Larry Tidemann

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Larry Tidemann
Member of the South Dakota Senate
from the 7th district
In office
January 11, 2011 – January 5, 2019
Preceded byPam Merchant
Succeeded byV. J. Smith
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
from the 7th district
In office
January 2005 – January 11, 2011
Preceded byOrville Smidt
Personal details
Born (1948-04-13) April 13, 1948 (age 76)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Brookings, South Dakota, U.S.
Alma materSouth Dakota State University

Larry J. Tidemann[1] (born April 13, 1948 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) is a former American politician and a former Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 7 from 2011-2019. Tidemann served consecutively in the South Dakota Legislature from January 2005 until January 11, 2011 in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 seat.

Education

Tidemann earned his BS and MS from the South Dakota State University.

Elections

State House of Representatives

  • 2004 When House District 7 incumbent Republican Representative Orville Smidt ran for South Dakota Senate, Tidemann and incumbent Republican Representative Sean O'Brien were unopposed for the June 1, 2004 Republican Primary[2] and won the four-way November 2, 2004 General election where Representative O'Brien took the first seat and Tidemann took the second seat with 4,696 votes (27.81%) ahead of Democratic nominees Roger Prunty and Rich Widman,[3] who had run for the seat in 2000.
  • 2006 When House District 7 incumbent Republican Representative O'Brien left the Legislature and left a District 7 seat open, Tidemann and Carol Pitts were unopposed for the June 6, 2006 Republican Primary[4] and won the four-way November 7, 2006 General election where fellow Republican nominee Pitts took the first seat by 11 votes and Tidemann took the second seat with 4,585 votes (32.08%) ahead of Democratic nominees Robert Klein and Joshua Horton.[5]
  • 2008 Tidemann and incumbent Republican Representative Pitts were again unopposed for the June 3, 2008 Republican Primary,[6] and won the four-way November 4, 2008 General election where Tidemann took the first seat with 5,428 votes (32.05%) and incumbent Representative Pitts took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominees Steve Binkley and Abigail Howell.[7]
  • 2010 To challenge Senate District 7 incumbent Democratic Senator Pam Merchant, Tidemann was unopposed for the June 8, 2010 Republican Primary[8] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 4,289 votes (54.15%) against Democratic Senator Merchant.[9]

State Senate

  • 2012 Tidemann and Democratic former Senator Pam Merchant were both unopposed for their June 5, 2012 primaries,[10] setting up a rematch; Tidemann won the November 6, 2012 General election with 4,362 votes (53.52%) against Senator Merchant.[11]

References

  1. ^ "Larry Tidemann's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  2. ^ "2004 Republican Legislative Primaries". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  3. ^ "2004 General Election Legislature Official Returns". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  4. ^ "2006 Republican Legislative Primary Official Returns". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  5. ^ "2006 Legislature Official Returns". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  6. ^ "2008 South Dakota Official Primary Election Results June 3, 2008". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  7. ^ "2008 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 4, 2008". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  8. ^ "Official Results Primary Election June 8, 2010". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  9. ^ "2010 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 2, 2010". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  10. ^ "Official Results Primary Election - June 5, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  11. ^ "Official Results General Election November 6, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 27, 2014.

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