Ried Scot Holien (born August 18, 1969) is an American politician who serves as the mayor of

Watertown, South Dakota Watertown is a city in and the county seat of Codington County, South Dakota, United States. Watertown is home to the Redlin Art Center which houses many of the original art works produced by Terry Redlin, one of America's most popular wildlife ar ...

, and as a member of the

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, he is a former member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 5 from 2011 to 2017.

Education

Holien earned his

bachelor's degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ...

from

Augustana College Augustana College may refer to: *Augustana College (Illinois) *Augustana University Sioux Falls, South Dakota *Augustana University College, Alberta See also *Augustana Divinity School (Neuendettelsau) The Augustana-Hochschule Neuendettelsau is ...

Elections

* 2021 Holien defeated Mayor Sarah Caron to become the mayor of Watertown, South Dakota with 3,010 votes for Holien and 1,237 votes for Caron. *2012 Holien was unopposed for the June 5, 2012 Republican Primary and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 5,900 votes (60.54%) against Democratic nominee Jeff Dunn, who had run for the South Dakota House of Representatives in 2010. *2010 To challenge Senate District 5 incumbent Democratic Senator

Nancy Turbak Berry Nancy J. Turbak Berry (born September 17, 1956) is a former Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate, representing the 5th district from 2006 to 2010. Early life and education Nancy Turbak was born in Watertown, South Dakota. She started sc ...

, Holien was unopposed for the June 8, 2010 Republican Primary and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 4,642 votes (53.04%) against Senator Turbak Berry.

References

External links

Official page
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Campaign site
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Ried Holien
at the National Institute on Money in State Politics 1969 births Living people Augustana University alumni People from Watertown, South Dakota Republican Party South Dakota state senators 21st-century American legislators {{SouthDakota-politician-stub