Jamie Smith | |
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Minority Leader of the South Dakota House of Representatives | |
In office January 10, 2019 –January 10, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Spencer Hawley |
Succeeded by | Oren Lesmeister |
Member of the South DakotaHouseofRepresentatives from the 15th district | |
In office January 10,2017 –January 10,2023 Servingwith Linda Duba | |
Preceded by | Patrick Kirschman |
Succeeded by | Kadyn Wittman |
Personal details | |
Born | January 31,1971 |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Augustana University |
Jamie R. Smith (born January 31,1971) [1] is an American politician and a former member of the South Dakota House of Representatives. Smith represented District 15,which covers downtown neighborhoods,including areas around Terrace Park and the Great Plains Zoo, [2] in Sioux Falls. He served as House Minority Leader 2019 to 2023. [3] [4] [5]
Smith was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 South Dakota gubernatorial election,losing to incumbent Republican governor Kristi Noem. [6]
Smith is a real estate agent with Hegg Realtors, [7] a former educator and coach, [8] and a member of the Democratic Party. He lives in Sioux Falls.
In 2024,Smith filed to run for the South Dakota State Senate from the 15th District. He will face Republican Brenda Lawrence in the general election. [9]
Stephanie Marie Herseth Sandlin is an American attorney,university administrator,and politician from the Democratic Party. She represented South Dakota's at-large congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2004 until 2011. Sandlin was first elected to Congress in a July 2004 and won three full terms before losing to Republican Kristi Noem in 2010. She was the youngest female member of the House,and the first woman elected to the House from South Dakota. Before her 2007 marriage to Max Sandlin,she was known as Stephanie Herseth. She is a Democrat and a member of the Herseth family of South Dakota. She and Senator Tim Johnson are the last Democrats to win a statewide and/or federal election in South Dakota.
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The 2020 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held on November 3,2020,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of South Dakota,concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate,elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Republican Senator Mike Rounds was reelected to a second term in office,overperforming Donald Trump in the concurrent presidential election by 4.93 points.
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The 2022 South Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,electing the governor of South Dakota. Incumbent Republican governor Kristi Noem defeated Democratic nominee Jamie Smith to win a second term.
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