Alan Solano

Alan Solano

Republican Party

Prior offices

South Dakota State Senate District 32

Successor: Helene Duhamel

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Personal

Religion

Christian

Alan Solano (Republican Party) is a former member of the South Dakota State Senate. He represented District 32. Solano assumed office on January 13, 2014. He resigned from office effective November 30, 2019.

Committee assignments

2019-2020

Solano was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Education Committee, Chair
• Senate Health and Human Services Committee
• Senate Transportation Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

South Dakota committee assignments, 2017
• Education, Vice chair
• Transportation

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Solano served on the following committees:

South Dakota committee assignments, 2015
• Education, Vice-Chair
• State Affairs
• Transportation

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Solano served on the following committees:

South Dakota committee assignments, 2014
• Appropriations

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Elections

2018

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for South Dakota State Senate District 32

Incumbent Alan Solano defeated Ayla Rodriguez in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 32 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Alan Solano (R)	62.2	5,602
	Submit photo	Ayla Rodriguez (D)	37.8	3,404

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 32

Ayla Rodriguez advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 32 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Ayla Rodriguez

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 32

Incumbent Alan Solano advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 32 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Alan Solano

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2016

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the South Dakota State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 29, 2016.

Incumbent Alan Solano defeated David A. Hubbard in the South Dakota State Senate District 32 general election.

South Dakota State Senate, District 32 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Alan Solano Incumbent	66.82%	6,764
	Democratic	David A. Hubbard	33.18%	3,359
Total Votes				10,123
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State

David A. Hubbard ran unopposed in the South Dakota State Senate District 32 Democratic primary.

South Dakota State Senate, District 32 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	David A. Hubbard  (unopposed)

Incumbent Alan Solano defeated Richard Kriebel in the South Dakota State Senate District 32 Republican primary.

South Dakota State Senate, District 32 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Alan Solano Incumbent	61.93%	1,495
	Republican	Richard Kriebel	38.07%	919
Total Votes				2,414

2014

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2014

The general elections for the office of South Dakota State Senate took place on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 25, 2014. Incumbent Alan Solano was unopposed in the Republican primary. Solano was unopposed in the general election.

Campaign finance summary

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Alan Solano campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2018	South Dakota State Senate District 32	Won general	$15,150	N/A**
2016	South Dakota State Senate, District 32	Won	$29,747	N/A**
2014	South Dakota State Senate, District 32	Won	$4,300	N/A**
Grand total			$49,197	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2019

In 2019, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 29.

• Family Heritage Alliance

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• SD Citizens For Liberty

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• The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2018

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In 2018, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 26. Family Heritage Alliance Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization. SD Citizens For Liberty Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. South Dakota Right to Life Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2017

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In 2017, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 27. The legislature held a special session on June 12. American Clarion Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to firearm policy. Family Heritage Alliance Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization. SD Citizens For Liberty Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. South Dakota Right to Life Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2016

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In 2016, the 91st South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 12 through March 29. American Clarion: Senate and House Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. South Dakota Family Heritage Alliance Legislators are scored on if they voted for/against FHA's position. South Dakota Right to Life: 2015-2016 Scorecard Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2015

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In 2015, the 90th South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 13 to March 30. South Dakota Family Heritage Alliance Legislators are scored on if they voted for/against FHA's position. South Dakota Freedom Coalition: South Dakota Freedom Index 2015 Legislators are scored by the South Dakota Freedom Coalition on their votes on the "'top ten' issues affecting your freedom." South Dakota Right to Life: 2015-2016 Scorecard Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2014

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In 2014, the 89th South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 31. South Dakotans Fighting Animal Cruelty Together Legislators are scored on their votes on animal protection bills. South Dakota Right to Life: 2013-2014 Scorecard Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2013

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In 2013, the 88th South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 25. South Dakota Freedom Coalition: South Dakota Freedom Index 2013 Legislators are scored by the South Dakota Freedom Coalition on their votes on the "'top ten' issues affecting your freedom."

See also

• South Dakota State Legislature
• South Dakota State Senate
• South Dakota Senate Committees
• South Dakota Joint Committees
• South Dakota State Senate District 32
• South Dakota State Senate elections, 2018
• State legislative elections, 2018

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Stanford Adelstein (R)	South Dakota House of Representatives District 32 January 13, 2014–November 30, 2019	Succeeded by Helene Duhamel (R)

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Current members of the South Dakota State Senate

Leadership

Majority Leader:Jim Mehlhaff

Minority Leader:Liz Larson

Senators

District 1

Michael Rohl (R)

District 2

Steve Kolbeck (R)

District 3

Carl Perry (R)

District 4

Stephanie Sauder (R)

District 5

Glen Vilhauer (R)

District 6

Ernie Otten (R)

District 7

Tim Reed (R)

District 8

Casey Crabtree (R)

District 9

Joy Hohn (R)

District 10

Liz Larson (D)

District 11

Chris Karr (R)

District 12

Arch Beal (R)

District 13

Sue Peterson (R)

District 14

Larry Zikmund (R)

District 15

Jamie Smith (D)

District 16

Kevin Jensen (R)

District 17

Sydney Davis (R)

District 18

Lauren Nelson (R)

District 19

Kyle Schoenfish (R)

District 20

Paul Miskimins (R)

District 21

MyKala Voita (R)

District 22

Brandon Wipf (R)

District 23

Mark Lapka (R)

District 24

Jim Mehlhaff (R)

District 25

Tom Pischke (R)

District 26

Tamara Grove (R)

District 27

Red Foster (D)

District 28

J. Marty (R)

District 29

John Carley (R)

District 30

Amber Hulse (R)

District 31

Randy Deibert (R)

District 32

Helene Duhamel (R)

District 33

Curt Voight (R)

District 34

Taffy Howard (R)

District 35

Greg Blanc (R)

Republican Party (32)

Democratic Party (3)