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Nancy Rasmussen
Nancy Rasmussen (Republican Party) was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 17. She assumed office in 2013. She left office on January 11, 2021.
Rasmussen (Republican Party) ran for election to the South Dakota State Senate to represent District 16. She lost in the Republican primary on June 7, 2022.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Rasmussen 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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| • Taxation |
| • Transportation, Vice chair |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Rasmussen served on the following committees:
| South Dakota committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Taxation |
| • Transportation |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Rasmussen served on the following committees:
| South Dakota committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Taxation |
| • Transportation |
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
2022
See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Dakota State Senate District 16
Incumbent James Bolin defeated Donn Larson and Brian Burge in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 16 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James Bolin (R) | 66.2 | 6,770 |
| Donn Larson (D) | 25.5 | 2,610 | ||
| Brian Burge (Independent) | 8.3 | 847 | ||
| Total votes: 10,227 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Donn Larson advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 16.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 16
Incumbent James Bolin defeated Nancy Rasmussen in the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 16 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | James Bolin | 51.7 | 1,731 |
 | Nancy Rasmussen | 48.3 | 1,615 | |
| Total votes: 3,346 | |||
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2020
State senate election
See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Dakota State Senate District 17
Incumbent Arthur Rusch defeated Ailee Johns and Gregory Baldwin in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 17 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Arthur Rusch (R) | 63.9 | 6,285 |
 | Ailee Johns (D) | 31.7 | 3,122 | |
 | Gregory Baldwin (L) | 4.4 | 434 | |
| Total votes: 9,841 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Ailee Johns advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 17.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Codylee Riedmann (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 17
Incumbent Arthur Rusch defeated Nancy Rasmussen in the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 17 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Arthur Rusch | 50.1 | 1,002 |
| Nancy Rasmussen | 49.9 | 998 | |
| Total votes: 2,000 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for South Dakota State Senate District 17
Gregory Baldwin advanced from the Libertarian convention for South Dakota State Senate District 17 on May 9, 2020.
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| ✔ | | Gregory Baldwin (L) |
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State house election
Rasmussen was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.
2018
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 (2 seats)
Incumbent Nancy Rasmussen and incumbent Ray Ring defeated John Gors and Gregory Baldwin in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nancy Rasmussen (R) | 33.2 | 4,374 |
| ✔ |  | Ray Ring (D) | 33.1 | 4,352 |
| John Gors (D) | 27.4 | 3,607 | ||
| Gregory Baldwin (L) | 6.3 | 829 | |
| Total votes: 13,162 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 (2 seats)
Incumbent Ray Ring and John Gors advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 on June 5, 2018.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 (2 seats)
Incumbent Nancy Rasmussen advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 on June 5, 2018.
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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.
Incumbent Nancy Rasmussen and incumbent Ray Ring defeated Debbie Pease and Mark Winegar in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 general election.[1][2]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 17 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Nancy Rasmussen Incumbent |
29.28% | 4,668 | |
| Democratic | Ray Ring Incumbent |
26.24% | 4,183 | |
| Republican | Debbie Pease | 23.43% | 3,736 | |
| Democratic | Mark Winegar | 21.05% | 3,357 | |
| Total Votes | 15,944 | |||
| Source: South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Ray Ring and Mark Winegar were unopposed in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 17 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Ray Ring Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Mark Winegar | |
Incumbent Nancy Rasmussen and Debbie Pease were unopposed in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 Republican primary.[3][4]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 17 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Nancy Rasmussen Incumbent | |
| Republican | Debbie Pease | |
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 Ray Ring and Marion Sorlien were unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Nancy Rasmussen and Jamie Boomgarden were unopposed in the Republican primary. Boomgarden withdrew before the general election, and was replaced by Sheri Kaufman on the general election ballot. Rasmussen and Ring defeated Kaufman and Sorlien in the general election.[5][6][7]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Ray Ring Incumbent |
28.5% | 3,283 | |
| Republican | Nancy Rasmussen Incumbent |
28.4% | 3,279 | |
| Democratic | Marion Sorlien | 24.1% | 2,784 | |
| Republican | Sheri Kaufman | 18.9% | 2,183 | |
| Total Votes | 11,529 | |||
| Source: South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
2012
Rasmussen won election in the 2012 election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 17. Rasmussen ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 5 and won election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Nancy Rasmussen |
35.4% | 4,512 | |
| Democratic | Ray Ring |
33% | 4,212 | |
| Democratic | Marion Sorlien | 31.6% | 4,027 | |
| Total Votes | 12,751 | |||
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Nancy Rasmussen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2020
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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2016
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In 2016, the 91st South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 12 through March 29.
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2015
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In 2015, the 90th South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 13 to March 30.
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2014
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In 2014, the 89th South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 31.
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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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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "State primary results," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Current Candidates for Primary Election," May 2, 2014
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Primary Election - Official Results," accessed June 4, 2014
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results - November 4, 2014," accessed November 12, 2014
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official election results for 2012," accessed March 11, 2014
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| Preceded by Jamie Boomgarden (R) |
South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 2013–2021 |
Succeeded by Richard Vasgaard (R) |
