Bruce Rampelberg

Bruce Rampelberg
South Dakota State Senate District 30
Incumbent
In office
2011-Present
Term ends
January 13, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
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 Montana
Personal
Profession	Owner, American State Bank
Religion	Christian
Websites
Office website

Bruce Rampelberg is a Republican member of the South Dakota State Senate, representing District 30. Rampelberg was elected to the South Dakota State Senate in 2010.

He spent 19 years working in the banking industry as a bank president. He now owns American State Bank and is the vice president of Public Relations for First Interstate Bank.

Rampelberg earned his B.S. in Business Education from the University of Montana. He and his wife Sandee have two sons and three grandchildren.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

South Dakota Committee Assignments, 2013
• Agriculture and Natural Resources, Vice Chair
• Education
• Health and Human Services
• Retirement Laws

2011-2012

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

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

Elections

2012

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2012

Rampelberg won re-election in the 2012 election for South Dakota State Senate District 30. Rampelberg defeated George Ferebee in the Republican primary on June 5. No Democratic candidates filed. Rampelberg was unopposed in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

South Dakota State Senate District 30 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Bruce Rampelberg Incumbent	57.8%	1,830
George Rampelberg	42.2%	1,337
Total Votes		3,167

2010

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2010

Rampelberg defeated George Ferebee in the June 8 primary. He did not have any opposition in the November 2 general election.

South Dakota State Senate, District 30 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Bruce Rampelberg (R)		7,925	100.00%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Rampelberg raised a total of $21,075 in campaign funds. His top contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Rampelberg, Bruce	$10,800
Pence, John	$1,000
Adelstein, Stanford	$1,000

Personal

Rampelberg and his wife Sandee have two children.

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External links

Suggest a link

• Bruce Rampelberg campaign website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by Gordon Howie (R)	South Dakota State Senate District 30 2011–present	Succeeded by NA