Timothy Peter Johnson is a retired American lawyer and politician who served as a United States senator from South Dakota from 1997 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,he served as the United States representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district from 1987 to 1997 and in the state legislature from 1979 to 1987. He is the last Democrat to hold statewide and/or congressional office in South Dakota. He and Stephanie Herseth are also the last Democrats to win a statewide and/or federal election in South Dakota.
John Randolph Thune is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Dakota,a seat he has held since 2005. Thune is in his fourth Senate term and is the Senate minority whip,a post he has held since 2021. A member of the Republican Party,Thune served three terms as the U.S. representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district from 1997 to 2003.
The Arizona State House of Representatives is the lower house of the Arizona Legislature,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. The upper house is the Senate. The House convenes in the legislative chambers at the Arizona State Capitol in Phoenix. Its members are elected to two-year terms,with a term limit of four consecutive terms. Each of the state's 30 legislative districts elects two state house representatives and one state senator,with each district having a population of at least 203,000.
The Kansas Senate is the upper house of the Kansas Legislature,the state legislature of the U.S. State of Kansas. It is composed of 40 senators elected from single-member districts,each with a population of about 73,000 inhabitants. Members of the Senate are elected to a four-year term. There is no limit to the number of terms that a senator may serve. The Kansas Senate meets at the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka.
The Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly,United States. There are 50 seats in the Iowa Senate,representing 50 single-member districts across the state of Iowa with populations of approximately 60,927 per constituency,as of the 2010 United States census. Each Senate district is composed of two House districts. The Senate meets at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.
The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly,the upper house being the Iowa Senate. There are 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives,representing 100 single-member districts across the state,formed by dividing the 50 Senate districts in half. Each district has a population of approximately 30,464 as of the 2010 United States Census. The House of Representatives meets at the Iowa State Capitol in Des Moines.
The Democratic Party of Georgia is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is one of the two major political parties in the state and is chaired by Nikema Williams.
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.
Scott N. Heidepriem is an American attorney and former South Dakota state legislator.
Benjamin J. 'BJ,Ben' Nesselhuf is a former Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate,BJ formerly represented the 17th district from 2004 to 2010. Previously he was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2001 through 2005. He unsuccessfully ran for South Dakota Secretary of State in 2010. He was succeeded in the Senate by Eldon Nygaard.
Eldon Eugene Nygaard is an American politician who served as a member of both houses of the South Dakota Legislature.
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.
McLain Joseph "Mac" Schneider is an American attorney and politician who has served as the United States attorney for the District of North Dakota since December 2022. He previously represented the 42nd district in the North Dakota Senate from 2009 until his reelection defeat in 2016. A member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party,he served as the Senate Minority Leader from 2013 until the end of his Senate tenure. He was the Democratic-NPL endorsed candidate for the 2018 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota.
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.
Susan M. Wismer is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives who represented District 1. Wismer was the Democratic nominee in the 2014 South Dakota gubernatorial election.
Brock L. Greenfield is an American politician serving as School and Public Lands Commissioner of South Dakota. He previously served as a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate. Greenfield was consecutively a member of the House for District 6 from January 2009 until January 11,2013,and a member of the South Dakota Senate for District 6 from January 2001 until January 2009. Greenfield has represented District 2 since January 10,2015.
Thomas Arthur Jones was an American politician and a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate who represented District 17 from January 8,2013 to January 13,2015. Jones served consecutively in the South Dakota Legislature from January 11,2011 until January 8,2013 in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 seat.
