Angie Buhl O'Donnell | |
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Member of the South Dakota Senate from the 15th district | |
In office January 2011 –January 2017 | |
Preceded by | Kathy Miles |
Succeeded by | Reynold Nesiba |
Personal details | |
Born | Aberdeen,South Dakota | January 19,1985
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Jacob O'Donnell |
Residence | Sioux Falls,South Dakota |
Alma mater | University of South Dakota |
Website | angiebuhl.com |
Angie Buhl O'Donnell is an American politician from Sioux Falls,South Dakota. A member of the Democratic Party,she served in the South Dakota Senate from 2011 to 2017,where she represented the Minnehaha County-based 15th district. She was the first openly LGBT member of the South Dakota Legislature. [1]
A fourth generation South Dakotan,Buhl was born in Aberdeen and raised in Yankton. An adoptee,her parents were small business owners. She graduated from the University of South Dakota in 2007 with a degree in psychology and music. [2]
In 2010,Buhl O'Donnell ran against incumbent state senator Kathy Miles,a fellow Democrat. In the primary election held on June 8,2010,Buhl O'Donnell received 398 votes while Miles earned only 276. [3] Buhl was therefore nominated and,since no Republicans or independents had filed,she won the general election unopposed. [4] She took office in January 2011.
Buhl O'Donnell is openly bisexual and was the first LGBT member of the South Dakota Legislature. [1] Buhl was re-elected in 2012 for a second term. [5] Her 2012 reelection campaign won the support of the Gay &Lesbian Victory Fund. [6] In 2014,she was the youngest member of the South Dakota Senate. [7] Buhl won reelection in 2014,but chose not to run for reelection in 2016. [8]
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