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South Dakota Democratic Party
The South Dakota Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of South Dakota. History 1914 was a milestone for the Democrats when they won South Dakota's first U.S. Senate election by popular vote with their first statewide elected official, Edwin S. Johnson. This was their first success since William Jennings Bryan successfully campaigned (a novelty at the time) for the state's electoral votes in 1896 with help from an agrarian crisis. Nevertheless, it was not until the sweeping elections of 1932 that the Democratic Party took firm control as the party of the New Deal. With supermajorities in the state legislature and control of the governorship, the Democrats were able to set about securing newly available federal aid, replacing property tax with income and sales taxes, and instituting unemployment insurance. While Democrats managed only one solid two-year election cycle in the 40s and 50s, a young two-term House member and Kennedy administrati ...
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Randy Seiler
Randolph John Seiler (born July 1, 1946) is an American attorney and veteran serving as the chair of the Democratic Party of South Dakota since 2019. He served as the 41st United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota from 2015 until his retirement in 2017. Seiler was previously the Deputy United States Attorney for the District of South Dakota. Early life, education, and military career Seiler was raised in Herreid, South Dakota, a small town near the North Dakota border. Seiler attended South Dakota State University, but did not graduate. Seiler spent four years in the United States Air Force, serving a tour of duty in Vietnam and earning the Air Force Commendation Medal for meritorious service. He returned to the United States and graduated ''cum laude'' with a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from the University of Nebraska Omaha. He was appointed by then-Governor Dick Kneip to serve as the director of the South Dakota Division of Law Enforcement Assistan ...
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George McGovern Presidential Campaign, 1972
The George McGovern 1972 presidential campaign began when United States Senator George McGovern from South Dakota launched his second candidacy for the Presidency of the United States in an ultimately unsuccessful bid to win the 1972 presidential election against incumbent president Richard Nixon, winning only in the District of Columbia and the state of Massachusetts. McGovern vied to become the first South Dakota native to become president. Leading up to the announcement McGovern had run a short presidential campaign in 1968, acting as a stand-in for the assassinated Robert F. Kennedy leading up to the 1968 Democratic National Convention. McGovern then spent the remainder of the general election campaign ensuring his own re-election to the Senate. But following the 1968 convention, he had planned on running for president again, a decision he solidified in January 1969.Anson, ''McGovern'', pp. 243–244. He began hiring legislative aides who could double as campaign policy ...
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South Dakota Democratic Party
The South Dakota Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of South Dakota. History 1914 was a milestone for the Democrats when they won South Dakota's first U.S. Senate election by popular vote with their first statewide elected official, Edwin S. Johnson. This was their first success since William Jennings Bryan successfully campaigned (a novelty at the time) for the state's electoral votes in 1896 with help from an agrarian crisis. Nevertheless, it was not until the sweeping elections of 1932 that the Democratic Party took firm control as the party of the New Deal. With supermajorities in the state legislature and control of the governorship, the Democrats were able to set about securing newly available federal aid, replacing property tax with income and sales taxes, and instituting unemployment insurance. While Democrats managed only one solid two-year election cycle in the 40s and 50s, a young two-term House member and Kennedy administrati ...
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Oren Lesmeister
Oren Lesmeister (born July 7, 1966) is an American politician who has served in 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 into ... from district 28A since 2017. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Lesmeister, Oren 1966 births Living people People from Eagle Butte, South Dakota Democratic Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians ...
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Erin Healy
Erin Healy (born April 22) is an American politician serving two terms as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 14th district. After South Dakota redistricting, Erin will now be running for House of Representatives in District 10. Career 2018 election season In 2018, Healy ran for one of two South Dakota House of Representative seats in District 14. She ran against incumbents, retired veteran and community figure, Larry Zikmund and retired teacher, Tom Holmes, who were both running for re-election in the district. Also in the race was Democrat Valerie Loudenback, vice-president and owner of Grand Prairie Foods. On November 6, 2018 Healy won the seat with 25.5% of the vote along with Larry Zikmund, re-elected with 26.5% of the vote. Healy was one of 11 Democrats and one of 19 women elected or re-elected to the House. 2019–2020 legislative session On January 5, 2019, Healy was sworn in at the South Dakota capitol building ahead of Governor Kris ...
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Steven McCleerey
Steven McCleerey is an American politician and farmer who served as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives for the first district. Elected in 2015, McCleerey previously served as Assistant House Democratic Leader. Early life and education McCleerey was born and raised in Sisseton, South Dakota. He attended South Dakota State University, where he studied Agriculture. Career Prior to entering politics, McCleerey worked as a grain farmer. McCleerey took office on December 13, 2015, and represents the first district with Republican Tamara St. John. McCleerey is a member of the South Dakota Democratic Party. He endorsed Hillary Clinton in the 2016 United States presidential election and Joe Biden in the 2020 United States presidential election The 2020 United States presidential election was the 59th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The Democratic ticket of former vice president Joe Biden and the junior U.S. senator f ...
