Dave Munson
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David R. "Dave" Munson has been the mayor of the city of Sioux Falls, South Dakota since 2002.
Dave Munson obtained his B. A. degree from Sioux Falls College and M. A. degree from Augustana College. For eight and a half years, he taught school. From 1977 to 1983, Munson worked as an independent insurance agent. In 1978, he was elected to represent Minnehaha County, South Dakota in the South Dakota State House of Representatives. In 1981, Munson became precinct committeeman. From 1983 to 1984, he was House majority whip.
Munson, a state senator for many years, retired from CitiBank in December 2001 after 20 years with the bank as its government affairs officer.
Finance controversies took their toll on the mayor; and on February 2, 2006, the sixty-three year old Munson decided not to seek re-election. After dropping out of the mayoral race, his supporters convinced him to re-enter. This proved to be the correct choice for Munson who won by a small margin of just under 900 votes over the challenger Bruce Halverson.
Munson was the subject of a number of skits on the Caribou Show.
