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Tim Reed (South Dakota House)
2023 - Present
2027
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Tim Reed (Republican Party) is a member of the South Dakota State Senate, representing District 7. He assumed office on January 10, 2023. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Reed (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Dakota State Senate to represent District 7. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Tim Reed earned a B.S. in economics and computer science from South Dakota State University in 1988. Reed's career experience includes working as the CEO and chief economic development officer of the Brookings Economic Development Corporation and the development director of the South Dakota State University Foundation. He has served as the advisory board chairman of the Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment, the president of the Streamlined Sales Tax Governing Board, and the mayor of Brookings, South Dakota.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Reed was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Education Committee
- Senate Government Operations and Audit Committee
- Senate Health and Human Services Committee
- Senate Local Government Committee, Chair
- Senate Local Government Committee
2021-2022
Reed was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Reed 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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| • Judiciary |
| • Local Government |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for South Dakota State Senate District 7
Incumbent Tim Reed won election in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 7 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tim Reed (R) | 100.0 | 7,597 |
| Total votes: 7,597 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Patty Bacon (D)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Patty Bacon advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 7.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Tim Reed advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 7.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Reed in this election.
2022
See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Dakota State Senate District 7
Tim Reed won election in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 7 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Reed (R) | 100.0 | 6,263 |
| Total votes: 6,263 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 7
Tim Reed defeated Julie Erickson in the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 7 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Reed | 60.2 | 1,446 |
| Julie Erickson | 39.8 | 957 | ||
| Total votes: 2,403 | |||
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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 7 (2 seats)
Incumbent Tim Reed and Larry Tidemann defeated Louise Snodgrass and Bill Adamson in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Reed (R) | 33.3 | 5,821 |
| ✔ |  | Larry Tidemann (R) | 30.0 | 5,235 |
 | Louise Snodgrass (D) | 20.8 | 3,635 | |
| Bill Adamson (D) | 15.9 | 2,786 | ||
| Total votes: 17,477 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Bill Adamson and Louise Snodgrass advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 7.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 (2 seats)
Incumbent Tim Reed and Larry Tidemann defeated incumbent Doug Post in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Reed | 40.9 | 1,205 |
| ✔ | | Larry Tidemann | 33.2 | 977 |
 | Doug Post | 25.9 | 764 | |
| Total votes: 2,946 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 (2 seats)
Incumbent Tim Reed and Doug Post defeated Dwight Adamson, Cory Ann Ellis, and Zachary Kovach in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tim Reed (R) | 32.9 | 4,593 |
| ✔ | | Doug Post (R) | 22.5 | 3,132 |
| Dwight Adamson (D) | 17.7 | 2,468 | ||
 | Cory Ann Ellis (Independent) | 14.2 | 1,976 | |
 | Zachary Kovach (D) | 12.8 | 1,780 | |
| Total votes: 13,949 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 (2 seats)
Dwight Adamson and Zachary Kovach advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | Dwight Adamson | |
| ✔ | | Zachary Kovach |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 (2 seats)
Incumbent Tim Reed and Doug Post advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 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 Scott Munsterman (R) did not seek re-election.
Tim Reed and incumbent Spencer Hawley defeated Linda Brandt in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 general election.[2][3]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 7 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Tim Reed |
41.50% | 5,457 | |
| Democratic | Spencer Hawley Incumbent |
36.42% | 4,788 | |
| Democratic | Linda Brandt | 22.08% | 2,903 | |
| Total Votes | 13,148 | |||
| Source: South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Spencer Hawley and Linda Brandt were unopposed in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Spencer Hawley Incumbent | |
| Democratic | Linda Brandt | |
Tim Reed ran unopposed in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 Republican primary.[4][5]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 7 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Tim Reed (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Tim Reed did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Tim Reed did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 26.
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2023
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In 2023, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 27.
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2022
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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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2020
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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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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate South Dakota State Senate District 7 |
Officeholder South Dakota State Senate District 7 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Tim Reed," accessed March 23, 2023
- ↑ 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
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by V.J. Smith (R) |
South Dakota State Senate District 7 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 2017-2023 |
Succeeded by - |
