Otto Kundert (July 26, 1888 – January 9, 1950) was an American politician. From

Java, South Dakota Java is a town in Walworth County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 121 at the 2020 census. Java derives its name from Java coffee, and Coffee Town was an early variant name. Java received its name from railroad crews on the Chi ...

, Kundert served in 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 ...

from 1937 to 1942, from

Campbell County, South Dakota Campbell County is a county in the U.S. state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 1,377, making it the fourth-least populous county in South Dakota. Its county seat is Mound City. The county was created in 1873 and orga ...

, as a

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. His daughter

Alice Kundert Alice Kundert (July 23, 1920 – June 10, 2013) was an American politician. A Republican from South Dakota, she ascended to the top echelon of that state's politics. From Mound City, South Dakota, she went to Northern State University and tau ...

and his son

Gust Kundert Gust Kundert (December 7, 1913 – March 3, 2000) was an American politician. From Mound City, South Dakota, Kundert served in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 1983 to 1988 as a Republican. His father Otto Kundert and his sister ...

also served in the South Dakota House of Representatives.'Former SD Secretary of State Kundert Dies,'

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, June 10, 2013

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1888 births 1950 deaths People from Campbell County, South Dakota Republican Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives People from Walworth County, South Dakota 20th-century American politicians {{SouthDakota-politician-stub