Tim G. Rounds
(born November 17, 1959) is an American politician and a
Republican
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Political ideology
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member of 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 ...
representing District 24 since January 11, 2013. Rounds previously served non-consecutively from January 2003 until January 2011 in the District 24 seat, but took a break from the House due to the state's
term limit
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s.
Education
Rounds earned his
BS from
Black Hills State University
Black Hills State University (BHSU) is a public university in Spearfish, South Dakota. Close to 4,000 students attend classes at its campus in Spearfish, at sites in Rapid City and Pierre, and through distance offerings. Enrollment comes from ...
.
Elections
In 2012, incumbent Republican state Representative
Tad Perry
Robert Thomas Perry (born March 11, 1943) is an American former politician. He served as a Republican member for the 24th district in the South Dakota House of Representatives
The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the ...
ran for
South Dakota Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the South Dakota Legislature. It consists of 35 members, one representing each legislative district; it meets at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre.
Composition
:''92nd Legislature (2019)''
Officers
Li ...
and left a District 24 seat open, Rounds ran in the three-way June 5, 2012 Republican Primary and placed second with 2,288 votes (34.1%) ahead of incumbent Representative
Mark Venner, who placed third; Rounds and fellow Republican nominee
Mary Duvall
Mary Kay Duvall (born September 6, 1962) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 24 since January 11, 2013.
Education
Duvall earned her BS in agricultural business fr ...
were unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, where Rounds took the first seat with 7,248 votes (54.08%) and Duvall took the second seat.
In 2002, incumbent Republican Representative
Jeff Monroe
Jeffrey 'Jeff' Rodrick Monroe (born September 5, 1956) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 24 since January 8, 2013. Monroe served non-consecutively in the South Dakota Legislature fr ...
ran for
South Dakota Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the South Dakota Legislature. It consists of 35 members, one representing each legislative district; it meets at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre.
Composition
:''92nd Legislature (2019)''
Officers
Li ...
and Republican Representative
Cooper Garnos
Cooper Owen Garnos (born October 19, 1965) is an American former politician. He served in the South Dakota Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the South Dakota Legislature. It consists of 35 members, one representing each legislative distri ...
was redistricted to District 26 leaving both District 24 seats open, Rounds ran in the four-way June 4, 2002 Republican Primary and placed first with 3,738 votes (42.6%); in the four-way November 5, 2002 General election Rounds took the first seat with 5,714 votes (30.1%) and fellow Republican nominee
Ryan Olson took the second seat ahead of
Democratic nominees Ann Thompson and Peggy Cruse.
In 2004, Rounds and Republican Representative Olson were unopposed for both the June 1, 2004 Republican Primary and the November 2, 2004 General election where Rounds took the first seat with 7,956 votes (57.3%) and Representative Olson took the second seat.
In 2006, Rounds and Republican Representative Olson were unopposed for both the June 6, 2006 Republican Primary and the November 7, 2006 General election where Representative Olson took the first seat and Rounds took the second seat with 6,026 votes (47.9%).
In 2008, Rounds and Republican Representative Olson were challenged for both the three-way June 3, 2008 Republican Primary where Rounds placed second with 2,613 votes (35.8%) and the four-way November 4, 2008 General election where Representative Olson took the first seat and Rounds took the second seat with 5,963 votes (31.0%) ahead of Democratic nominees Jodi Owen and Ann Eichinger.
Rounds and Representative Olson were both
term limit
A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms an officeholder may serve in a particular elected office. When term limits are found in presidential and semi-presidential systems they act as a method of curbing the potenti ...
ed and left the Legislature after the end of the term, having served eight years side by side.
Personal life
Tim Rounds is the younger brother of the 31st Governor of South Dakota and U.S. Senator
Mike Rounds
Marion Michael Rounds (born October 24, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Dakota since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 31st governor of South Dakota ...
.
References
External links
Official pageat the
South Dakota Legislature
The South Dakota State Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of South Dakota. It is a bicameral legislative body, consisting of the South Dakota Senate, which has 35 members, and the South Dakota House of Representatives, which ...
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1959 births
Living people
Black Hills State University alumni
Republican Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
People from Pierre, South Dakota
21st-century American politicians
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