Linda McCulloch
Linda McCulloch (born December 21, 1954) is an American politician who is formerly the secretary of state of Montana. She was the first woman to serve in that post.[1]
Linda McCulloch | |
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| Secretary of State of Montana | |
| In office January 5, 2009 – January 2, 2017 | |
| Governor | Brian Schweitzer Steve Bullock |
| Preceded by | Brad Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Corey Stapleton |
| Superintendent of Public Instruction of Montana | |
| In office January 1, 2001 – January 5, 2009 | |
| Governor | Judy Martz Brian Schweitzer |
| Preceded by | Nancy Keenan |
| Succeeded by | Denise Juneau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 21, 1954 Springfield, Ohio, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of Montana, Missoula (BA, MA) |
Career
McCulloch is a Democrat and was elected to the office in November 2008 and took office in January 2009. She defeated Republican Brad Johnson. McCulloch previously served as state superintendent of public instruction from 2001 to 2009. She was also in the Montana House of Representatives, from 1995 to 2001.
McCulloch won re-election in 2012 for another 4-year term. She was ineligible to run again in 2016 due to term limits, and was succeeded by Corey Stapleton.
She currently serves on the Board of Advisors of Let America Vote, an organization founded by former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander that aims to end voter suppression.[2]
Electoral history
| Montana House of Representatives 70th District Election, 1994 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Linda McCulloch | 1,771 | 50.66 |
| Republican | Tim Sayles | 1,725 | 49.34 |
| Montana House of Representatives 70th District Election, 1996 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Linda McCulloch (inc.) | 2,689 | 62.48 |
| Republican | Drew Lesofski | 1,486 | 34.53 |
| Libertarian | E. L. Bernosky | 129 | 3.00 |
| Montana House of Representatives 70th District Election, 1998 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Linda McCulloch (inc.) | 2,053 | 60.26 |
| Republican | Hal Schaible | 1,354 | 39.74 |
| Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Democratic Primary Election, 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Linda McCulloch | 31,572 | 34.39 |
| Democratic | Gail Gray | 31,508 | 34.32 |
| Democratic | Mike Schwinden | 28,739 | 31.30 |
| Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Election, 2000 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Linda McCulloch | 206,941 | 53 |
| Republican | Elaine Sollie Herman | 162,069 | 41 |
| Reform | Larry Foust | 22,952 | 6 |
| Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Democratic Primary Election, 2004 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Linda McCulloch (inc.) | 75,504 | 86.49 |
| Democratic | Clarence Kimm, Sr. | 11,797 | 13.51 |
| Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction Election, 2004 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Linda McCulloch (inc.) | 246,204 | 56.89 |
| Republican | Bob Anderson | 186,338 | 43.06 |
| Montana Secretary of State Election, 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Linda McCulloch | 233,717 | 49.32 |
| Republican | Brad Johnson (inc.) | 228,412 | 48.20 |
| Constitution | Sieglinde Sharbono | 11,722 | 2.47 |
| Montana Secretary of State Election, 2012 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Linda McCulloch (inc.) | 245,024 | 51.41 |
| Republican | Brad Johnson | 214,976 | 45.10 |
| Libertarian | Roger Roots | 16,622 | 3.49 |
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gollark: How many people are going to appreciate and stick to your Perfectly Logical Langauge™?
gollark: People would probably, without some mechanism to stop that, drop down to a simpler or easier to say/learn version.
gollark: English works... fairly like German and French.
gollark: Lignum is kind of right, though. Languages in the same local area are generally pretty similar gramatically.
References
- State of Montana. "About the Montana Secretary of State". Archived from the original on 20 September 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2012.
- "Advisors". Let America Vote. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
External links
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Nancy Keenan |
Superintendent of Public Instruction of Montana 2001–2009 |
Succeeded by Denise Juneau |
| Preceded by Brad Johnson |
Secretary of State of Montana 2009–2017 |
Succeeded by Corey Stapleton |
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