Steven McCleerey
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Steven McCleerey
| office = Member of the
South Dakota House of Representatives
from the 1st district
| term_start = January 13, 2015
| term_end = January 12, 2021
| predecessor = Susan Wismer
| successor = Jennifer Healy Keintz
| alongside = Tamara St. John
| birth_place = Sisseton, South Dakota, U.S.
| education = South Dakota State University
| party = Democratic
}}
Steven McCleerey is an American politician and farmer who served as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives for the first district. Elected in 2015, McCleerey previously served as Assistant House Democratic Leader.{{Cite web|url=https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Session=2019&Member=1609&Cleaned=True#divBills|title=SDLRC - Representative Steven D. McCleerey - 2019|website=sdlegislature.gov|access-date=2020-04-18}}
Early life and education
McCleerey was born and raised in Sisseton, South Dakota. He attended South Dakota State University, where he studied Agriculture.{{Cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|access-date=2020-04-18}}
Career
Prior to entering politics, McCleerey worked as a grain farmer. McCleerey took office on December 13, 2015, and represents the first district with Republican Tamara St. John.{{Cite web|url=https://apnews.com/a397d6b9c3fd410ba43ac6f62e6b33d2|title=South Dakota Democrats elect legislative leadership|date=2018-11-20|website=AP NEWS|access-date=2020-04-18}}{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Steven_McCleerey|title=Steven McCleerey|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}} McCleerey is a member of the South Dakota Democratic Party.{{Cite web|url=https://sddp.org/about/elected-officials/|title=Elected Officials|last=kathryn|website=South Dakota|language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-18}} He endorsed Hillary Clinton in the 2016 United States presidential election and Joe Biden in the 2020 United States presidential election.{{Cite web|url=http://www.p2016.org/clinton/clinton060216prsd.html|title=June 2, 2016 Press Release South Dakota Legislators Endorse Hillary Clinton for President|website=www.p2016.org|access-date=2020-04-18}}{{Cite web|url=https://blog.4president.org/2020/2020/04/10-south-dakota-leaders-endorse-joe-biden-for-president.html|title=10 South Dakota Leaders Endorse Joe Biden for President|website=2020 Presidential Campaign Blog|access-date=2020-04-18}} McCleerey is a member of the House Committee on Commerce and Energy, Military and Veterans Affairs, Retirement Laws, and State Affairs.
References
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Category:Democratic Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
Category:People from Sisseton, South Dakota
Category:Farmers from South Dakota
Category:21st-century American farmers
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century members of the South Dakota Legislature