Secretary of State of South Dakota

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Secretary of State of South Dakota
Incumbent
Monae Johnson
TypeSecretary of State
Website Official homepage of the South Dakota Secretary of State

The secretary of state of South Dakota is an elected constitutional officer of the U.S. state of South Dakota. The current secretary of state is Monae Johnson.

Contents

Divisions

The secretary of state's office is composed of three divisions:

Other duties

The secretary serves on the State Board of Finance [4] and maintains legislative records. [5]

Former officeholders

See table below. [6]

#ImageNameTerm of officeParty
1 Amund O. Ringsrud October 1, 1889 – November 7, 1892Republican
2 Thomas Thorson November 8, 1892 – November 2, 1896Republican
3 William H. Roddle November 3, 1896 – 1901Republican
4 Otto C. Berg [7] 1901–1905Republican
5 David D. Wipf 1905–1909Republican
6 Samuel C. Polley 1909–1913Republican
7 Frank P. Glasner 1913–1915Republican
8 Frank M. Rood 1915—1919Republican
9 Charles A. Burkhart 1919–1922Republican
10 Clarence E. Coyne 1922–1927Republican
11 SenatorPyle.jpg Gladys Pyle 1927–1931Republican
12 Elizabeth Coyne 1931–1933Republican
13 Myrtle Morrison 1933–1937Democratic
14 Goldie Wells 1937–1939Democratic
15 Olive A. Ringsrud 1939–1943Republican
16 Mrs. L. M. Larsen 1943–1947Republican
17 Annamae Riff 1947–1951Republican
18 Geraldine Ostroot 1951–1957Republican
19 Clara Halls 1957–1959Republican
20 Selma Sandless 1959–1961Democratic
21 Essie Wiedenman 1961–1965Republican
22 Alma Larson 1965–1973Republican
23 Lorna B. Herseth 1973–1979Democratic
24 Alice Kundert 1981 (cropped).jpg Alice Kundert 1979–1986Republican
25 Joyze Hazeltine 1986 – January 6, 2003Republican
26 Chris Nelson January 7, 2003 – January 6, 2011Republican
27 Jason Gant January 7, 2011 – January 9, 2015Republican
28 Shantel Krebs.jpg Shantel Krebs January 10, 2015 – January 5, 2019Republican
29 Steve Barnett January 6, 2019 – December 5, 2022Republican
30 Monae Johnson December 5, 2022 – presentRepublican

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References

  1. South Dakota Board of Elections
  2. Summons and complaint issues
  3. South Dakota Legislative Manual
  4. South Dakota State Board of Finance
  5. Legislative records
  6. "South Dakota: Secretaries of State".
  7. "History of South Dakota, vol. 2".