Sean Tevis
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| Born | July 22, 1969 |
| Occupation | Web designer |
Sean Tevis (born July 22, 1969, in Lawrence, Kansas, US) is a former candidate for the Kansas House of Representatives and Kansas's 2nd congressional district. His 2008 campaign for a seat in the Kansas House as a Democrat included an off-beat ad campaign that attracted national attention and thousands of small donors; he lost to incumbent Arlen Siegfreid by a mere 425 votes, out of 10,103 cast. His 2010 campaign for Congress was less successful; Tevis came in third place in the Democratic primary, with 20% of the vote.
Tevis attended Shawnee Mission West High School, where he was elected Class President for two years before losing the election for Student Body President his senior year to friend and future actor Paul Rudd. Tevis majored in Journalism at the University of Kansas.[1] Subsequently, he worked as a journalist for The Palm Beach Post and The Miami Herald.[1] He helped start an internet business in 1999 and worked for three years for the municipal government of the city of Coconut Creek, Florida.[1] He worked as an interaction designer for Cerner Corporation, a healthcare IT company headquartered in Kansas City. As of 2013,[update] he works as a design lead for Epiq, a legal services company in Kansas City.[1]