Steven Westra (born August 8, 1969) is an American politician and a

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member of the

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representing District 13 since January 11, 2013.

Education

Westra earned his BS from the

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Elections

*2012 When incumbent Representatives

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Susy Blake Susan Blake is an American politician from the state of South Dakota. Blake served in the South Dakota House of Representatives for District 13 from 2009 to 2012. She was the Democratic Party's nominee for Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota in ...

and Republican Brian Liss left the Legislature and left both the District 13 seats open, Westra ran in the three-way June 5, 2012 Republican Primary and placed second with 984 votes; Westra and fellow Republican nominee

Mark Mickelson George Mark Mickelson (born March 27, 1966) is an American lawyer, accountant, and politician who served as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 13 from 2013 to 2019. He is a Republican Party (United States) ...

were unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, where Mickelson took the first seat and Westra took the second seat with 5,145 votes (41.94%).

References

External links

Official page
at the

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Campaign site
* Living people Republican Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives Politicians from Sioux Falls, South Dakota University of South Dakota alumni 1969 births 21st-century American legislators {{SouthDakota-politician-stub