Phyllis Heineman

Phyllis Heineman
South Dakota State Senate District 13
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
Prior offices
South Dakota State House of Representatives
1999-2008
Education
Bachelor's	South Dakota State University, 1970
Personal
Birthday	June 28, 1948
Place of birth	Mitchell, SD
Profession	Homemaker
Religion	Roman Catholic
Websites
Office website

Phyllis M. Heineman (b. June 28, 1948) is a Republican member of the South Dakota State Senate, representing District 13. She was elected to the South Dakota State Senate in 2010. Heineman is also a former member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 13.

She began her career teaching mathematics and economics at Nettleton College. She later worked at home raising her three sons and tutoring students in math while getting involved in the community.

Heineman graduated from SDSU with her bachelor's degree in Math. She and her husband Greg live in Sioux Falls. They have three sons, Robb, Mike, and Nick, and five grandchildren.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

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

South Dakota Committee Assignments, 2013
• Appropriations
• Joint Appropriations
• Government Operations and Audit, Vice Chair
• Legislative Procedure

2011-2012

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

South Dakota Committee Assignments, 2011
• Appropriations
• Joint Appropriations
• Legislative Procedure

Elections

2012

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2012

Heineman won re-election in the 2012 election for South Dakota State Senate District 13. Heineman ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 5 and defeated Sam Khoroosi (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

South Dakota State Senate, District 13, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Phyllis Heineman Incumbent	60.1%	6,623
	Democratic	Sam Khoroosi	39.9%	4,395
Total Votes				11,018

2010

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2010

Heineman did not have any opposition in the June 8 primary. She defeated Matt Parker (D) in the November 2 general election.

South Dakota State Senate, District 13 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Phyllis Heineman (R)		4,856	56.23%
Matt Parker (D)		3,780	43.77%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Heineman raised a total of $54,620 in campaign funds. Her top contributors were:

Donor	Amount
Heineman, Greg & Phyllis M	$8,400
South Dakota Republican Party	$5,000
South Dakota Senate Republicans Campaign Cmte	$5,000
Oscar Anderson South Dakota Freedom Fund	$1,000
Johnson, Pamela Best	$1,000
Walsh Sr, Thomas	$1,000
Beacom, Miles & Lisa	$1,000

Personal

Heineman and her husband Greg have three children.

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External links

Suggest a link

• Phyllis Heineman campaign website
• Phyllis Heineman 2008 legislative profile
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000
• Phyllis Heineman on Facebook
• Phyllis Heineman on YouTube
• Phyllis Heineman on Flickr

References

Political offices
Preceded by Scott Heidepriem (D)	South Dakota State Senate District 13 2011–present	Succeeded by NA