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John Mills (South Dakota)
John Mills (Republican Party) was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 8. He assumed office on January 10, 2023. He left office on January 14, 2025.
Mills (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 8. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
John Mills was born in South Dakota. Mills' career experience includes working in construction, real estate development, and property management.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Mills was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Mills was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Mills was assigned to the following committees:
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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| • Commerce and Energy |
| • Taxation |
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
2024
John Mills was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2022
See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 (2 seats)
Tim Reisch and incumbent John Mills won election in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tim Reisch (R) | 52.1 | 7,002 |
| ✔ |  | John Mills (R) | 47.9 | 6,445 |
| Total votes: 13,447 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 (2 seats)
Tim Reisch and incumbent John Mills defeated Lecia Summerer in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Reisch | 52.4 | 3,188 |
| ✔ | | John Mills | 30.9 | 1,878 |
| Lecia Summerer | 16.7 | 1,019 | ||
| Total votes: 6,085 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marli Wiese (R)
2020
See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent Fred Deutsch and incumbent John Mills defeated Becky Holtquist in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 4 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Fred Deutsch (R) | 42.9 | 8,012 |
| ✔ | | John Mills (R) | 37.5 | 7,001 |
| Becky Holtquist (D) | 19.5 | 3,642 | ||
| Total votes: 18,655 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Becky Holtquist advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 4.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Fred Deutsch and incumbent John Mills advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 4.
2018
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 4 (2 seats)
Fred Deutsch and incumbent John Mills defeated Kathy Tyler, Jim Chilson, and Daryl Root in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 4 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Fred Deutsch (R) | 32.3 | 5,934 |
| ✔ | | John Mills (R) | 28.8 | 5,285 |
 | Kathy Tyler (D) | 21.8 | 4,002 | |
| Jim Chilson (D) | 14.6 | 2,674 | ||
| Daryl Root (L) | 2.5 | 457 | ||
| Total votes: 18,352 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 4 (2 seats)
Jim Chilson and Melissa Meidinger advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 4 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Jim Chilson | |
| ✔ | Melissa Meidinger | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 4 (2 seats)
Incumbent John Mills and Fred Deutsch advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 4 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | John Mills |
| ✔ | | Fred Deutsch |
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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 John Wiik (R) and Fred Deutsch (R) did not seek re-election.
Jason Kettwig and John Mills defeated Peggy Schuelke and Matt Rosdahl in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 4 general election.[2][3]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 4 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jason Kettwig |
31.40% | 6,050 | |
| Republican | John Mills |
30.92% | 5,959 | |
| Democratic | Peggy Schuelke | 22.71% | 4,377 | |
| Democratic | Matt Rosdahl | 14.97% | 2,884 | |
| Total Votes | 19,270 | |||
| Source: South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Matt Rosdahl and Peggy Schuelke were unopposed in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 4 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 4 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Matt Rosdahl | |
| Democratic | Peggy Schuelke | |
Jason Kettwig ran unopposed in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 4 Republican primary.[4][5]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 4 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jason Kettwig (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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John Mills did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
John Mills did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2024
In 2024, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 26.
- Legislators are scored on their stances related to the Rapid City business community.
- Legislators are scored on their votes related to business.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
2023
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In 2023, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 27.
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2022
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In 2022, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 28.
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2021
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In 2021, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 29.
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2020
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In 2020, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 30.
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2019
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In 2019, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 29.
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2018
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In 2018, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 26.
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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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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Dakota News Now, "SD State Legislature Candidate Survey: John Mills," June 2, 2022
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "State primary results," accessed June 7, 2016
