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Daniel Kaiser
Daniel "Dan" Kaiser is a former Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 3 from 2013 to 2019.
Biography
Kaiser's professional experience includes working as a police officer and retail manager. He served eight years in the United States Army Reserve.[1]
Committee assignments
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| South Dakota committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Judiciary |
| • Taxation |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Kaiser served on the following committees:
| South Dakota committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Education |
| • Transportation |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Kaiser served on the following committees:
| South Dakota committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Education |
| • Transportation |
Campaign themes
2014
Kaiser's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[2]
Taxes and Spending
- Excerpt: "I believe that government should be streamlined and operated in such a way that all of our citizens are proud of their quality of life and the efficiencies in their state government. I want South Dakota to be a place where people come to work within a Constitutional system of limited government. Fiscal responsibility is essential."
Jobs
- Excerpt: "I believe that we must free up our marketplace so that businesses are encouraged to create more jobs. We can do this by cutting business taxes and unnecessary regulations."
Health Care
- Excerpt: "We have not seen a true free market in health care for decades. I strongly oppose government intervention and believe individuals have the right to make their own choices when it comes to health care. I will vote for any legislation that demands the federal government stay out of South Dakota with the unconstitutional health care bill passed in 2010."
Education
- Excerpt: "Education is best served at the local level. Each community is unique and the interests of our towns are always better left to local parents and teachers. I appreciate and encourage an increase in private schools and home schooling."
Sovereignty
- Excerpt: "I believe in the rights of states to work under their unique constitutional and legislative systems. I oppose all efforts of the federal government to get involved in the decision making processes and law enforcement efforts of states. I will always work against state adoption of unconstitutional laws like REAL ID and I will never support legislation because of strings attached by the federal government. (i.e. I will not support a seat belt law to get “millions” in funding from the federal government.)"
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
Daniel Kaiser did not file to run for re-election.
2016
Elections for the South Dakota House of Representatives 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 Al Novstrup (R) did not seek re-election.
Incumbent Daniel Kaiser and Drew Dennert defeated Brooks Briscoe and Nikki Bootz in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 3 general election.[3][4]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 3 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Daniel Kaiser Incumbent |
34.36% | 6,588 | |
| Republican | Drew Dennert |
33.18% | 6,361 | |
| Democratic | Brooks Briscoe | 17.95% | 3,441 | |
| Democratic | Nikki Bootz | 14.52% | 2,784 | |
| Total Votes | 19,174 | |||
| Source: South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Nikki Bootz and Brooks Briscoe were unopposed in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 3 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 3 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Nikki Bootz | |
| Democratic | Brooks Briscoe | |
Incumbent Daniel Kaiser and Drew Dennert defeated Todd Kolden in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 3 Republican primary.[5][6]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 3 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Daniel Kaiser Incumbent |
45.23% | 1,255 | |
| Republican | Drew Dennert |
37.15% | 1,031 | |
| Republican | Todd Kolden | 17.62% | 489 | |
| Total Votes | 2,775 | |||
2014
Elections for the South Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 25, 2014. Burt Elliott and Pat Hale were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Daniel Kaiser and Al Novstrup were unopposed in the Republican primary. Kaiser and Novstrup defeated Hale and Elliott in the general election.[7][8][9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Al Novstrup |
28.4% | 3,931 | |
| Republican | Daniel Kaiser Incumbent |
26.8% | 3,709 | |
| Democratic | Burt Elliott | 24.6% | 3,404 | |
| Democratic | Pat Hale | 20.1% | 2,778 | |
| Total Votes | 13,822 | |||
| Source: South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Kaiser won election in the 2012 election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 3. Kaiser ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 5 and won election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David Novstrup Incumbent |
31.2% | 5,843 | |
| Republican | Daniel Kaiser |
27.8% | 5,201 | |
| Democratic | Bill Antonides | 24.2% | 4,529 | |
| Democratic | Zachary Anderson | 16.8% | 3,148 | |
| Total Votes | 18,721 | |||
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2018
In 2018, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 26.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- 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.
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2016
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In 2016, the 91st South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 12 through March 29.
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2015
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In 2015, the 90th South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 13 to March 30.
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2014
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In 2014, the 89th South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 31.
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2013
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In 2013, the 88th South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 25.
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Recent news
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- All stories may not be relevant to this legislator due to the nature of the search engine.
See also
- South Dakota State Legislature
- South Dakota House of Representatives
- South Dakota House Committees
- South Dakota Joint Committees
- South Dakota House of Representatives District 3
External links
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions via OpenSecrets
Footnotes
- ↑ kaiserforhouse.com, "Home," accessed June 1, 2017
- ↑ Kaiser for House, "Issues," accessed September 24, 2014
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results State Canvas," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "State primary results," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Current Candidates for Primary Election," May 2, 2014
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Primary Election - Official Results," accessed June 4, 2014
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results - November 4, 2014," accessed November 12, 2014
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official election results for 2012," accessed March 11, 2014
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| Preceded by Dennis Feickert (D) |
South Dakota House of Representatives District 3 2013–2019 |
Succeeded by Carl Perry (R) |
