South Dakota Republican Party
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The South Dakota Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...

 in South Dakota
South Dakota
South Dakota is a state located in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux American Indian tribes. Once a part of Dakota Territory, South Dakota became a state on November 2, 1889. The state has an area of and an estimated population of just over...

. Karl Adam is the State Chairman; Sue Peterson is the State Vice Chair.

Current elected officials

The South Dakota Republican Party controls all seven statewide offices and holds majorities in the South Dakota Senate and the South Dakota House of Representatives. Republicans also hold one of the state's U.S. Senate seats and the state's at-large congressional seat.

State
  • Governor: Dennis Daugaard
  • Lieutenant Governor
    Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
    The Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota is the lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of South Dakota.He or she is the second-ranking member of the executive branch of South Dakota state government and also serves as presiding officer of the South Dakota Senate...

    : Matt Michels
    Matt Michels
    Matt Michels is the Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota and formerly the Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives. He and running mate Dennis Daugaard were elected in the general election on November 2, 2010. Mr. Michels is a Republican....

  • Secretary of State
    Secretary of State of South Dakota
    The Secretary of State of South Dakota is an elected constitutional officer of the U.S. state of South Dakota.The current Secretary of State is Jason Gant.The Secretary of State's Office is composed of three divisions:...

    : Jason Gant
    Jason Gant
    Jason M. Gant is currently the Secretary of State of South Dakota. A member of the Republican, he formerly represented the 11th district in the South Dakota Senate since 2004...

  • Attorney General
    State Attorney General
    The state attorney general in each of the 50 U.S. states and territories is the chief legal advisor to the state government and the state's chief law enforcement officer. In some states, the attorney general serves as the head of a state department of justice, with responsibilities similar to those...

    : Marty Jackley
    Marty Jackley
    Marty Jackley is the Attorney General for South Dakota. He was appointed Attorney General on September 4, 2009, after the prior Attorney General Larry Long was named a circuit court judge....

  • State Auditor
    State auditor
    State auditors are executive officers of U.S. states who serve as auditors and comptrollers for state funds....

    : Steve Barnett
    Steve Barnett
    Jerry Stephen Barnett is a former American football offensive lineman in the National Football League for the Chicago Bears and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Oregon and was drafted in the second round of the 1963 NFL Draft...

  • State Treasurer
    State Treasurer
    In the state governments of the United States, 49 of the 50 states have the executive position of treasurer. Texas abolished the position of Texas State Treasurer in 1996....

    : Rich Sattgast
  • Commissioner of School and Public Lands: Jarrod Johnson
    Jarrod Johnson
    Jarrod Godette Johnson , is a former professional American football player who played in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and San Diego Chargers, as well as for the Sacramento Surge of the World League of American Football, with whom he won the World Bowl in 1992.The son of...



Federal
  • U.S. Senate
    • John R. Thune
  • U.S. House of Representatives
    • Kristi Noem
      Kristi Noem
      Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem is the U.S. Representative for , serving since January 2011. She is a member of the Republican Party and has been elected to the Republican Leadership for the 112th Congress as one of its two freshman representatives...

      , At-Large District
      South Dakota's At-large congressional district
      The South Dakota at-large congressional district covers the entire state of South Dakota. It was created in 1982, after South Dakota lost its 2nd District. From 1889 to 1913, it existed with two representatives elected statewide at-large....


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