Tim Shaughnessy

Tim Shaughnessy
Member of the Kentucky Senate
from the 19th district
In office
January 1, 1989 – June 29, 2012
Preceded byHarold Haering
Succeeded byMorgan McGarvey
Personal details
Born (1957-08-22) August 22, 1957 (age 67)
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Louisville (BA)
Bellarmine College (MBA)

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.

Early life and education

Shaughnessy 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

Early career

Shaughnessy 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

In 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

Kentucky State Representative, District 30 Democratic Primary Election, 1981[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas J Burch (incumbent) 1,280 57.71
Democratic Tim Shaughnessy 938 42.29
Total votes 2,218 100.0
Kentucky State Senate, District 19 General Election, 1988[4]
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
Kentucky State Senate, District 19 General Election, 1992[5]
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
Kentucky State Senate, District 19 General Election, 1996[6]
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
Kentucky State Senate, District 19 General Election, 2000[7]
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
Kentucky State Senate, District 19 Democratic Primary, 2004[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tim Shaughnessy (incumbent) 9,597 79.7
Democratic Ched Jennings 2,441 20.3
Total votes 12,038 100.0
Kentucky State Senate, District 19 General Election, 2004[9]
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
Kentucky State Senate, District 19 General Election, 2008[10]
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

  1. ^ "May 6, 1982 (Page 25 of 62)." The Courier-Journal (1923-2001), May 06, 1982, pp. 25.
  2. ^ Bailey, Phillip (June 30, 2012). "Shaughnessy Resigns from Kentucky State Senate". WFPL. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "1981 Primary Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  4. ^ "1988 General Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  5. ^ "1992 General Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  6. ^ "1996 General Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  7. ^ "2000 General Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  8. ^ "2004 Primary Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  9. ^ "2004 General Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
  10. ^ "2008 General Election Results". Kentucky State Board of Elections. Retrieved November 16, 2021.