Bruce Rampelberg

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Bruce Rampelberg

Republican Party

Prior offices:

South Dakota State Senate District 30

Years in office: 2011 - 2017

Elections and appointments

Last election

June 5, 2018

Education

Bachelor's

University of Montana

Personal

Religion

Christian

Profession

Owner, American State Bank

Contact

Campaign Facebook

Personal website

Personal Facebook

Bruce Rampelberg (Republican Party) was a member of the South Dakota State Senate, representing District 30. Rampelberg assumed office in 2011. Rampelberg left office in 2017.

Rampelberg (Republican Party) ran for election to the South Dakota State Senate to represent District 30. Rampelberg lost in the Republican primary on June 5, 2018.

Rampelberg is a former Republican member of the South Dakota State Senate, representing District 30 from 2011 to 2017.

Biography

Rampelberg earned his B.S. in business education from the University of Montana.

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.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

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

South Dakota committee assignments, 2015
• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Education
• Health and Human Services, Chair
• Retirement Laws, Chair

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 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

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 30

Incumbent Lance Russell defeated Kristine Winter and Gideon Oakes in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 30 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lance Russell (R)	56.7	6,652
	Submit photo	Kristine Winter (D)	25.1	2,943
		Gideon Oakes (L)	18.2	2,134

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 30

Kristine Winter advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 30 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Kristine Winter

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 30

Incumbent Lance Russell defeated Bruce Rampelberg and Patricia Shiery in the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 30 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Lance Russell	58.1	2,547
		Bruce Rampelberg	29.3	1,283
	Submit photo	Patricia Shiery	12.7	556

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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.

Lance Russell defeated Karla R. LaRive in the South Dakota State Senate District 30 general election.

South Dakota State Senate, District 30 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lance Russell	71.53%	9,176
	Democratic	Karla R. LaRive	28.47%	3,653
Total Votes				12,829
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State

Karla R. LaRive ran unopposed in the South Dakota State Senate District 30 Democratic primary.

South Dakota State Senate, District 30 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Karla R. LaRive  (unopposed)

Lance Russell defeated incumbent Bruce Rampelberg in the South Dakota State Senate District 30 Republican primary.

South Dakota State Senate, District 30 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Lance Russell	59.20%	2,396
	Republican	Bruce Rampelberg Incumbent	40.80%	1,651
Total Votes				4,047

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 Bruce Rampelberg was unopposed in the Republican primary. Rampelberg was unopposed in the general election.

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 Ferebee	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 finance summary

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Bruce Rampelberg campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2018	South Dakota State Senate District 30	Lost primary	$25,280	N/A**
2014	South Dakota State Senate, District 30	Won	$9,810	N/A**
2012	South Dakota State Senate, District 30	Won	$23,296	N/A**
2010	South Dakota State Senate, District 30	Won	$21,075	N/A**
Grand total			$79,461	N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Election 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

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in South Dakota

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• 2016
• 2015
• 2014
• 2013
• 2012
• 2011

Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Dakota State Legislature in 2016.

• American Clarion — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• Family Heritage Alliance — Legislators are scored on if they voted for/against FHA's position.
• Family Voice Action — Legislators are scored on bills related to family 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.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Dakota State Legislature in 2015.

• Family Heritage Alliance — Legislators are scored on if they voted for/against FHA's position.
• Family Voice Action — Legislators are scored on bills related to family issues.
• South Dakota Freedom Coalition — 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 — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Dakota State Legislature in 2014.

• South Dakotans Fighting Animal Cruelty Together — Legislators are scored on their votes on animal protection bills.
• 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.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Dakota State Legislature in 2013.

• South Dakota Freedom Coalition — Legislators are scored by the South Dakota Freedom Coalition on their votes on the "'top ten' issues affecting your freedom."

Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Dakota State Legislature in 2012.

• S.D. GOP Platform Accountability — Legislators are scored based on their votes as they relate to the S.D. GOP platform.
• South Dakota Freedom Coalition — 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 — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Dakota State Legislature in 2011.

• Republican Liberty Caucus of South Dakota — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to firearms policy.
• S.D. GOP Platform Accountability — Legislators are scored based on their votes as they relate to the S.D. GOP platform.
• South Dakota Freedom Coalition — Legislators are scored by the South Dakota Freedom Coalition on their votes on the "'top ten' issues affecting your freedom."

Personal

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Rampelberg and his wife, Sandee, have two sons and three grandchildren.

See also

• South Dakota State Legislature
• South Dakota State Senate
• South Dakota Senate Committees
• South Dakota Joint Committees
• South Dakota State Senate District 30
• South Dakota State Senate elections, 2018
• State legislative elections, 2018

External links

Suggest a link

• Search Google News for this topic
• Bruce Rampelberg campaign website
• Profile from Open States
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions via OpenSecrets

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by Gordon Howie (R)	South Dakota State Senate District 30 2011–2017	Succeeded by Lance Russell (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)