Leslie Heinemann

Leslie J. Heinemann

Republican Party

South Dakota House of Representatives District 25

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

1

Prior offices:

South Dakota House of Representatives District 8

Years in office: 2013 - 2019

Successor: Randy Gross (R)

Compensation

Base salary

$16,348/year

Per diem

$178/day for legislators who reside more than 50 miles away from the Capitol.

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Augustana College

M.D.

Loyola University

Personal

Profession

Dentist

Leslie J. Heinemann (Republican Party) is a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 25. He assumed office on January 14, 2025. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.

Heinemann (Republican Party) ran for election to the South Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 25. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Heinemann earned a bachelor's degree from Augustana College and a medical degree from Loyola University. He operates a dental practice in Dell Rapids.

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Heinemann was assigned to the following committees:

• House Health and Human Services Committee, Vice Chair
• House Retirement Laws Committee, Vice Chair
• House State Affairs Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

South Dakota committee assignments, 2017
• Health and Human Services, Vice chair
• State Affairs

2015 legislative session

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

South Dakota committee assignments, 2015
• Health and Human Services
• Local Government

2013-2014

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

South Dakota committee assignments, 2013
• Health and Human Services
• Local Government

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 House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 25 (2 seats)

Incumbent Jon Hansen and Leslie J. Heinemann won election in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 25 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jon Hansen (R)	52.5	8,281
✔		Leslie J. Heinemann (R)	47.5	7,479

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 15,760
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jon Hansen and Leslie J. Heinemann advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 25.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Randy Gross (R)

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Heinemann in this election.

Pledges

Heinemann signed the following pledges.

• U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for South Dakota State Senate District 25

Tom Pischke won election in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 25 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Pischke (R)	100.0	7,868

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 7,868
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 25

Tom Pischke defeated Leslie J. Heinemann, Lisa Rave, and Kevin Crisp in the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 25 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tom Pischke	45.1	1,396
		Leslie J. Heinemann	21.7	672
	Submit photo	Lisa Rave	19.1	591
	Submit photo	Kevin Crisp	14.2	439

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,098
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Marsha Symens (R)

2018

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 (2 seats)

Incumbent Marli Wiese and Randy Gross defeated Jason Unger and Chris Francis in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Marli Wiese (R)	34.8	6,163
✔		Randy Gross (R)	29.2	5,173
		Jason Unger (D)	22.4	3,966
	Submit photo	Chris Francis (D)	13.6	2,416

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,718
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Mary Leary (D)
• Joan Stamm (D)
• Leslie J. Heinemann (R)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 (2 seats)

Mary Leary and Joan Stamm advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Mary Leary
✔	Submit photo	Joan Stamm

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 (2 seats)

Incumbent Leslie J. Heinemann and incumbent Marli Wiese advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Leslie J. Heinemann
✔		Marli Wiese

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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.

Incumbent Mathew Wollmann and incumbent Leslie Heinemann defeated Jason Unger and Kory Rawstern in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 general election.

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 8 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mathew Wollmann Incumbent	34.72%	7,120
	Republican	Leslie Heinemann Incumbent	29.88%	6,129
	Democratic	Jason Unger	22.65%	4,645
	Democratic	Kory Rawstern	12.75%	2,615
Total Votes				20,509
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State

Kory Rawstern and Jason Unger were unopposed in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 Democratic primary.

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 8 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Democratic	Kory Rawstern
	Democratic	Jason Unger

Incumbent Leslie Heinemann and incumbent Mathew Wollmann were unopposed in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 8 Republican primary.

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 8 Republican Primary, 2016
Party		Candidate
	Republican	Leslie Heinemann Incumbent
	Republican	Mathew Wollmann Incumbent

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. Patrick Heinemann was unopposed in the Democratic primary. David Skoglund (D) withdrew before the primary. Incumbent Leslie Heinemann and Mathew Wollmann were unopposed in the Republican primary. Jeff Nelson filed to run after Skoglund withdrew. L. Heinemann and Wollmann defeated Nelson and P. Heinemann in the general election.

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 8, General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Mathew Wollmann	31.3%	4,595
	Republican	Leslie Heinemann Incumbent	29.9%	4,379
	Democratic	Jeff Nelson	24.9%	3,644
	Democratic	Patrick Heinemann	13.9%	2,041
Total Votes				14,659
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State

2012

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012

Heinemann won election in the 2012 election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 8. Heinemann ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 5 and won election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 8, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Scott Parsley	30.6%	6,069
	Republican	Leslie Heinemann	26.4%	5,242
	Democratic	Roy Lindsay	23.1%	4,579
	Republican	Gene Kroger	19.9%	3,945
Total Votes				19,835

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Leslie J. Heinemann did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Leslie J. Heinemann did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Leslie J. Heinemann campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2024	South Dakota House of Representatives District 25	Won general	$6,825	$0
2022	South Dakota State Senate District 25	Lost primary	$30,415	$0
2018	South Dakota House of Representatives District 8	Withdrew general	$250	N/A**
2016	South Dakota House of Representatives, District 8	Won	$30,518	N/A**
2014	South Dakota House of Representatives, District 8	Won	$53,323	N/A**
2012	South Dakota House of Representatives, District 8	Won	$29,056	N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in South Dakota

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• 2025
• 2018
• 2017
• 2016
• 2015
• 2014
• 2013

Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Dakota State Legislature in 2025.

