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Larry Tidemann
Republican Party
Prior offices:
South Dakota House of Representatives District 7
Years in office: 2021 - 2023
Predecessor: Doug Post (R)
South Dakota State Senate District 7
Years in office: 2011 - 2019
Successor: V.J. Smith (R)
South Dakota House of Representatives
Years in office: 2005 - 2011
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 3, 2020
Education
Bachelor's
South Dakota State University, 1970
Graduate
South Dakota State University, 1972
Personal
Religion
Christian: Lutheran
Profession
Education administrator
Contact
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Larry Tidemann (Republican Party) was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 7. He assumed office on January 12, 2021. He left office on January 10, 2023.

Tidemann (Republican Party) ran for election to the South Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 7. He won in the general election on November 3, 2020.

Tidemann served in the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 7 from 2005 to 2011 and from 2021 to 2023. He represented District 7 in the South Dakota State Senate from 2011 to 2019.

Biography

Larry Tidemann's career experience includes working as an associate dean.[1]

Committee assignments

2021-2022

Tidemann 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
• Appropriations, Chair
• Retirement Laws
• Appropriations, Chair

2015 legislative session

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

2013-2014

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

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Tidemann served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Tidemann served on the following committees while a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives:

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 House of Representatives elections, 2022

Larry Tidemann did not file to run for re-election.

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
✔
Image of Tim Reed
Tim Reed (R)
 
33.3
 
5,821
✔
Image of Larry Tidemann
Larry Tidemann (R)
 
30.0
 
5,235
Image of Louise Snodgrass
Louise Snodgrass (D) Candidate Connection
 
20.8
 
3,635
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Bill Adamson (D)
 
15.9
 
2,786

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

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
✔
Image of Tim Reed
Tim Reed
 
40.9
 
1,205
✔
Image of Larry Tidemann
Larry Tidemann
 
33.2
 
977
Image of Doug Post
Doug Post
 
25.9
 
764

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 2,946
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2018

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2018

Larry Tidemann was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2016

See also: South Dakota State Senate 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 Larry Tidemann defeated Mary Perpich in the South Dakota State Senate District 7 general election.[2][3]

South Dakota State Senate, District 7 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Larry Tidemann Incumbent 65.86% 5,569
     Democratic Mary Perpich 34.14% 2,887
Total Votes 8,456
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State


Mary Perpich ran unopposed in the South Dakota State Senate District 7 Democratic primary.[4][5]

South Dakota State Senate, District 7 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Mary Perpich  (unopposed)


Incumbent Larry Tidemann defeated Doug Post in the South Dakota State Senate District 7 Republican primary.[4][5]

South Dakota State Senate, District 7 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Larry Tidemann Incumbent 59.47% 713
     Republican Doug Post 40.53% 486
Total Votes 1,199

2014

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2014

The general elections for the office of South Dakota State Senate took place on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 25, 2014. Jay Vanduch was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Incumbent Larry Tidemann was unopposed in the Republican primary. Tidemann defeated Vanduch in the general election.[6][7][8]

South Dakota State Senate, District 7, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Tidemann Incumbent 62.7% 3,729
     Democratic Jay Vanduch 37.3% 2,223
Total Votes 5,952
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State

2012

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2012

Tidemann won re-election in the 2012 election for District 7 of the South Dakota State Senate. Tidemann was unopposed in the Republican primary on June 5 and defeated Pamela Merchant (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6.[9]

South Dakota State Senate, District 7, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLarry Tidemann Incumbent 53.5% 4,362
     Democratic Pamela Merchant 46.5% 3,788
Total Votes 8,150

2010

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2010

Tidemann did not run for re-election to the South Dakota State House of Representatives in order to run for the District 7 seat of the South Dakota State Senate. Tidemann defeated incumbent Pam Merchant (D) in the November 2 general election.[10]

South Dakota State Senate, District 7 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Larry Tidemann (R) 4,289 54.15%
Pam Merchant (D) 3,631 45.85%

Campaign themes

2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Larry Tidemann campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2020South Dakota House of Representatives District 7Won general$25,673 N/A**
2016South Dakota State Senate, District 7Won $32,135 N/A**
2014South Dakota State Senate, District 7Won $29,060 N/A**
2012South Dakota State Senate, District 7Won $33,560 N/A**
2010South Dakota State Senate, District 7Won $27,114 N/A**
2008South Dakota House of Representatives, District 7Won $17,652 N/A**
2006South Dakota House of Representatives, District 7Won $8,842 N/A**
2004South Dakota House of Representatives, District 7Won $8,945 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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Personal

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Tidemann and his wife, Gail, have two children.[11]

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ South Dakota Legislature, "Representative Larry Tidemann - 2021," accessed April 1, 2021
    2. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
    3. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results State Canvas," accessed May 2, 2017
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed December 18, 2015
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "State primary results," accessed June 7, 2016
    6. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Primary Election - Official Results," accessed June 4, 2014
    7. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results - November 4, 2014," accessed November 12, 2014
    8. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Current Candidates for Primary Election," accessed May 2, 2014
    9. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official election results for 2012," accessed March 11, 2014
    10. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official election results for 2010," accessed March 11, 2014
    11. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named pvs

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Doug Post (R)     		South Dakota House of Representatives District 7
    2021-2023    		 Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    -     		South Dakota State Senate District 7
    2011-2019    		 Succeeded by
    V.J. Smith (R)
    Preceded by
    -     		South Dakota House of Representatives
    2005-2011    		 Succeeded by
    -


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