Jim Stalzer | |
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Member of the South Dakota Senate from the 11th district | |
Assumed office January 10, 2017 | |
Preceded by | David Omdahl |
Member of the South DakotaHouseofRepresentatives from the 11th district | |
In office January 11,2013 –January 9,2017 | |
Preceded by | Mark Willadsen |
Succeeded by | Chris Karr |
Personal details | |
Born | July 7,1946 |
Nationality | American |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Carol Stalzer |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Sioux Falls,South Dakota |
James Bruce Stalzer [1] (born July 7,1946) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party,he has been an member of the South Dakota Senate,representing District 11 since 2017. He was previously a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives,representing District 11 from 2013 to 2017.
In 2012,when incumbent Republican Representative Lora Hubbel ran for South Dakota Senate and left a District 11 seat open,Stalzer ran in the four-way June 5,2012 Republican Primary and placed second with 447 votes ahead of incumbent Representative Mark Willadsen;in the four-way November 6,2012 General election,fellow Republican nominee Christine Erickson took the first seat and Stalzer took the second seat with 5,124 votes (27.88%) ahead of Democratic former Representative Darrell Solberg and Jim Larson, [2] who had run for the seat in 2010.
In 2016,Stalzer ran for the South Dakota Senate District 11 seat,after incumbent David Omdahl decided not to run for a second term. Stalzer was unopposed in the Republican primary,as was his Democratic counterpart,Tom Cool. Stalzer defeated Cool with 6,944 votes (60.78%) to 4,481 votes (39.22%). [3] In 2018,Stalzer defeated Kevin Elsing with 6,190 votes (60.4%) to 4,058 votes (39.6%). [4]
In 2015,the police of Sioux Falls demanded Stalzer to apologize after he made controversial remarks regarding concealed weapons. Stalzer's answer to the demand was that he made a comparison between honesty and integrity of concealed weapons and their holders,and therefore he has nothing to apologize about. [5]
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