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Dick Werner

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Dick Werner
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Prior offices
South Dakota House of Representatives District 22

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Dick Werner is a former Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 22 from 2013 to 2017.

Werner was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 23 of the South Dakota House of Representatives. He was defeated in the Republican primary.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

Campaign themes

2014

Werner's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]

Education

  • Excerpt: "A quality education system allows for our local businesses and industries to have access to a highly trained workforce. I will do my part to assure our youth have the opportunity to have a rewarding career in South Dakota and for them to raise their families and develop roots in our local communities."

Economic Development

  • Excerpt: "A key component to assure that South Dakota can continue to have a balanced budget and support the necessary state programs, such as education and healthcare, is a proactive economic development plan. A sound economic development vision allows our economy to grow and helps our local communities create and retain jobs. I bring to the table the background and experience from my years in banking and as a financial consultant in economic development."

Local Decisions

  • Excerpt: "I understand the importance of the local decision making process through my years of service as a county commissioner. State government should be there to assist local governments perform their duties and not tie their hands with unnecessary controls or regulations."

Agriculture

  • Excerpt: "The agriculture industry has been the backbone of South Dakota since our statehood and the demands for a growing food supply in developing countries will continue the prominence that agriculture plays in our state. I’m proud to be able to own and operate my family farm and feel it is important that legislators understand this rapidly changing industry. Advances in technology and genetics will continue to provide opportunities in the ag industry and legislators need to understand and be positioned to leverage these opportunities. I bring that knowledge and background to the table."

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

2016

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 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. Incumbents Justin Cronin (R) and Michele Harrison (R) did not seek re-election.

Spencer Gosch and John Lake were unopposed in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 23 general election.[2][3]

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 23 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Spencer Gosch 53.81% 7,099
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png John Lake 46.19% 6,094
Total Votes 13,193
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State



John Lake and Spencer Gosch defeated Charles Hoffman and incumbent Dick Werner in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 23 Republican primary.[4][5]

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 23 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png John Lake 31.16% 2,466
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Spencer Gosch 26.98% 2,135
     Republican Charles Hoffman 21.55% 1,705
     Republican Dick Werner Incumbent 20.31% 1,607
Total Votes 7,913

2014

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 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. Incumbent Peggy Anne Gibson and Joan Wollschlager were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Dick Werner was unopposed in the Republican primary. Gisbon and Werner defeated Wollschlager in the general election. Dennis Kruse was running as an independent candidate, but withdrew before the election.[6][7][8]

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 22, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPeggy Gibson Incumbent 38.3% 4,248
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDick Werner Incumbent 37.2% 4,125
     Democratic Joan Wollschlager 24.6% 2,726
Total Votes 11,099
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State

2012

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012

Werner won re-election in the 2012 election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 22. Werner advanced past the Republican primary on June 5 and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 22, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngPeggy Gibson Incumbent 30.6% 5,299
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDick Werner 25.1% 4,344
     Democratic Dale Hargens 23.4% 4,061
     Republican Jay Slater 21% 3,634
Total Votes 17,338
South Dakota House of Representatives District 22 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngDick Werner 34.7% 725
Green check mark transparent.pngJay B.K. Slater 34.6% 724
David McGirr 30.7% 643
Total Votes 2,092

Campaign finance summary


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Dick Werner campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014South Dakota House of Representatives, District 22Won $46,690 N/A**
2012South Dakota House of Representatives, District 22Won $27,844 N/A**
Grand total$74,534 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal 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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2016

In 2016, the 91st South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 12 through March 29.

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
Legislators are scored on if they voted for/against FHA's position.
Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.


2015


2014


2013


2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
Dick Werner
Republican National Convention, 2016
Status:Delegate
State:South Dakota
Bound to:Donald Trump
Delegates to the RNC 2016
Calendar and delegate rules overviewTypes of delegatesDelegate rules by stateState election law and delegatesDelegates by state

Werner was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from South Dakota. All 29 delegates from South Dakota were bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[11] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.

Delegate rules

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from South Dakota, 2016 and Republican delegates from South Dakota, 2016

Delegates from South Dakota to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected at a state convention in March 2016 and allocated after the South Dakota presidential primary election on June 7, 2016. All delegates from South Dakota were bound by state party rules on the first ballot at the national convention to support the candidate to whom they were allocated.

South Dakota primary results

See also: Presidential election in South Dakota, 2016
South Dakota Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 67.1% 44,867 29
Ted Cruz 17% 11,352 0
John Kasich 15.9% 10,660 0
Totals 66,879 29
Source: The New York Times and South Dakota Secretary of State

Delegate allocation

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
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South Dakota had 29 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, three were district-level delegates (representing the state's single congressional district) and 23 served as at-large delegates. South Dakota's district and at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's district and at-large delegates.[12][13]

In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[12][13]

Recent news

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
Jim White (R)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 22
2013–2017
Succeeded by
Bob Glanzer (R)


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