Richard Thomason
Richard Thomason (Republican Party) was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 13. He assumed office on January 12, 2021. He left office on January 10, 2023.
Thomason (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 13. He lost in the Republican primary on June 7, 2022.
Biography
Richard Thomason's career experience includes working as a commercial real estate broker.[1]
Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Thomason was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2022
See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 13 (2 seats)
Incumbent Sue Peterson and Tony Venhuizen won election in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 13 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Sue Peterson (R) | 50.0 | 5,879 |
| ✔ |  | Tony Venhuizen (R) | 50.0 | 5,879 |
| Total votes: 11,758 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 13 (2 seats)
Tony Venhuizen and incumbent Sue Peterson defeated incumbent Richard Thomason and Penny BayBridge in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 13 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tony Venhuizen | 37.2 | 2,226 |
| ✔ | | Sue Peterson | 31.9 | 1,911 |
 | Richard Thomason | 21.3 | 1,276 | |
| Penny BayBridge | 9.6 | 576 | ||
| Total votes: 5,989 | |||
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2020
See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 13 (2 seats)
Incumbent Sue Peterson and Richard Thomason defeated incumbent Kelly Sullivan and Norman Bliss in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 13 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sue Peterson (R) | 28.2 | 6,746 |
| ✔ | | Richard Thomason (R) | 26.0 | 6,215 |
 | Kelly Sullivan (D) | 24.5 | 5,846 | |
 | Norman Bliss (D) | 21.3 | 5,094 | |
| Total votes: 23,901 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Kelly Sullivan and Norman Bliss advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 13.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Sue Peterson and Richard Thomason advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 13.
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
Richard Thomason completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Thomason's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- Keep Taxes Low
- Grow Business in South Dakota
- Promote Integrity
Fiscal effectiveness
Fiscal efficiency
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2022
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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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Candidate South Dakota House of Representatives District 13 |
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