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Jordan Youngberg
Jordan Youngberg (Republican Party) was a member of the South Dakota State Senate, representing District 8. He assumed office on January 10, 2017. He left office on June 18, 2020.
Youngberg (Republican Party) ran for election to the South Dakota State Senate to represent District 25. He lost in the Republican primary on June 4, 2024.
Biography
Youngberg's professional experience includes working as a construction contractor, service advisor at Prostrollo Auto Mall, and owner of a pest control business.[1]
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Youngberg 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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| • Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| • Local Government, Vice chair |
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
See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for South Dakota State Senate District 25
Incumbent Tom Pischke defeated Brian Wirth in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 25 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tom Pischke (R) | 72.7 | 9,667 |
 | Brian Wirth (D) | 27.3 | 3,634 | |
| Total votes: 13,301 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Brian Wirth advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 25.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 25
Incumbent Tom Pischke defeated Jordan Youngberg in the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 25 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Pischke | 67.7 | 1,371 |
 | Jordan Youngberg | 32.3 | 654 | |
| Total votes: 2,025 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Youngberg in this election.
2022
See also: South Dakota Public Lands Commissioner election, 2022
General election
General election for South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands
Brock Greenfield defeated Tim Azure in the general election for South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brock Greenfield (R) | 66.7 | 215,742 |
| Tim Azure (D) | 33.3 | 107,518 | ||
| Total votes: 323,260 | |||
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Democratic convention
Democratic convention for South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands
Tim Azure advanced from the Democratic convention for South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands on July 9, 2022.
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| ✔ | Tim Azure (D) | |
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Republican convention
Republican convention for South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands
Brock Greenfield advanced from the Republican convention for South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands on June 25, 2022.
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| ✔ | | Brock Greenfield (R) |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jordan Youngberg (R)
2020
See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Dakota State Senate District 8
Incumbent Casey Crabtree won election in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 8 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Casey Crabtree (R) | 100.0 | 7,829 |
| Total votes: 7,829 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Casey Crabtree advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 8.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jordan Youngberg (R)
2018
General election
General election for South Dakota State Senate District 8
Incumbent Jordan Youngberg defeated Scott Parsley in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 8 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jordan Youngberg (R) | 55.2 | 5,517 |
 | Scott Parsley (D) | 44.8 | 4,481 | |
| Total votes: 9,998 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 8
Scott Parsley advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 8 on June 5, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 8
Incumbent Jordan Youngberg advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 8 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Jordan Youngberg |
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2016
Elections for the South Dakota State Senate 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.
Jordan Youngberg defeated incumbent Scott Parsley in the South Dakota State Senate District 8 general election.[2][3]
| South Dakota State Senate, District 8 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jordan Youngberg |
50.40% | 5,870 | |
| Democratic | Scott Parsley Incumbent | 49.60% | 5,776 | |
| Total Votes | 11,646 | |||
| Source: South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Scott Parsley ran unopposed in the South Dakota State Senate District 8 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| South Dakota State Senate, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Scott Parsley Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Jordan Youngberg ran unopposed in the South Dakota State Senate District 8 Republican primary.[4][5]
| South Dakota State Senate, District 8 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Jordan Youngberg (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Jordan Youngberg did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Jordan Youngberg did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Jordan Youngberg did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2018
Ballotpedia survey responses
- See also: Ballotpedia's candidate surveys
Jordan Youngberg participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on August 28, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Jordan Youngberg's responses follow below.[6]
What would be your top three priorities, if elected?
| “ | Agriculture Transparency Accessibility to my constituents[7][8] |
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What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?
| “ | Local gov Conservative values Responsible spendingCite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[8]
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Ballotpedia also asked the candidate a series of optional questions. Jordan Youngberg answered the following:
Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow and why?
| “ | Russell Olsen: Former SD District 8 senator( senate majority leader) Because he is hard working and is always looking to help a person in any way he can[8] | ” |
| “ | Honestly Work ethic Passion for their state[8] |
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| “ | I am a small business owner that possesss a hard work ethic and a never quit attitude[8] | ” |
| “ | To pragmatically look into each and every situation from all angles.[8] | ” |
| “ | The fact that I care about my state, family, friends, and that I never have up on what I cared about. “ I would rather have great friends than all the money in the world” Tyler Dockendorf One of my good friends[8] | ” |
| “ | 9/11 I was in 5th grade[8] | ” |
| “ | Paper route 3 years[8] | ” |
| “ | Optimus Prime[8] | ” |
| “ | THATS JUST ABOUT RIGHT. ( Blackhawk )[8] | ” |
| “ | No we are supposed to be made up of normal everyday people ( citizen legislature )[8] | ” |
| “ | To work for a better future[8] | ” |
| “ | Yes, I believe it is just like life you accomplish more when you work with others.[8] | ” |
| “ | Yes , US SENATE[8] | ” |
2016
Youngberg's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[9]
Education:
- Excerpt: "I will continue to look at the current funding formula to insure that those educational needs are being met and I will work with other legislative members to determine how we can meet those needs with as little negative effects to the taxpayers who are funding education."
Government:
- Excerpt: " I will make sure that the state of South Dakota does not overreach into local issues that can be handled by the citizens within those areas. Only those people who experience the problems in our areas should be able to design the solutions that they feel best serves their constituents and their communities."
Business and taxes:
- Excerpt: "Being a small business owner myself, I understand the importance of creating a business friendly environment that allows businesses to grow without creating a negative environment with burdensome taxation and regulation."
Healthcare:
- Excerpt: "Healthcare is becoming an important topic as the current landscape shaped by the federal government continues to limit choices and free market principles within individual states. I believe we all need access to affordable healthcare which can be done by addressing the high costs within the medical industry."
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2020
In 2020, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 30.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
- Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
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
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate South Dakota State Senate District 25 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ youngbergforsenate.com, "About Me," accessed July 1, 2017
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
- ↑ Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Jordan Youngberg's responses," August 28, 2018
- ↑ 8.00 8.01 8.02 8.03 8.04 8.05 8.06 8.07 8.08 8.09 8.10 8.11 8.12 8.13 8.14 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Youngberg for Senate, "Issues," accessed September 30, 2016
