Dick Werner

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Dick Werner
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
from the 22nd[1] district
In office
January 11, 2013 – January 10, 2017
Serving with Peggy Gibson
Preceded byJim White
Succeeded byBob Glanzer
Personal details
Born (1957-12-02) December 2, 1957 (age 66)
Herreid, South Dakota
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceHuron, South Dakota
Alma materUniversity of South Dakota

Richard Edward Werner[2] (born December 2, 1957) is an American politician and a Republican former member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 22 from 2013 until 2017.[3]

Education, Life[edit]

Werner graduated from the University of South Dakota. Werner is a Member of the Local Lions Chapter in Huron.[4]

Elections[edit]

  • 2012 When incumbent Republican Representative Jim White ran for South Dakota Senate and left a District 22 seat open, Werner ran in the three-way June 5, 2012 Republican Primary and placed first by 1 vote with 725 votes; in the four-way November 6, 2012 General election, incumbent Democratic Representative Peggy Gibson took the first seat and Werner took the second seat with 4,344 votes (25.05%) ahead of Democratic nominee Dale Hargens and fellow Republican nominee Jay Slater.[5]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dick Werner". Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota Legislature. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  2. ^ "Dick Werner's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  3. ^ "South Dakota Legislature".
  4. ^ "Re-Elect Dick Werner 2012 for South Dakota State House". Archived from the original on 2015-02-02. Retrieved 2015-02-12.
  5. ^ "Official Results General Election November 6, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 10, 2014.

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