Gordon Howie
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2014}}
{{Infobox state senator
|name = Gordon Howie
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|state_senate= South Dakota
|district = 30th
|term_start = January 2009
|term_end = January 11, 2011
|predecessor = Jim Lintz
|successor = Bruce Rampelberg
|state_house2= South Dakota
|district2 = 30th
|term_start2 = January 2005
|term_end2 = January 2009
|successor2 = Mike Verchio, Lance Russell
|alongside2 = Gordon Pederson
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|7|23}}
|birth_place = Rapid City, South Dakota
|death_date =
|death_place =
|nationality = American
|party = Republican
|residence = Rapid City, South Dakota
|alma_mater =
|profession =
|religion =
|spouse = Connie
|children = 6
}}
Gordon K. Howie (born July 23, 1949) is an American politician from the state of South Dakota. As a member of the Republican Party, he served in the South Dakota House of Representatives and the South Dakota Senate. Howie ran for the Republican nomination for Governor of South Dakota in 2010. He also ran for the U.S. Senate as an Independent in the 2014 elections.
Political career
Howie was elected to the South Dakota House of Representatives in the 2004 elections, serving in that body from 2005 to 2009. He was then elected to the South Dakota Senate in the 2008 elections, serving in that body from 2009 to 2011. In the spring of 2009, he founded and became president of Citizens for Liberty, a conservative group affiliated with the Tea Party movement.
Howie ran for Governor of South Dakota in the 2010 elections,{{cite web | url = http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/news/article_a82724ca-fbfb-11de-acc3-001cc4c03286.html | publisher = Rapid City Journal | date = January 7, 2010 | accessdate =February 3, 2010 | title = Howie outlines conservative agenda for governor's campaign | author = Kevin Woster}} with former State Senator Kermit Staggers as his running mate.{{cite web|url=http://www.ksfy.com/story/12585157/kermit-staggers-to-be-gordon-howies-runningmate |title=Kermit Staggers to be Gordon Howie's Runningmate - KSFY News - Sioux Falls, SD News, Weather, Sports |publisher=Ksfy.com |accessdate=April 4, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407065251/http://www.ksfy.com/story/12585157/kermit-staggers-to-be-gordon-howies-runningmate |archivedate=April 7, 2014 |df=mdy-all }}{{cite web|author=The Associated Press |url=http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/gubernatorial-candidate-gordon-howie-behind-on-property-taxes/article_949fdf1e-68c5-11df-a833-001cc4c03286.html |title=Gubernatorial candidate Gordon Howie behind on property taxes |publisher=Rapidcityjournal.com |date=May 26, 2010 |accessdate=April 4, 2014}} Howie finished fourth out of five candidates in the Republican primary, with 10,430 votes (12.4%).
Howie ran unsuccessfully for the United States Senate as an independent in the 2014 elections, losing to former governor Mike Rounds.{{cite web |url= http://electionresults.sd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=SWR&map=CTY |publisher=South Dakota Secretary of State |title=2014 Statewide Election Results |accessdate=October 27, 2015}} Howie had indicated that he wanted to ensure there was a "true conservative choice" since the Republican nominee, Governor Rounds, was too moderate.{{cite web |url=http://www.americanclarion.com/ensuring-choice-conservatives-29803 |title=Ensuring a Choice for South Dakota Conservatives | American Clarion |publisher=Americanclarion.com |accessdate=April 4, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407080904/http://www.americanclarion.com/ensuring-choice-conservatives-29803 |archivedate=April 7, 2014 |df=mdy-all }} His top priorities included repealing Obamacare and reducing the size of the government. He stated at the time that if elected he would caucus with the Republican Party in the Senate.{{cite news|last1=John Lee|first1=McLaughlin|title=Five questions with Senate candidate Gordon Howie|url=http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/five-questions-with-senate-candidate-gordon-howie/article_dbd51854-2494-55be-b5bd-fed6eeb509a2.html|accessdate=October 9, 2014|publisher=Rapid City Journal|date=August 30, 2014}}
Personal
Howie and his wife, Connie, are lifelong residents of South Dakota. They have six children.
In March 2014, Howie pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor big-game hunting violation, for killing a mountain lion found caught in a trap, resulting in a one-year suspension of his hunting and trapping privileges and $284 in fines and court costs.{{cite news|url=http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/former-sd-senator-loses-hunting-privileges-for-shooting-mountain-lion/article_94a8101d-a261-5852-ba56-569cc2ee5e5c.html|publisher=Rapid City Journal|title=Former SD senator loses hunting privileges for shooting mountain lion|date=March 19, 2014|accessdate=October 28, 2015}}
References
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External links
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Category:Politicians from Rapid City, South Dakota
Category:South Dakota Republicans
Category:Members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
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