Mary Kay Duvall (born September 6, 1962) is an American politician and a

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member of the

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representing District 24 since January 11, 2013.

Education

Duvall earned her BS in

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from

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Elections

*2012 When incumbent Republican Representative

Tad Perry Robert Thomas Perry (born March 11, 1943) is an American former politician. He served as a Republican member for the 24th district in the South Dakota House of Representatives The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the ...

ran for

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and left a District 24 seat open, Duvall ran in the three-way June 5, 2012 Republican Primary and placed first with 2,414 votes (35.9%) ahead of incumbent Representative Mark Venner, who placed third; Duvall and fellow Republican nominee Tim Rounds were unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, where Rounds took the first seat and Duvall took the second seat with 6,154 votes (45.92%).

References

External links

Official page
at the

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Campaign site
* Place of birth missing (living people) Living people Republican Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives People from Pierre, South Dakota South Dakota State University alumni Women state legislators in South Dakota 1962 births 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians {{SouthDakota-politician-stub