Mike Stevens (born January 24, 1953) is an American politician and a

Republican Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

member of the

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representing District 18 since January 12, 2021. Stevens also served in the

from 2013 to 2019, where he was elected House Majority Whip on November 15, 2014. Stevens served as the chairman of the Judiciary Committee during his first tenure in the

. Stevens also served on the Yankton School Board for 21 years and was the former president of the South Dakota Trial Lawyers.

Election history

*2020 Stevens was elected with 6,778 votes; Ryan Cwach was also re-elected with 5,109 votes. *2016 Stevens was re-elected with 6,296; Jean Hunhoff was re-elected with 5,393 votes and David Allen received 3,047 votes and Peter Rossiter received 2,250 votes. *2014 Stevens was re-elected with 4,604 votes; Jean Hunhoff was also elected with 3,966 votes and Terry Winter received 2,672 votes and Jay Williams received 2,336 votes. *2012 When incumbent Republican representative Nick Moser left the Legislature and left a District 18 seat open, Stevens ran in the four-way June 5, 2012, Republican primary and placed second with 710 votes; in the four-way November 6, 2012, general election, incumbent Democratic representative

Bernie Hunhoff Bernie P. Hunhoff (born September 5, 1951 in South Dakota) is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 18 from 1993 to 1999 and 2015 to 2017. Hunhoff was also a member of the South Da ...

took the first seat and Stevens took the second seat with 4,657 votes (26.21%) ahead of fellow Republican nominee Thomas Stotz and Democratic nominee Charlie Gross.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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Blackburn & Stevens Law Firm
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