Jim Bradford
Encyclopedia
James Arnold "Jim" Bradford is a teacher, politician and Democratic
member of the South Dakota Senate
, representing the 27th district since 2009. He first was elected to office in the South Dakota House of Representatives
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In 2008, he switched parties to the Republican Party
after having lost the Democratic Primary to the incumbent senator Theresa Two Bulls
. No Republican opposed him, and he narrowly won the election over Two Bulls by 277 votes. A year after winning re-election to the state senate, Bradford switched back to the Democratic Party.
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
member of the South Dakota Senate
South Dakota Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the South Dakota State Legislature. It is made up of 35 members, one representing each legislative district, and meets at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre.-Composition:-Officers:-Members of the 86th Senate:...
, representing the 27th district since 2009. He first was elected to office in the South Dakota House of Representatives
South Dakota House of Representatives
The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Dakota State Legislature. It is made up of 70 members, two from each legislative district...
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Political career
Bradford was first elected to office as a Democratic member of the state House of RepresentativesSouth Dakota House of Representatives
The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Dakota State Legislature. It is made up of 70 members, two from each legislative district...
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In 2008, he switched parties to the Republican Party
American Republican Party
The American Republican Party was a minor nativist political organization that was launched in New York in June 1843, largely as a protest against immigrant voters and officeholders. In 1844, it carried municipal elections in New York City and Philadelphia and expanded so rapidly that by July,...
after having lost the Democratic Primary to the incumbent senator Theresa Two Bulls
Theresa Two Bulls
Theresa B. "Huck" Two Bulls is an attorney, prosecutor and politician in the United States and the Oglala Sioux Tribe. In 2004 she was elected as Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate, representing the 27th district, the first American Indian woman to be elected to the state legislature. ...
. No Republican opposed him, and he narrowly won the election over Two Bulls by 277 votes. A year after winning re-election to the state senate, Bradford switched back to the Democratic Party.
External links
- South Dakota Legislature - Jim Bradford official SD House website