Dick Werner

Dick Werner
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
from the 22nd[1] district
Assumed office
January 11, 2013
Serving with Peggy Gibson
Preceded by Jim White
Personal details
Born (1957-12-02) December 2, 1957
Herreid, South Dakota
Nationality American
Political party Republican
Residence Huron, South Dakota
Alma mater University of South Dakota

Richard Edward "Dick" Werner[2] (born December 2, 1957) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 22 since January 11, 2013.[3]

Education, Life

Werner graduated from the University of South Dakota. Werner is a Member of the Local Lions Chapter in Huron.[4]

Elections

  • 2012 When incumbent Republican Representative Jim White ran for South Dakota Senate and left a District 22 seat open, Werner ran in the three-way June 5, 2012 Republican Primary and placed first by 1 vote with 725 votes; in the four-way November 6, 2012 General election, incumbent Democratic Representative Peggy Gibson took the first seat and Werner took the second seat with 4,344 votes (25.05%) ahead of Democratic nominee Dale Hargens and fellow Republican nominee Jay Slater.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Dick Werner". Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Dick Werner's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.sdlegislature.gov/legislators/historical_listing/LegislatorDetail.aspx?MemberID=3875
  4. ↑ http://dickwerner.com/about.html
  5. ↑ "Official Results General Election November 6, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 10, 2014.


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