Don K. Haggar
(born August 6, 1957) is an American politician and a former
Republican member of the
South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 10 since January 11, 2013. He is the father of
Jenna Haggar, the other District 10 representative. He resigned on 27 June 2017 to become the leader of the South Dakota chapter of
Americans for Prosperity.
Education
Haggar earned his
MBA from the
University of South Dakota.
Election history
*2016 Haggar was re-elected with 5,484 votes;
Steven Haugaard was re-elected with 5,838 and Paul Vanderline received 3,437 votes and Dean Kurtz received 3,283 votes.
*2014 Haggar was re-elected with 3,774 votes;
Steven Haugaard was also elected with 3,574 votes; and Jo Hausman received 2,402 votes and James Wrigg received 1,769 votes.
*2012 With District 10 incumbent Republican Representative
Gene G. Abdallah
Gene George Abdallah (June 16, 1936 – November 2, 2019) was an American politician. He served in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2001 to 2002 as well as 2011 to 2012 and in the Senate from 2002 to 2010.
Abdallah served in the So ...
running to return to the
South Dakota Senate and
Roger Hunt 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 leaving both District 10 seats open, and incumbent Republican Representative
Jenna Haggar redistricted from District 15, Haggar ran alongside his daughter in the three-way June 5, 2012 Republican Primary, where she placed first and he placed second with 457 votes (31.3%) ahead of former state Senator
Dave Munson
David R. Munson (born 1942) is an American politician.
Munson obtained his Bachelor of Arts, B.A. degree from Sioux Falls College and Master's degree, M.A. degree from Augustana College (South Dakota), Augustana College. For eight and a half yea ...
; in the four-way November 6, 2012 General election, she took the first seat and he took the second seat with 4,620 votes (27.37%) ahead of
Democratic nominees Jo Hausman and Brian Parsons.
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 ...
Campaign site*
Place of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Republican Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
Politicians from Sioux Falls, South Dakota
University of South Dakota alumni
1957 births
21st-century American legislators
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