Tim Reed (born July 13, 1965) is an American politician. He is a

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representing the 7th district in the

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Early life

Reed was born in

Brookings, South Dakota Brookings is a city in Brookings County, South Dakota, United States. Brookings is South Dakota's fourth largest city, with a population of 23,377 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Brookings County, and home to South Dakota State Un ...

. He holds a

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degree in Computer Science and Economics from

South Dakota State University South Dakota State University is a public land-grant research university in Brookings, South Dakota. Founded in 1881, it is the state's largest and most comprehensive university and the oldest continually-operating university in South Dakota. The ...

Political career

Reed served as mayor of

from 2009 to 2016. In 2016, Reed ran for election to represent District 7 in the South Dakota House of Representatives. He was unopposed in the Republican primary, and won one of the two seats in the general election (the other going to

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Spencer Hawley Spencer LeRoy Hawley (born April 18, 1953) is an American politician and a Democratic former member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 7 from 2011-2019. Elections *2012 Hawley and another candidate ran unopposed i ...

). In 2018, Reed and fellow Republican Doug Post defeated two Democrats and one independent candidate. Reed was re-elected in 2020. Reed currently sits on the following committees: * Local Government * Taxation * Mental Health Services Delivery Task Force

Electoral record

References

1965 births Living people Republican Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives People from Brookings, South Dakota South Dakota State University alumni 21st-century American legislators {{SouthDakota-politician-stub