.20%

Campaign finance summary

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Kathy Sheran campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2012Minnesota State Senate, District 19Won $24,005 N/A**
2010Minnesota State Senate, District 23Won $64,885 N/A**
2006Minnesota State Senate, District 23Won $86,435 N/A**
Grand total$175,325 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections 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

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Minnesota

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Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states.  To contribute to the list of Minnesota scorecards, email suggestions to [email protected].








2017

In 2017, the Minnesota State Legislature was in session from January 3 through May 22. The legislature held a special session from May 23 to May 26.

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2016


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

Taxpayers League of Minnesota

The Taxpayers League of Minnesota, a Minnesota-based taxpayer advocacy organization, releases a legislative scorecard for the Minnesota House of Representatives and Minnesota State Senate once a year. The scorecard gives each legislator a score based on how they voted in the prior legislative term on tax issues and “their efforts to balance the state budget without a tax increase.” The organization also compiles a legislator’s individual "Lifetime Score."[9]

2013

Sheran received a score of 8 percent in the 2013 scorecard, ranking 31st out of all 67 Minnesota State Senate members.[10]

2012

Sheran received a score of 0 percent in the 2012 scorecard, ranking 57th out of all 67 Minnesota State Senate members.[11]

2011

Sheran received a score of 8 percent in the 2011 scorecard, ranking 54th out of all 67 Minnesota State Senate members.[12]

Personal

Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
Sheran and her husband, Dean Doyscher, have three children.

Recent news

This section links to a Google news search for the term Kathy + Sheran + Minnesota + Senate

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External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Pioneer Press, "DFL Sen. Sheran will not run again," December 28, 2015
  2. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filing Search," accessed August 25, 2016
  3. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "General election results, 2016," accessed December 19, 2016
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Candidate Filings," accessed June 3, 2016
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Primary: Tuesday, August 9, 2016," accessed August 9, 2016
  6. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "State of Minnesota Canvassing Report," accessed May 25, 2014
  7. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Minnesota State Canvassing Report - State Primary - Tuesday, August 14, 2012," accessed April 23, 2014
  8. ↑ Minnesota Secretary of State, "Official Results General Election - Nov. 7, 2006," accessed May 15, 2014
  9. ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecards," accessed May 15, 2014
  10. ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2013," accessed May 15, 2014
  11. ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2012," accessed May 15, 2014
  12. ↑ Taypayers League of Minnesota, "Legislative Scorecard, 2011," accessed May 15, 2014
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Preceded by
Amy Koch (R) 		Minnesota State Senate District 19
2013–2017 		Succeeded by
Rich Draheim (R)
Preceded by
- 		Minnesota State Senate District 23
2007–2013 		Succeeded by
Julie Rosen (R)


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