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Democratic Party of South Dakota

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Democratic Party of South Dakota
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Basic facts
Location:Sioux Falls, S.D.
Type:Political party
Affiliation:Democratic
Top official:Shane Merrill, Chair
Year founded:1868
Website:Official website

The Democratic Party of South Dakota is the South Dakota political party affiliate of the national Democratic Party. The group is headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Party chair

Shane Merrill

As of May 2024, the current party chair is Shane Merrill.[1]








Party leadership

As of May 14, the executive director of the Democratic Party of South Dakota was Dan Ahlers.[2]

The website for the South Dakota Democratic Party lists the following individuals as the party's state leadership as of May 14:[1]

  • Shane Merrill, Chair
  • Jessica Meyers, Vice-Chair
  • Larry Olsen, Treasurer
  • Berk Ehrmantraut, Secretary
  • Deb Knecht, National Committeewoman
  • Dennis Olson, National Committeeman

For more information on the party's full leadership and staff, please click here.

Party platform

For complete information on the party's platform, please click here.

Party rules and bylaws

For complete information on the party's bylaws, please click here.

Background

Party control
in South Dakota
GovernorRepublican
SenateRepublican
HouseRepublican
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South Dakota has a Republican trifecta and a Republican triplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature.


Party candidates

Note: The following table lists candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. This may also include candidates who filed to run with more than one political party. The list may not be comprehensive if the state's official filing deadline has not passed. This list may not populate if no candidates have filed to run with this political party. The table lists non-presidential candidates who filed to run for office with this political party in a given year. For more information on presidential candidates and elections, please click here.

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2025


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 South Dakota Democratic Party, "Our People," accessed May 14, 2024
  2. ↑ South Dakota Democratic Party, "Staff," accessed May 14, 2024
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