Richard Kriebel
Richard "Rick" Kriebel was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 32 of the South Dakota State Senate.
Kriebel was a Rapid City Council Alderman and a member of the Rapid City Area Board of Education in South Dakota. He served on the city council from 2000 to 2004. Prior to that, he served one term on the board of education from 1994 to 1997. He ran for a new term on the school board in the general election on June 2, 2015, but was defeated by incumbent Matthew Stephens.[1]
Kriebel was an active opponent of the tax levy opt-out question that appeared on the 2015 ballot. While his opponent was part of a unanimous vote by the board of education to approve the measure, it was ultimately referred to a district-wide vote. Kriebel's critique of the opt-out largely focused on it not addressing what he saw as the cause of the district's budgetary problems: state funding failures. Kriebel's campaign for a new term on the board was not successful, but the opt-out was defeated at the polls.
Biography
Kriebel is a retired U.S. Postal Service worker. He works part-time at West Side Pre-School.[1]
Elections
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.
Incumbent Alan Solano defeated David A. Hubbard in the South Dakota State Senate District 32 general election.[2][3]
| South Dakota State Senate, District 32 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Alan Solano Incumbent |
66.82% | 6,764 | |
| Democratic | David A. Hubbard | 33.18% | 3,359 | |
| Total Votes | 10,123 | |||
| Source: South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
David A. Hubbard ran unopposed in the South Dakota State Senate District 32 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| South Dakota State Senate, District 32 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | David A. Hubbard (unopposed) | |
Incumbent Alan Solano defeated Richard Kriebel in the South Dakota State Senate District 32 Republican primary.[4][5]
| South Dakota State Senate, District 32 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Alan Solano Incumbent |
61.93% | 1,495 | |
| Republican | Richard Kriebel | 38.07% | 919 | |
| Total Votes | 2,414 | |||
2015
Opposition
Three of the seven seats on the Rapid City Area Board of Education were up for election on June 2, 2015. Area 1 incumbent Matthew Stephens, Area 2 incumbent Sheryl Kirkeby and Area 7 incumbent Laura Schad sought re-election. Stephens defeated challenger Richard Kriebel, and Schad lost to her challenger, Katharine Thomas. Kirkeby won re-election unopposed.[6]
Results
| Rapid City Area School District, Area 1 General Election, 3-year term, 2015 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Matthew Stephens Incumbent |
56.1% | 1,532 | |
| Nonpartisan | Richard Kriebel | 43.9% | 1,200 | |
| Total Votes | 2,732 | |||
| Source: Pennington County Election and Voting Information, "June 2, 2015 Combined City/School Election (Rapid City/Hill City): Unofficial Final Results," June 2, 2015 These election results are not official and will be updated when certified results are available. You can submit certified results by contacting us. | ||||
Funding
Kriebel reported $990.00 in contributions and $772.29 in expenditures to the Rapid City Area School District, which left his campaign with $217.71 on hand in the election.[7]
Endorsements
Kriebel received no official endorsements in this election.
Campaign themes
2015
Kriebel provided the following responses to questions from the Rapid City Journal. The paper's questions are in bold.
| “ | Why are you running for this office? The school board is failing our kids by embracing the Common Core "standards," failing our parents with the "early release Wednesdays," failing our teachers and taxpayers by being apathetic about the funding formula and being irresponsible in the administration of the budget. The School Board is failing all of us by pursuing a tax increase complete with scare tactics and deception. To claim they are making cuts whilst adding nearly 50 full-time positions to include an administrator over the last two years is inexcusable.
What strengths do you possess that qualify you to serve on a governing body? I believe that my previous experience as a School Board member and city councilman is extremely beneficial. I believe that my history of listening and responding to the needs of the taxpayers will be much better than what we have now.[8] |
” |
Recent news
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See also
- Rapid City Area School District, South Dakota
- Rapid City Area School District elections (2015)
- South Dakota State Senate
- South Dakota State Senate District 32
- South Dakota State Senate elections, 2016
- South Dakota State Legislature
- Incumbent & opt-out defeated; Rapid City school district's funding uncertain (June 3, 2015)
- What's on your ballot? (June 2, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedbio - ↑ 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
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Phone conversation with Kathy Lewis, Rapid City Area Schools Business Office," April 1, 2015
- ↑ Margaret Koenig, "Email correspondence with Kathy Lewis, Rapid City Area Schools Business Office," June 2, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2015 Rapid City Area School District Elections | |
| Pennington County, South Dakota | |
| Election date: | June 2, 2015 |
| Candidates: | Area 1: Incumbent, Matthew Stephens • Richard Kriebel
Area 2: Incumbent, Sheryl Kirkeby Area 7: Incumbent, Laura Schad • Katharine Thomas |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
