Ralph Duane Homan (November 30, 1928 – May 8, 2013) was an American politician and businessman.

Background

Born near

Scotland, South Dakota Scotland is a city in Bon Homme County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 785 at the 2020 census. History Scotland was laid out in 1879. Scottish immigrants named it for their native country of Scotland. Geography Scotland is lo ...

, on his family's farm, Homan served in the

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during the

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. Homan was in the auction and land businesses. He 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 ...

as a

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from 1983 to 1986, where he represented

Mount Vernon, South Dakota Mount Vernon is a city in Davison County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 461 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Mitchell, South Dakota Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town takes its name from Mount Vernon, the estate of ...

. He died in

Sioux Falls, South Dakota Sioux Falls () is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the 130th-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Minnehaha County and also extends into Lincoln County to the south, which continues up ...

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References

1928 births 2013 deaths People from Scotland, South Dakota People from Davison County, South Dakota Businesspeople from South Dakota Republican Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives 20th-century American businesspeople {{SouthDakota-politician-stub