Marsha Symens | |
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Member of the South Dakota Senate from the 25th district | |
Assumed office January 12, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Kris Langer |
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Political party | Republican |
Marsha Symens is an American politician and former educator representing the 25th district in the South Dakota Senate. Symens took office on January 12,2021,succeeding Kris Langer. [1] [2] Before entering politics,she worked as a teacher in Phoenix,Arizona;Houston;and Dell Rapids,South Dakota. [3]
Minnehaha County is a county on the eastern border of the state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census,the population was 197,214,making it the state's most populous county. It contains over 20% of the state's population. Its county seat is Sioux Falls,South Dakota's largest city. The county was created in 1862 and organized in 1868. Its name was derived from the Sioux word Mnihaha, meaning "rapid water," or "waterfall".
Dell Rapids is a city in Minnehaha County,South Dakota,United States. The population was 3,996 at the 2020 census. It is known as "The Little City with the Big Attractions."
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.
The Big Sioux River is a tributary of the Missouri River in eastern South Dakota and northwestern Iowa in the United States. It flows generally southwardly for 419 mi (674 km),and its watershed is 9,006 sq mi (23,330 km2). The United States Board on Geographic Names settled on "Big Sioux River" as the stream's name in 1931. The river was named after the Lakota people which was known by them as Tehankasandata,or Thick Wooded River.
The Argus Leader is the daily newspaper of Sioux Falls,South Dakota. Owned by Gannett,it was the state's largest newspaper by total circulation until 2021 when it was surpassed by the Rapid City Journal,according to statistics from the South Dakota Newspaper Association.
James John Langer was an American professional football player who was a center and guard in the National Football League (NFL) for the Miami Dolphins and Minnesota Vikings. BBC Sport reported him as one of the greatest centers in NFL history. Langer was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility in 1987.
Dell Rapids High School is a high school located in Dell Rapids,South Dakota. Their athletics teams are known as the Quarriers.
South Dakota Highway 115 is a 40-mile (64 km) state highway in Lincoln and Minnehaha countess in South Dakota,United States,that was created from the routing of US 77,"Old 77",when its alignment was moved west to become Interstate 29 around 1980 and SD 15's route from US 18 to Sioux Falls. SD 115 routes from its intersection with US 18 about 13 miles (21 km) south of Sioux Falls to Interstate 29 three miles west of Dell Rapids. It is about 40.5 miles (65.2 km) in length.
The Sioux Falls Metropolitan Statistical Area,as defined by the United States Census Bureau,is an area consisting of four counties in South Dakota,anchored by the city of Sioux Falls. The metro area is referred to locally as the Sioux Empire. Despite the name,it is considered a part of the larger area known as Siouxland as it is within the Big Sioux River basin. As of the 2020 census,the MSA had a population of 276,730.
Daniel Paul Ahlers is an American businessman and politician who was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in South Dakota in the 2020 election,which he lost to Republican incumbent Mike Rounds. Ahlers was a Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives and of the South Dakota Senate (2008–10),representing District 25,which encompasses Dell Rapids and areas north and northeast of Sioux Falls.
St. Peter's Lutheran Church is a historic church at 701 North Orleans in Dell Rapids,South Dakota. It was added to the National Register in 2002.
Brock L. Greenfield is an American politician and 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.
The Dell Rapids Water Tower is a stone water tower located at 10th and Orleans Streets in Dell Rapids,South Dakota. The tower was built in 1894 to provide Dell Rapids with a civic water supply. The city decided to build the tower after an 1888 fire burned the south side of Main Street. The 45-foot (14 m) water tower is built with Sioux quartzite,a type of red-pink rock found in southern South Dakota,southwest Minnesota,and northwest Iowa. The tower provided water to Dell Rapids until 1960,when the city constructed a new tower. It is the only stone water tower remaining in South Dakota.
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.
The D&I Railroad (DAIR) is a Class III shortline railroad which is a wholly owned subsidiary of L. G. Everist,Inc. The line hauls ethanol,dried distillers grains (DDG),corn oil,plastic pellets,cement,sand,gravel,and Sioux Quartzite,which is mined from two large quarries in Dell Rapids.
Jordan Youngberg is an American politician and businessman who represented District 8 in the South Dakota Senate from 2017 to 2020. In June 2020,Youngberg resigned from the Senate to work for the South Dakota State Treasurer.
Jon Hansen serves as a representative for the 25th Legislative District in the South Dakota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party,and the current Speaker pro tempore of the South Dakota House of Representatives.
The Odd Fellows Home of Dell Rapids,also known as the I.O.O.F. Home,is a historic Independent Order of Odd Fellows lodge and former orphanage in Dell Rapids,South Dakota. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012,with four contributing resources:the main building,a power plant,the front gate,and an apple orchard.
The 2022 South Dakota Senate elections took place on November 8,2022,as part of the biennial 2022 United States elections.
Nellie Zelda Star Boy Menard was an American quiltmaker and educator. In 1995,she received a National Heritage Fellowship.