Scyller Borglum

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Timothy Masterlark
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Scyller Borglum
Member of the South DakotaHouseofRepresentatives
from the 32nd district
In office
August 8, 2018 –January 12, 2021
Residence(s) Rapid City, South Dakota, US
Alma mater Pacific Lutheran University (BBA)
Duke Divinity School (MTS)
Montana Technological University (MA)
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (MA, PhD)
Occupationengineer

Scyller J. Borglum is an American politician and engineer from the state of South Dakota. A Republican, Borglum served in the South Dakota House of Representatives for the 32nd district from 2018 to 2021.

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Borglum unsuccessfully ran to represent South Dakota in U.S. Senate in 2020, losing the Republican primary to incumbent Mike Rounds. [1]

Early life, education, and career

Borglum is from Great Falls, Montana. She graduated from Charles M. Russell High School in 1995, where she was class president and governor of the Montana Youth Legislature. [2] [3] Borglum attended Pacific Lutheran University, where she earned a Bachelor of Business Administration. She received a Fulbright Scholarship, which she used to study oil and gas development in Oslo, Norway.

After her brother, Troy, died in a traffic collision, Borglum went to Duke Divinity School, and earned a master's degree in theological studies (MTS) in 2003. She then worked in pharmaceutical sales in Oregon and Texas. [4]

Borglum attended Montana Technological University, where she earned a master's degree in petroleum engineering. She then enrolled at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology to earn a doctoral degree in geology and geological engineering, while working as a production engineer in an oil field in North Dakota. She also enrolled at Montana Tech to earn a bachelor's degree in engineering, which she needed to become a licensed engineer. She was laid off from her job in 2015, and moved to South Dakota, where she works as a staff engineer at RESPEC. [4]

Political career

In the 2018 elections, Borglum ran to represent the 32nd district in the South Dakota House of Representatives. She and Sean McPherson earned the Republican Party's nomination for the district's two seats, even though McPherson, an incumbent, had died of cancer. [5] Governor Dennis Daugaard appointed Borglum to fill McPherson's vacant seat on August 8. [6] She was elected to a full term in November. [4]

Borglum ran in the Republican primary for the United States Senate against incumbent Mike Rounds in the 2020 election. [1] She positioned herself as an ally of then-President Donald Trump. [7] She accused U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson of having worked to intimidate her on Rounds' behalf to keep her out of the Senate race. [8] Rounds defeated Borglum, 75% to 25%. [9]

Post-political career

Borglum is currently vice president for underground storage at WSP Global, an engineering firm. [10] In 2024, Borglum authored the book STEM Study Habits: Successfully Navigate Math, Science, Engineering, and Life for Your Degree. [11]

Personal life

Borglum married Timothy Masterlark, a professor at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, in 2018. [4]

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  2. ↑ Heisel Jr., Bill (July 3, 1994). "Youth leader bursting with ideas, keen to pursue political career". Great Falls Tribune. p. 9. Retrieved August 17, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Mansch, Scott (August 13, 1998). "A Sport to Crew About". Great Falls Tribune. p. 21. Retrieved August 16, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Tupper, Seth (July 28, 2019). "Borglum courts 'exhausted middle' of GOP". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  5. ↑ Ferguson, Dana (June 7, 2018). "Deceased Rapid City lawmaker won Tuesday's primary election, now what?". Argus Leader. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  6. ↑ "SD governor appoints Rapid City woman to state House". KOTA-TV. August 8, 2018. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  7. ↑ Kaczke, Lisa (July 1, 2019). "Scyller Borglum, Republican legislator from Rapid City, announces U.S. Senate candidacy". Argus Leader. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  8. ↑ Kopp, Emily (April 30, 2019). "S.D. lawmaker accuses Rep. Dusty Johnson of 'DC-style ambush' to keep her out of Senate race". Roll Call. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
  9. ↑ Kaczke, Lisa (June 2, 2020). "2020 South Dakota primary election: U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds wins Republican primary". Argus Leader. Retrieved June 4, 2020.
  10. ↑ Dvorak, Phred (April 19, 2024). "The Push to Store Renewable Energy in Massive Salt Caverns". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 18, 2024. Some rock-salt domes in the U.S. are more than a mile in diameter and are capable of housing more than a hundred storage caverns, says Scyller Borglum, vice president for underground storage at engineering firm WSP Global, and deputy project manager for salt-cavern construction at ACES Delta.
  11. ↑ Giles-Sanchez, Humberto (August 2, 2024). "Author Spotlight: Black Hills author Scyller Borglum Ph.D. discusses how to prepare for STEM education". KOTA TV. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
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