Alice McCoy (Politician)
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Alice Lucille McCoy lives in Rapid City, South Dakota
. Married to James McCoy, they have two children: Steven McCoy and Kimberly McCoy. She was a Republican
State Representative
from District 35 in Pennington County
, South Dakota
from 1999 to 2006. She lists her occupation as child care. Due to term limits, she could not run for re-election in 2006, and instead challenged State Senator
Bill Napoli in the June 6, 2006 Republican
primary
. McCoy lost the nomination, only receiving 35% of the vote.
Rapid City, South Dakota
Rapid City is the second-largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota, and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek on which the city is established, it is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range. The population was 67,956 as of the 2010 Census. Rapid...
. Married to James McCoy, they have two children: Steven McCoy and Kimberly McCoy. She was a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
State Representative
South Dakota House of Representatives
The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Dakota State Legislature. It is made up of 70 members, two from each legislative district...
from District 35 in Pennington County
Pennington County, South Dakota
As of the census of 2000, there were 88,565 people, 34,641 households, and 23,278 families residing in the county. The population density was 32 people per square mile . There were 37,249 housing units at an average density of 13 per square mile...
, South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...
from 1999 to 2006. She lists her occupation as child care. Due to term limits, she could not run for re-election in 2006, and instead challenged State Senator
State Senator
A state senator is a member of a state's Senate, the upper house in the bicameral legislature of 49 U.S. states, or a legislator in Nebraska's one house State Legislature.There are typically fewer state senators than there are members of a state's lower house...
Bill Napoli in the June 6, 2006 Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
primary
Primary election
A primary election is an election in which party members or voters select candidates for a subsequent election. Primary elections are one means by which a political party nominates candidates for the next general election....
. McCoy lost the nomination, only receiving 35% of the vote.