{{short description|American politician}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Steven McCleerey | office = Member of the<br>South Dakota House of Representatives<br>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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>
== Early life and education == McCleerey was born and raised in Sisseton, South Dakota. He attended South Dakota State University, where he studied Agriculture.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref>
== 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Steven_McCleerey|title=Steven McCleerey|website=Ballotpedia|language=en|access-date=2020-04-18}}</ref> McCleerey is a member of the South Dakota Democratic Party.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He endorsed Hillary Clinton in the 2016 United States presidential election and Joe Biden in the 2020 United States presidential election.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> McCleerey is a member of the House Committee on Commerce and Energy, Military and Veterans Affairs, Retirement Laws, and State Affairs.
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