Hal Wick
Hal G. Wick (b. October 31, 1944) is a former Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 12 from 1976 to 1980 and again from 2010 to 2015. Wick did not run for re-election in 2014.
Biography
Wick earned his bachelor's degree in mathematics from South Dakota State University.
Wick served as a pilot in both the South Dakota Air National Guard and the Iowa National Guard. During his 35 years of service, he reached the rank of lieutenant colonel. He also worked as a commercial pilot for North Central Airlines and Northwest Airlines for 32 years, partly overlapping with his military service. His first election to the South Dakota House of Representatives came in 1976.
Committee assignments
2013-2014
At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Wick served on the following committees:
| South Dakota committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Health and Human Services |
| • Retirement Laws, Chair |
| • Transportation |
2011-2012
In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Wick served on the following committees:
| South Dakota committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Retirement Laws, Vice Chair |
| • State Affairs |
| • Taxation |
Issues
Gun ownership mandate
Wick is one of five South Dakota legislators who introduced a bill in January 2011 that would mandate South Dakotans to purchase a firearm. Wick said the legislation is meant to make a statement regarding the federal mandate to purchase health care insurance. "Do I or the other co-sponsors believe that the state of South Dakota can require citizens to buy firearms? Of course not. But at the same time, we do not believe the federal government can order every citizen to buy health insurance," Wick said.[1] The legislation would require anyone over 21 to purchase a firearm before Jan. 1, 2012, provided that they are not legally disqualified.[2]
Elections
2012
Wick won re-election in the 2012 election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 12. Wick ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 5 and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Hal Wick Incumbent |
28% | 5,218 | |
| Republican | Manny Steele Incumbent |
26.9% | 5,029 | |
| Democratic | Susan Randall | 23.3% | 4,350 | |
| Democratic | Mike Knudson | 21.8% | 4,064 | |
| Total Votes | 18,661 | |||
2010
Wick and Manford Steele (R) won election in the November 2 general election.[4]
| South Dakota State House, District 12 (2010) | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Hal Wick (R)
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5,980 | 30.93% | ||
| Manford Steele (R)
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6,408 | 33.14% | ||
| Paula L. Johnson (D) | 4,306 | 22.27% | ||
| Joel A Fagerhaug (D) | 2,643 | 13.67% | ||
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2014
In 2014, the 89th South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 31.
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- South Dakota Right to Life: 2013-2014 Scorecard
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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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2012
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In 2012, the 87th South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 19.
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2011
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In 2011, the 86th South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 11 through March 28.
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2016 Republican National Convention
- See also: Republican National Convention, 2016
| Hal Wick | |
| Republican National Convention, 2016 | |
| Status: | Delegate |
| State: | South Dakota |
| Bound to: | Donald Trump |
| Delegates to the RNC 2016 | |
| Calendar and delegate rules overview • Types of delegates • Delegate rules by state • State election law and delegates • Delegates by state | |
Wick 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.[6] 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
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
| South Dakota Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Delegates | |
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Donald 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
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.[7][8]
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.[7][8]
Personal
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Wick and his wife, Jane, have four children and four grandchildren.[9]
Recent news
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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 12
External links
- Official campaign website
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Hal Wick on SD State Website
- Campaign contributions: 2012, 2010, 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000
Footnotes
- ↑ Fox News, "South Dakota Lawmakers Propose Mandating Gun Ownership -- to Make Point About Health Law," February 1, 2011
- ↑ Politico, "South Dakota lawmakers want individual mandate," February 1, 2011
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official election results for 2012," accessed March 11, 2014
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Primary and General Election Results, 2010," accessed October 10, 2014
- ↑ American Clarion, "South Dakota Freedom Index 2012," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ South Dakota GOP, "SDGOP elects Delegates and Alternates for the Republican National Convention," March 21, 2016
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "rollcallvote" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Hal Wick, "About Hal Wick," accessed March 10, 2014
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by R. Blake Curd (R) |
South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 2011-2015 |
Succeeded by Arch Beal (R) |
