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The South Dakota Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party in South Dakota. It is currently the dominant party in the state,controlling South Dakota's at-large U.S. House seat,both U.S. Senate seats,the governorship,and has supermajorities in both houses of the state legislature. State Sen. John Wiik has served as the party's chairman since 2023.
The South Dakota State Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of South Dakota. It is a bicameral legislative body,consisting of the South Dakota Senate,which has 35 members,and the South Dakota House of Representatives,which has 70 members. The two houses are similar in most respects;the Senate alone holds the right to confirm gubernatorial appointments to certain offices. In addition,the Senate votes by roll call vote,whereas the larger house uses an electronic voting system.
Alice Kundert was an American politician. A Republican from South Dakota,she ascended to the top echelon of that state's politics.
Larry Rhoden is an American politician and businessman serving as the 39th lieutenant governor of South Dakota since 2019.
Stacey "Stace" Nelson is an American politician,law enforcement officer,and retired Naval Criminal Investigative Service special agent who served as a member of both chambers of the South Dakota Legislature. On November 17,2019,Nelson announced that he would be retiring from politics,effective December 10,2019.
Mike Stevens is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 18 since January 12,2021. Stevens also served in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019,where he was elected House Majority Whip on November 15,2014. Stevens served as the chairman of the Judiciary Committee during his first tenure in the South Dakota House of Representatives. Stevens also served on the Yankton School Board for 21 years and was the former president of the South Dakota Trial Lawyers.
Anne C. Hajek is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives who has represented District 14 since January 11,2013.
Larry J. Tidemann is a former American politician and a former Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 7 from 2011-2019. Tidemann served consecutively in the South Dakota Legislature from January 2005 until January 11,2011 in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 seat.
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South Dakota House Bill 1008,also known as House Bill 1008,HB 1008,and the Bathroom Bill,was a bill passed by the South Dakota Legislature in 2016 and vetoed by Governor of South Dakota Dennis Daugaard. The purpose of the bill was to restrict bathroom and locker room use by transgender students to facilities that matched their sex assigned at birth,not their gender identity. It was the first such bathroom bill to be passed in a state legislature in the U.S. and sparked a chain of similar bills across the nation. HB 1008 was opposed by several LGBT rights organizations,such as the HRC,GLSEN,and ACLU.
Kelly Michael Armstrong is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the North Dakota state senator from the 36th district from 2012 to 2018 and chair of the North Dakota Republican Party from 2015 until 2018. On January 23,2024,he announced he would not seek re-election in 2024,instead opting to run in the 2024 North Dakota gubernatorial election.
Spencer Gosch is an American politician who served in the South Dakota House of Representatives. He served as the Speaker of the House during the 96th and 97th Legislative Sessions. Prior to that,he served as Speaker pro tempore during the 94th and 95th Legislative Sessions.
Erin Healy is an American politician. She has served as a South Dakota Democratic Party member in the South Dakota House of Representatives since 2019 from district 10. Healy serves as one of eleven Democratic members of the South Dakota Legislature.
Casey Crabtree is an American politician serving as a member of the South Dakota Senate from the 8th district. Crabtree was appointed to office by Governor Kristi Noem on June 19,2020,succeeding Jordan Youngberg,who resigned to serve with the South Dakota State Treasurer.
O. L. Anderson was an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives.
South Dakota's 14th legislative district is one of 35 districts in the South Dakota Legislature. Each district is represented by 1 senator and 2 representatives. In the Senate,it has been represented by Republican Larry Zikmund since 2021. In the House,it has been represented by Republicans Taylor Rehfeldt since 2021 and Tyler Tordsen since 2023.
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- ↑ "SDLRC - Representative Larry P. Zikmund - 2019". sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- 1 2 "Home". Zikmund for House. Retrieved 2023-05-07.
- ↑ "Family". Zikmund for House. Retrieved 2023-05-07.