# Steven McCleerey

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**Steven McCleerey** is an American politician and farmer who served as a member of the [South Dakota House of Representatives](/source/South_Dakota_House_of_Representatives) for the first district. Elected in 2015, McCleerey previously served as Assistant House Democratic Leader.[1]

## Early life and education

McCleerey was born and raised in [Sisseton, South Dakota](/source/Sisseton,_South_Dakota). He attended [South Dakota State University](/source/South_Dakota_State_University), where he studied Agriculture.[2]

## 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](/source/Tamara_St._John).[3][4] McCleerey is a member of the [South Dakota Democratic Party](/source/South_Dakota_Democratic_Party).[5] He endorsed [Hillary Clinton](/source/Hillary_Clinton) in the [2016 United States presidential election](/source/2016_United_States_presidential_election) and [Joe Biden](/source/Joe_Biden) in the [2020 United States presidential election](/source/2020_United_States_presidential_election).[6][7] McCleerey is a member of the House Committee on Commerce and Energy, Military and Veterans Affairs, Retirement Laws, and State Affairs.

## References

1. ["SDLRC - Representative Steven D. McCleerey - 2019"](https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Session=2019&Member=1609&Cleaned=True#divBills). *sdlegislature.gov*. Retrieved 2020-04-18.

1. ["The Voter's Self Defense System"](http://votesmart.org/). *Vote Smart*. Retrieved 2020-04-18.

1. ["South Dakota Democrats elect legislative leadership"](https://apnews.com/a397d6b9c3fd410ba43ac6f62e6b33d2). *AP NEWS*. 2018-11-20. Retrieved 2020-04-18.

1. ["Steven McCleerey"](https://ballotpedia.org/Steven_McCleerey). *Ballotpedia*. Retrieved 2020-04-18.

1. kathryn. ["Elected Officials"](https://sddp.org/about/elected-officials/). *South Dakota*. Retrieved 2020-04-18.

1. ["June 2, 2016 Press Release South Dakota Legislators Endorse Hillary Clinton for President"](http://www.p2016.org/clinton/clinton060216prsd.html). *www.p2016.org*. Retrieved 2020-04-18.

1. ["10 South Dakota Leaders Endorse Joe Biden for President"](https://blog.4president.org/2020/2020/04/10-south-dakota-leaders-endorse-joe-biden-for-president.html). *2020 Presidential Campaign Blog*. Retrieved 2020-04-18.

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