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Jamie Smith (politician)
Jamie R. Smith (born January 31, 1971) is an American politician who serves as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives. Smith represents District 15, which covers downtown neighborhoods, including areas around Terrace Park and the Great Plains Zoo, in Sioux Falls. He has served as House Minority Leader since the 2019 legislative session. Smith was the Democratic nominee in the 2022 South Dakota gubernatorial election, losing to incumbent Republican governor Kristi Noem. Career Smith is a real estate agent with Hegg Realtors, a former educator, and a member of the Democratic Party Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo .... He lives in Sioux Falls. References External links Representative Jamie Smithofficial government websiteJamie Smith for Gover ...
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Reynold Nesiba
Reynold F. Nesiba (born May 7, 1966) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 15 since January 10, 2017. Nesiba is also a professor of economics at Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Early life and education Nesiba was born in St. Paul, Nebraska, to Leonard Nesiba, a World War II veteran and small business owner, and Irene (Schmale) Nesiba. Together, Nesiba's parents owned and operated Nesiba's Cafe in St. Paul. In 1989, Nesiba earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics at the University of Denver. Six years later, he completed his PhD in economics from the University of Notre Dame The University of Notre Dame du Lac, known simply as Notre Dame ( ) or ND, is a private Catholic research university in Notre Dame, Indiana, outside the city of South Bend. French priest Edward Sorin founded the school in 1842. The main campu ..., where he also procured his master's degree. Career In 1995, Nesiba was hire ...
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Craig Kennedy (politician)
Craig A. Kennedy (born September 28, 1951) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 18 from January 10, 2017 through January 12, 2021. Early life and education Kennedy was born in Huron, South Dakota. He earned his bachelor's degree at the University of South Dakota and his Juris Doctor at the University of South Dakota School of Law. Legal career He started as a Judicial law clerk for the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota. In 1977, he began his own law practice out of Yankton after a year as a U.S. District Court Law Clerk. Eight years later, he was elected as Yankton County's State Attorney, serving in that capacity for 7 years. From 2000 until his election in 2016 to the South Dakota Senate, he served as South Dakota's Special Assistant Attorney General. Aside from his work as an attorney, he has filled the following positions: State Bar Commissioner, President of the USD Law S ...
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Troy Heinert
Troy Heinert (born July 29, 1972) is an American politician currently serving as the minority leader of the South Dakota Senate. Elected to the Senate in 2014, he was elected in 2015 as Senate assistant minority leader.Sarah Sunshine Manning, "Sanders Advocates for Tribes, Mother Earth"
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He was elected minority leader in 2018. He was first elected to the state house in 2012 and served for one term.


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Indian Civil Rights Act
The Civil Rights Act of 1968 () is a landmark law in the United States signed into law by United States President Lyndon B. Johnson during the King assassination riots. Titles II through VII comprise the Indian Civil Rights Act, which applies to the Native American tribes of the United States and makes many but not all of the guarantees of the U.S. Bill of Rights applicable within the tribes. (that Act appears today in Title 25, sections 1301 to 1303 of the United States Code). Titles VIII and IX are commonly known as the Fair Housing Act, which was meant as a follow-up to the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (this is different legislation than the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, which expanded housing funding programs). While the Civil Rights Act of 1866 prohibited discrimination in housing, there were no federal enforcement provisions. The 1968 act expanded on previous acts and prohibited discrimination concerning the sale, rental, and financing of housing based on race ...
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Richard F
Richard is a male given name. It originates, via Old French, from Old Frankish and is a compound of the words descending from Proto-Germanic ''*rīk-'' 'ruler, leader, king' and ''*hardu-'' 'strong, brave, hardy', and it therefore means 'strong in rule'. Nicknames include "Richie", "Dick", "Dickon", " Dickie", "Rich", "Rick", "Rico", "Ricky", and more. Richard is a common English, German and French male name. It's also used in many more languages, particularly Germanic, such as Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Icelandic, and Dutch, as well as other languages including Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Finnish. Richard is cognate with variants of the name in other European languages, such as the Swedish "Rickard", the Catalan "Ricard" and the Italian "Riccardo", among others (see comprehensive variant list below). People named Richard Multiple people with the same name * Richard Andersen (other) * Richard Anderson (other) * Richard Cartwright (other) * Ri ...
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