Paul TenHaken | |
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| Mayor of Sioux Falls | |
| Assumed office May 15, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Huether |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Paul Joseph TenHaken November 13,1977 Sioux Center,Iowa,U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Jill TenHaken |
| Education | Dordt College (BA) University of Sioux Falls (MBA) |
| Website | Official website |
Paul Joseph TenHaken (born November 13,1977) is an American businessman and website developer who has served as the mayor of Sioux Falls,South Dakota since May 15,2018. [1]
TenHaken was born in Sioux Center,Iowa,to parents Lyle and Beth TenHaken. [2] He was raised in Worthington,Minnesota. [3] TenHaken attended Dordt College and received his degree in graphic design in 2000. [4] Upon graduation,TenHaken moved to Sioux Falls,South Dakota,and worked as the mascot of the Sioux Falls Skyforce. [5] He attended the University of Sioux Falls and received an MBA in 2004. [4]
TenHaken founded Click Rain,a marketing technology agency in Sioux Falls,in 2008. TenHaken was named one of Entrepreneur magazine's Top 10 Emerging Entrepreneurs as well as South Dakota Young Entrepreneur of the Year. TenHaken is also the co-founder of the Dispatch Project,a non-profit that organizes overseas mission opportunities for business leaders. His efforts have received accolades from Entrepreneur Magazine,When Work Works,Inc. Magazine,and Sioux Falls Business Journal. [6]
TenHaken placed first in the April 10,2018 election,and won the May 1 run-off election with 62.7% of the vote. [7]
Ten Haken pushed to get a new city flag approved in 2018 after the election. [8] The city officially adopted the flag on July 10,2018, [9] [10] and by November 2018,the flag was being flown in front of city buildings and inside the mayor's office. [11]
On April 9,2020,over 80 employees at a Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in Sioux Falls were confirmed to have tested positive for COVID-19. The plant announced it would suspend operations beginning April 11. [12] On April 14,2020,TenHaken stated he would be proposing a stay at home order to the city council. [13] After three days and tremendous backlash,he decided not to pursue the stay at home order. Mayor TenHaken is credited as saying it is difficult to lead locally in a non-partisan way. He has also said a mask mandate could 'destroy a city' due to how politicized the issue had become. [14]
In April 2022,Mayor TenHaken was re-elected to serve a second term as mayor by securing 73% of the vote,a record for any mayoral race in the City of Sioux Falls since transitioning to its current form of government.
One of Mayor TenHaken's goals in office was to make Sioux Falls the Fittest city in the country. [15] He has implemented several programs to improve the city's health including a citywide running program, [16] outdoor fitness courts [17] and soccer pitches. [18]
| Sioux Falls mayoral election,2018 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | General election [19] | Runoff election [20] | ||
| Votes | % | Votes | % | |
| Paul TenHaken | 10,925 | 34.11 | 20,869 | 62.70 |
| Jolene Loetscher | 7,973 | 24.89 | 12,413 | 37.30 |
| Jim Entenman | 6,111 | 19.08 | ||
| Greg Jamison | 4,543 | 14.18 | ||
| Kenny N. Anderson Jr. | 2,136 | 6.67 | ||
| Mike Gunn | 343 | 1.07 | ||
| Turnout | 32,031 | 30.37 | 33,282 | 31.70 |
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.
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The Augustana Vikings are the athletic teams that represent Augustana University,located in Sioux Falls,South Dakota,in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Vikings compete as members of the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference for all 14 varsity sports. The Vikings joined the NSIC from the North Central Conference,which folded in 2008.
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The 2015 Sioux Falls Storm season was the team's sixteenth season as a professional indoor football franchise and seventh in the Indoor Football League (IFL). One of ten teams that competed in the IFL for the 2015 season,the Sioux Falls Storm were members of the United Conference.
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