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.
The Florida Legislature is the legislature of the U.S. State of Florida. It is organized as a bicameral body composed of an upper chamber,the Senate,and a lower chamber,the House of Representatives. Article III,Section 1 of the Florida Constitution,adopted in 1968,defines the role of the legislature and how it is to be constituted. The legislature is composed of 160 state legislators. The primary purpose of the legislature is to enact new laws and amend or repeal existing laws. It meets in the Florida State Capitol building in Tallahassee.
The 5th congressional district of Tennessee is a congressional district in Middle Tennessee. It has been represented by Republican Andy Ogles since January 2023.
James P. Metzen was an American politician and member of the Minnesota Senate. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),he represented District 52,which included portions of Dakota County in the southeastern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
The Vermont Senate is the upper house of the Vermont General Assembly,the state legislature of the U.S. state of Vermont. The senate consists of 30 members elected from multi-member districts. Each senator represents at least 20,300 citizens. Senators are elected to two-year terms and there is no limit to the number of terms that a senator may serve.
The South Dakota Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of South Dakota. The party currently has very weak electoral power in the state,controlling none of South Dakota's statewide or federal elected offices.
The structure of the government of South Dakota is based on that of the federal government,with three branches of government:executive,legislative,and judicial. The structure of the state government is laid out in the Constitution of South Dakota,the highest law in the state. The constitution may be amended either by a majority vote of both houses of the legislature,or by voter initiative.
Julie A. Bartling is a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate,representing the 26th district since 2004. Previously she was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2000 through 2004.
Benjamin J. 'BJ,Ben' Nesselhuf is a former Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate,BJ formerly represented the 17th district from 2004 to 2010. Previously he was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2001 through 2005. He unsuccessfully ran for South Dakota Secretary of State in 2010.
Dale Hargens was a Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives,representing the 22nd district from 2001 to 2009. He was Minority Leader in his final term.
Daniel D. Sutton was a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate,representing the 8th district from 2001 through 2008. During his time in the state senate,he served as Minority Whip. Sutton was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1999 through 2000.
James R. Peterson is a former Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate. He represented the 4th district from 2015 to 2017,and again from 2005 to 2011. He served as minority whip during the 2015 legislative session. Earlier he was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2001 to 2004,and again from 2013 and 2015.
H. Paul Dennert is a Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives,representing District 2 since 2005. He earlier served in the House from 1993 through 1996,and the South Dakota Senate from 1997 through 2004.
Kathleen "Kathy" Miles is an American politician who served in both houses of the South Dakota Legislature. A Democrat,she represented District 15 in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2003 to 2009. She then served a single term in the South Dakota Senate before being defeated for re-election in the Democratic primary held on June 8,2010. In that contest,Miles received 276 votes while Angie Buhl received 398.
The South Dakota State Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of South Dakota. It is a bicameral legislative body,consisting of the South Dakota Senate,which has 35 members,and the South Dakota House of Representatives,which has 70 members. The two houses are similar in most respects;the Senate alone holds the right to confirm gubernatorial appointments to certain offices. In addition,the Senate votes by roll call vote,whereas the larger house uses an electronic voting system.
Frank Livezey Roberts was an American politician from the state of Oregon. A Democrat,Roberts served in both houses of the Oregon Legislative Assembly. He served two terms in the Oregon House of Representatives and most of five terms in the Oregon Senate before resigning due to poor health. Roberts was married three times,including to Barbara Roberts,who was the first woman to serve as Governor of Oregon,and to Betty Roberts,who was the first woman to serve as a justice of the Oregon Supreme Court.
Kyle Schoenfish is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate. Schoenfish had previously served as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives,representing District 19 since January 11,2013.
Bill L. Van Gerpen is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 19 since January 8,2013. Van Gerpen served several non-consecutive periods in the South Dakota Legislature from January 1997 until January 1999 from January 2001 until January 2007,and from January 2009 until January 2011 in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 19 seat.
The 2016 United States Senate election in South Dakota was held November 8,2016,to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of South Dakota,concurrently with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the United States Senate in other states and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. The primaries were held June 7.
Casey Crabtree is an American politician serving as a member of the South Dakota Senate from the 8th district. Crabtree was appointed to office by Governor Kristi Noem on June 19,2020,succeeding Jordan Youngberg,who resigned to serve with the South Dakota State Treasurer.