• Elevate Rapid City — Legislators are scored on their stances related to the Rapid City business community.
• Family Voice Action — Legislators are scored on bills related to family issues.
• Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes related to business.
• SD Citizens For Liberty — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Dakota State Legislature in 2018.

• Family Heritage Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
• Family Voice Action — Legislators are scored on bills related to family issues.
• SD Citizens For Liberty — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• South Dakota Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Dakota State Legislature in 2017.

• American Clarion — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to firearm policy.
• Family Heritage Alliance — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.
• Family Voice Action — Legislators are scored on bills related to family issues.
• SD Citizens For Liberty — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• South Dakota Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Dakota State Legislature in 2016.

• American Clarion — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
• Family Heritage Alliance — Legislators are scored on if they voted for/against FHA's position.
• Family Voice Action — Legislators are scored on bills related to family issues.
• South Dakota Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Dakota State Legislature in 2015.

• Family Heritage Alliance — Legislators are scored on if they voted for/against FHA's position.
• Family Voice Action — Legislators are scored on bills related to family issues.
• South Dakota Freedom Coalition — Legislators are scored by the South Dakota Freedom Coalition on their votes on the "'top ten' issues affecting your freedom."
• South Dakota Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Dakota State Legislature in 2014.

• South Dakotans Fighting Animal Cruelty Together — Legislators are scored on their votes on animal protection bills.
• South Dakota Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
• The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

Below you can find the scorecards found for the South Dakota State Legislature in 2013.

• South Dakota Freedom Coalition — Legislators are scored by the South Dakota Freedom Coalition on their votes on the "'top ten' issues affecting your freedom."

Personal

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Heinemann and his wife, Libby, have four children and four grandchildren. As of 2011, his daughter Kimberly works in his dental office as well.

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Footnotes

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Current members of the South Dakota House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Jon Hansen

Majority Leader:Scott Odenbach

Minority Leader:Erin Healy

Representatives

District 1

Nicholas Fosness (R)

Logan Manhart (R)

District 2

David Kull (R)

John Sjaarda (R)

District 3

Al Novstrup (R)

Brandei Schaefbauer (R)

District 4

Dylan Jordan (R)

Kent Roe (R)

District 5

Josephine Garcia (R)

Matt Roby (R)

District 6

Aaron Aylward (R)

Tim Czmowski (R)

District 7

Roger DeGroot (R)

Mellissa Heermann (R)

District 8

Tim Reisch (R)

Tim Walburg (R)

District 9

Tesa Schwans (R)

Bethany Soye (R)

District 10

Bobbi Andera (R)

Erin Healy (D)

District 11

Brian Mulder (R)

Keri Weems (R)

District 12

Amber Arlint (R)

Greg Jamison (R)

District 13

John Hughes (R)

Jack Kolbeck (R)

District 14

Tony Kayser (R)

Taylor Rehfeldt (R)

District 15

Erik Muckey (D)

Kadyn Wittman (D)

District 16

Karla Lems (R)

John Shubeck (R)

District 17

Chris Kassin (R)

William Shorma (R)

District 18

Julie Auch (R)

Mike Stevens (R)

District 19

Jessica Bahmuller (R)

Drew Peterson (R)

District 20

Jeff Bathke (R)

Kaley Nolz (R)

District 21

Jim Halverson (R)

Marty Overweg (R)

District 22

Lana Greenfield (R)

Kevin Van Diepen (R)

District 23

Spencer Gosch (R)

Scott Moore (R)

District 24

Will Mortenson (R)

Mike Weisgram (R)

District 25

Jon Hansen (R)

Leslie Heinemann (R)

District 26A

Eric Emery (D)

District 26B

Rebecca Reimer (R)

District 27

Elizabeth May (R)

Peri Pourier (R)

District 28A

Jana Hunt (R)

District 28B

Travis Ismay (R)

District 29

Terri Jorgenson (R)

Kathy Rice (R)

District 30

Tim Goodwin (R)

Trish Ladner (R)

District 31

Mary Fitzgerald (R)

Scott Odenbach (R)

District 32

Steve Duffy (R)

Nicole Uhre-Balk (D)

District 33

Phil Jensen (R)

Curt Massie (R)

District 34

Heather Baxter (R)

Mike Derby (R)

District 35

Tina Mulally (R)

Tony Randolph (R)

Republican Party (65)

Democratic Party (5)