Chris Karr | |
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President pro tempore of the South Dakota Senate | |
Designate | |
Assuming office January 14, 2025 | |
Succeeding | Lee Schoenbeck |
Member of the South DakotaHouseofRepresentatives from the 11th district | |
Assumed office January 10,2017 | |
Preceded by | Jim Stalzer |
Personal details | |
Born | Tabor,South Dakota,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Education | South Dakota State University (BS) University of South Dakota (MBA) |
Chris Karr is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 11th district. Karr assumed office on January 10,2017. [1] [2]
Karr is a native of Tabor,South Dakota. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in business economics from South Dakota State University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of South Dakota.
Karr has operated a small business in Sioux Falls,South Dakota and also worked as a Certified Valuation Analyst. [3] [4] [5] A member of the Republican Party,Karr serves as one of five Majority Whips in the South Dakota House of Representatives.
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