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South Dakota is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes,who comprise a large portion of the population with nine reservations currently in the state and have historically dominated the territory. South Dakota is the seventeenth largest by area,but the 5th least populous,and the 5th least densely populated of the 50 United States. As the southern part of the former Dakota Territory,South Dakota became a state on November 2,1889,simultaneously with North Dakota. They are the 39th and 40th states admitted to the union;President Benjamin Harrison shuffled the statehood papers before signing them so that no one could tell which became a state first. Pierre is the state capital,and Sioux Falls,with a population of about 187,200,is South Dakota's largest city.
Huron is a city in Beadle County,South Dakota,United States. It is the county seat of Beadle County. The Huron Daily Plainsman,also referred to as the Plainsman,is the newspaper. The first settlement at Huron was made in 1880. The city was named after the Huron Indians. It is currently the eighth largest city in South Dakota,but it once was the fourth. In recent years,Huron's population has once again started to grow after nearly 20 years of stagnation. A welcoming immigration policy coupled with an economic revival in the area has sparked development. A Walmart Supercenter opened in the mid 2000s. Since Walmart's opening more commercial and residential development has occurred with the completion of a new Runnings store,and many new apartments,twin homes and houses.
Vermillion is a city in and the county seat of Clay County. It is in the southeastern corner of South Dakota,United States,and is the state's 11th-largest city. According to the 2010 Census,the population was 10,571. The city lies atop a bluff near the Missouri River.
Marion Michael Rounds is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Dakota since 2015. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 31st governor of South Dakota from 2003 to 2011,and in the South Dakota Senate from 1991 to 2001. In 2014,Rounds was elected to the United States Senate,succeeding retiring Democrat Tim Johnson. He was reelected in 2020 over Democratic nominee Dan Ahlers.
Larry Lee Pressler is an American lawyer and politician from South Dakota who served in the United States House of Representatives (1975–1979) and United States Senate (1979–1997) as a Republican. He remained active in politics following his failed reelection campaign in 1996 and attempted to regain his former seat in 2014 as an independent,but was unsuccessful. He has since supported the Democratic tickets.
The structure of the Government of South Dakota is based on that of the federal government,with three branches of government:executive,legislative,and judicial. The structure of the state government is laid out in the Constitution of South Dakota,the highest law in the state. The constitution may be amended either by a majority vote of both houses of the legislature,or by voter initiative.
Donald James Porter was a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.
Roberto Antonio Lange is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota.
The 2014 United States Senate election in South Dakota took place on November 4,2014,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of South Dakota,concurrently with the election of the Governor of South Dakota,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2014 South Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 4,2014,to elect the Governor and Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota,concurrently with the election of South Dakota's Class II U.S. Senate seat,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota was held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 to elect the U.S. Representative from South Dakota's at-large congressional district,who would represent the state of South Dakota in the 114th United States Congress. The election coincided with the elections of a U.S. Senator from South Dakota,the Governor of South Dakota and other federal and state offices. Incumbent Republican U.S. Representative Kristi Noem won reelection.
Dean Albert Wink is an American politician and former football player who played parts of three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Philadelphia Eagles from 1966 to 1968. A Republican,he represented District 29 in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2009 to 2016. Wink was the Speaker pro tempore of the House from January 11,2011 to January 10,2015 and the Speaker of the House from January 10,2015 to January 10,2017.
Al Novstrup is business owner,an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 3 since January 2015.
The 1986 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 4,1986 to elect the Governor of South Dakota. Incumbent Bill Janklow was term-limited,so the field for the new governor was open. Republican nominee George S. Mickelson was elected,defeating Democratic nominee Ralph Lars Herseth.
The 1972 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 7,1972,to elect a Governor of South Dakota. It was the last election in South Dakota to elect the governor for a two-year term after a 1972 state constitutional amendment established a four-year term. Democratic nominee Richard F. Kneip was re-elected,defeating Republican nominee Carveth Thompson.
The 2018 South Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the next governor of South Dakota. Incumbent Republican governor Dennis Daugaard was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third consecutive term.
Gerald F. Apa is an American former politician. He served in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1997 to 2000,in the South Dakota State Senate from 2001 to 2008,and as mayor of Lead,South Dakota from 2014-2016.
Steven Haugaard is an American politician and attorney. He has served as a Republican member for the 10th district in the South Dakota House of Representatives since 2015. He was elected Speaker of the House and served in that office from 2019 to 2021. He had been elected as Speaker pro tempore of the South Dakota House of Representatives and served in that office from 2017 to 2019.
Steven Joseph "Steve" Barnett is an American Republican politician who serves as the Secretary of State of South Dakota. He previously served as state auditor of South Dakota (2011-2019).
Dustin M. Johnson is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he served as South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner from 2005 to 2011,when he was appointed chief of staff to Governor Dennis Daugaard,a position he held until 2014. Between his state political career and congressional service,Johnson was the vice president of Vantage Point Solutions in Mitchell,South Dakota.
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- ↑ Gerald F. Lange Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- ↑ "Gerald F. Lange's Biography". Project Vote Smart . Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- ↑ Representative Gerald Lange Retrieved October 3, 2014.
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