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David Sigdestad
David S. Sigdestad is a Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Dakota Legislature. It consists of 70 members, two from each legislative district. Two of the state's 35 legislative districts, Districts 26 and 28, are each subdivided int ..., representing the 1st district since 2000. References External linksSouth Dakota Legislature – David Sigdestadofficial SD House website Project Vote Smart – Representative David S. Sigdestad (SD)profile *''Follow the Money'' – David Sigdestad 2006 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Feickert
Dennis Feickert (born June 19, 1948) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 1 since January 11, 2013. Fieckert served consecutively from January 2009 until January 11, 2013 in the District 3 seat. Fieckert was a county commissioner for Brown County from 1987 until 2009. Elections * 2012 Redistricted to District 1, and with incumbent Democratic Representative David Sigdestad leaving the Legislature and leaving a District 1 seat open, Feickert and Susan Wismer were unopposed for both the June 5, 2012 Democratic Primary and the November 6, 2012 General election, where Feickert took the first seat with 5,967 votes (55.2%) and Wismer took the second seat. * 2008 When House District 3 incumbent Republican Representative Al Novstrup ran for South Dakota Senate and left a District 3 seat open, Feickert ran in the June 3, 2008 Democratic Primary; in the four-way November 4, 2008 General election Feickert took t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled a wide cadre of politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party.M. Philip Lucas, "Martin Van Buren as Party Leader and at Andrew Jackson's Right Hand." in ''A Companion to the Antebellum Presidents 1837–1861'' (2014): 107–129."The Democratic Party, founded in 1828, is the world's oldest political party" states Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s. The party is a big tent, and though it is often described as liberal, it is less ideologically uniform than the Republican Party (with major individuals within it frequently holding widely different political views) due to the broader list of unique voting blocs that compose it. The historical predecessor of the Democratic Party is considered to be th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bristol, South Dakota
Bristol is a city located in western Day County, South Dakota, United States. It lies in Section 25 of Bristol Township, on the main line of what is now the BNSF Railway alongside U.S. Route 12. The population was 288 at the 2020 census.` Similar to many towns of the area and of the Midwest in general, Bristol came into being as a result of railroad expansion. The railroad, which first came through the area in the 1870s, identified the site which would become Bristol as Station #70. C.P. Prior, a district railroad surveyor and townsite agent, was given credit for naming Bristol in 1881. He named the town after Bristol, England. Geography Bristol is located at (45.345237, -97.750783). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Bristol has been assigned the ZIP code 57219, and the FIPS place code 07300. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 341 people, 150 households, and 78 famili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northern State University
Northern State University (NSU) is a public university in Aberdeen, South Dakota. NSU is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents and offers 45 bachelor's degrees, 53 minors, six associate degrees, 16 pre-professional programs, 23 certificates and 10 graduate degrees. History Aberdeen, South Dakota, had rapid population growth during the late 19th century, leading the citizens of northern South Dakota to push for a government-funded institute of higher learning. In the 1885 legislative session, a bill was passed creating what was then known as the University of Central Dakota in the small town of Ordway, South Dakota. Funds were approved for the school in the 1887 legislative session,Bartusis, Mark C. ''Northern State University: The First Century 1901-2000.'' Aberdeen, SD: Northern State University Press, 2001. but Governor Louis K. Church vetoed the bill for financial reasons and statewide lack of support; it took a few more decades for the school to become a reality. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
