Billie Sutton

Billie Sutton
South Dakota State Senate District 26
Incumbent
In office
2011-Present
Term ends
January 13, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Democratic
Compensation
Base salary	$12,000/two-year term
Per diem	$110/legislative day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	Four terms
Education
Bachelor's	University of Wyoming, 2008
Personal
Place of birth	Burke, SD
Profession	Investment Advisor Representative
Websites
Office website

Billie Sutton is a Democratic member of the South Dakota State Senate, representing District 26. Sutton was elected to the South Dakota State Senate in 2010.

Sutton earned his B.S. in Finance from the University of Wyoming. He used his education to work in investment and currently works as an investment advisor representative. He currently lives in Burke.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Sutton served on the following committees:

South Dakota Committee Assignments, 2013
• Appropriations
• Joint Appropriations

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Sutton served on the following committees:

South Dakota Committee Assignments, 2011
• Appropriations
• Joint Appropriations
• Retirement Laws

Elections

2012

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2012

Sutton won re-election in the 2012 election for South Dakota State Senate District 21. Sutton ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 5 and defeated John S. Meyer (R) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

South Dakota State Senate, District 21, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Billie Sutton Incumbent	59.5%	5,723
	Republican	John Meyer	40.5%	3,902
Total Votes				9,625

2010

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2010

Sutton did not have any opposition in the June 8 primary. She defeated John Meyer (R) in the November 2 general election.

South Dakota State Senate, District 26 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Billie Sutton (D)		4,167	57.78%
John Meyer (R)		3,045	42.22%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Sutton raised a total of $14,045 in campaign funds. His top contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Kost, Betty	$4,000
Sutton, Bill & Renee (Uncoded Contribution)	$1,662
Sutton, Billie H (Candidate Contribution)	$994
Sutton, Bill & Renee (Uncoded Contribution)	$750

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Billie Sutton News Feed

• COLUMN: Wolves back in College National Finals Rodeo - AberdeenNews.com
• Special lawmaker study panels set - Daily Republic
• Lawmakers picked to study education funding, domestic violence - Rapid City Journal
• Topics selected for lawmakers' study session - Rapid City Journal - Rapid City Journal
• Where did the $2000 go? ? Updated - Rapid City Journal (blog)

External links

Suggest a link

• Senate website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Julie Bartling (D)	South Dakota State Senate District 26 2011–present	Succeeded by NA