{{short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Shannon Savick | image = Shannon Savick.jpg | state_house = Minnesota | district = 27A | prior_term = | term_start = January 8, 2013 | term_end = January 5, 2015 | predecessor = ''redrawn district'' | successor = Peggy Bennett | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1940|4|12}} | birth_place = Bricelyn, Minnesota | death_date = | death_place = | party = Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party | spouse = Delmar Phipps | children = 1 | alma_mater = Minnesota State University, Mankato {{small|(B.S.)}}<br />Clark University {{small|(M.B.A.)}} | occupation = legislator }}
'''Shannon Savick''' (born April 12, 1940) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL), she represented District 27A in southern Minnesota.
==Early life, education, and career== Savick grew up in Bricelyn, Minnesota.<ref name="about">{{cite web | url=http://www.shannonsavick.com/about-shannon/ | title=About Shannon | publisher=Committee to Elect Shannon Savick | accessdate=April 3, 2013}}</ref> She attended Minnesota State University, Mankato, graduating with a B.S. in math and physics. She later attended Clark University, graduating with a M.B.A.<ref name="Savick">{{cite web | url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.aspx?ID=15413 | title=Savick, Shannon | publisher=Minnesota Legislative Reference Library | website=Legislators Past & Present | accessdate=April 3, 2013}}</ref>
She served on the Wells city council and later as mayor.<ref name="about" />
==Minnesota House of Representatives==
===Elections=== Savick announced her intention to run for the Minnesota House of Representatives in August 2011 and challenge incumbent Rep. Tony Cornish, but redistricting following the 2012 Census put her in the district represented by Republican Rich Murray.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bluestemprairie.com/bluestemprairie/2011/08/former-wells-mayor-shannon-savick-to-challenge-cornish.html|title=Former Wells Mayor Shannon Savick seeks to challenge Representative Tony Cornish|website=Bluestem Prairie}}</ref> During the campaign Savick prioritized the reinstatement of the market-value homestead tax credit, a greater emphasis in technical skills in public education and protection of the fire safety account.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.postbulletin.com/news/politics/candidate-profile-shannon-savick/article_8db81ca3-b5c0-513a-88c4-fccf913ec66a.html|title=Shannon Savick Profile|date=17 October 2014 }}</ref> Savick won, defeating incumbent Rich Murray by 653 votes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/StateRepresentative/1?districtid=407|title=Home - Election Results|website=minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us|access-date=2013-11-26|archive-date=2018-11-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125162657/http://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/StateRepresentative/1?districtid=407|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2014, Savick was defeated for re-election by Republican Peggy Bennett by 2,016 votes.
{{Election box begin | title=2014 Minnesota State Representative- House 27A<ref name="Minnesota Secretary of State: Election Results2014">{{cite web |url=http://electionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/StateRepresentative/20?districtid=407 | title=Results for State Representative District 27A | publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State | accessdate=November 11, 2014}}</ref>}} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |candidate = Shannon Savick (Incumbent) |votes = 6139 |percentage = 39.93 |change = -7.77 }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Republican Party of Minnesota |candidate = '''Peggy Bennett''' |votes = 8155 |percentage = 53.04 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independence Party of Minnesota |candidate = Thomas Price |votes = 1066 |percentage = 6.93 |change = }} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin | title=2012 Minnesota State Representative- House 27A.<ref name="Minnesota Secretary of State: Election Results2012">{{Cite web | url=http://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/results/staterepresentative/1?districtid=407 | title=Results for State Representative District 27A | publisher=Minnesota Secretary of State | accessdate=November 13, 2014 | archive-date=November 25, 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181125162657/http://minnesotaelectionresults.sos.state.mn.us/Results/StateRepresentative/1?districtid=407 | url-status=dead }}</ref>}} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party |candidate = '''Shannon Savick''' |votes = 9743 |percentage = 47.70 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Republican Party of Minnesota |candidate = Rich Murray (Incumbent) |votes = 9090 |percentage = 44.50 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link |party = Independence Party of Minnesota |candidate = William J. Wagner |votes = 1574 |percentage = 7.71 |change = }} {{Election box end}}
===Tenure=== Savick was sworn in on January 8, 2013.<ref name="appointed">{{cite web | url=http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/pressrelease.asp?pressid=7051&party=1&memid=15413 | title=SAVICK APPOINTED TO PUBLIC SAFETY FINANCE AND POLICY | publisher=Minnesota House of Representatives | accessdate=November 25, 2013 | url-status=dead | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203012744/http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/pressrelease.asp?pressid=7051&party=1&memid=15413 | archivedate=December 3, 2013 }}</ref> In her first legislative session she focused heavily on volunteer firefighters, securing passage of a bill that reduced the burden from audits on volunteer fire departments and authored a failed bill that would have provided a $500 tax credit for first responders.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.southernminn.com/blooming_prairie_leader/news/article_07c686aa-7b3b-5890-9f79-8a241690f4e7.html |title=Rep. Shannon Savick honors fallen firefighters at memorial service |last1=Rions |first1=Stacie |date=3 October 2013 |publisher= Blooming Prairie Leader |accessdate=26 November 2013}}</ref> Savick was also recognized by the League of Greater Minnesota Cities for her work on economic development policy and was awarded their legislative distinction award.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bloomingprairieonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=54&SubSectionID=273&ArticleID=5296 |title=Savick receives CGMC's legislative distinction award |last1=Kolb |first1=Scott |date=14 August 2013 |publisher=Blooming Prairie Times |accessdate=26 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224845/http://www.bloomingprairieonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=54&SubSectionID=273&ArticleID=5296 |archivedate=2 December 2013 }}</ref>
===Committee assignments=== For the 2013-14 legislative session, Savick was assigned to the Public Safety Finance and Policy, the Jobs and Economic Development Finance, and the Labor, Workplace and Regulated Industries Committees.<ref name="appointed" />
==Personal life== Savick is married to her husband, Delmar Phipps. They reside in Wells, Minnesota. She was an advocate for children in foster care, and adopted son Francis (Fran) Martin in 1985 after being his foster parent for three years.<ref name="about" /><ref name="Savick" />
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{MN-legdb|15413}} *[http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=15413 Rep. Shannon Savick] ''official Minnesota House of Representatives website'' *[http://www.shannonsavick.com/ Rep. Shannon Savick] ''official campaign website'' *[http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/141002/shannon-savick#.VGr4efl4pNk Project Vote Smart:Shannon Savick] ''Project Vote Smart Profile''
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