Paula Hawks

Paula Hawks
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 9th[1] district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 11, 2013 Serving with Steve Hickey
Preceded by	Bob Deelstra
Personal details
Nationality	American
Political party	Democratic
Residence	Hartford, South Dakota

Paula Hawks^[2] is an American politician and a Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 9 since January 11, 2013. Hawks grew up on a farm near Flandreau, South Dakota.^[3] Hawks is a bank training specialist and a former high school science teacher.^[3] She has three children with her husband, Steve.^[3]

Elections

• 2012 To challenge District 9 incumbent Republican Representatives Bob Deelstra and Steve Hickey, Holly Boltjes-Johnson ran in the June 5, 2012 Democratic Primary but withdrew prior to the General election; Hawks replaced Boltjes-Johnson for the four-way November 6, 2012 General election, where incumbent Republican Representative Hickey took the first seat and Hawks took the second seat with 3,965 votes (26.04%) ahead of incumbent Republican Representative Deelstra and fellow Democratic nominee Mark Anderson,^[4] who had run for the seat in 2010.

References

1. "Representative Paula Hawks". Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
2. "Paula Hawks' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
3. Tupper, Seth (17 August 2015). "Five questions with Democratic U.S. House candidate Paula Hawks". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
4. "Official Results General Election November 6, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 14, 2014.

External links

• Official page at the South Dakota Legislature
• Profile at Project Vote Smart