Blake Curd

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Blake Curd[1]
Member of the South Dakota Senate
from the 12th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 6, 2013
Preceded by Mark Johnston
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
from the 33rd district
In office
January 2009 – January 11, 2011
Serving with Manny Steele
Preceded by Hal Wick
Succeeded by Hal Wick
Personal details
Born Atlantic, Iowa
Nationality American
Political party Republican
Residence Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Alma mater University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine

Richard Blake Curd (born in Atlantic, Iowa) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 12[2] since June 6, 2013. Curd served non-consecutively in the South Dakota Legislature from January 2009 until January 11, 2011 in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 seat. He was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives for South Dakota's at-large congressional district in the 2010 election. Curd was appointed to the South Dakota Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Republican Senator Mark Johnston.

Education

Curd graduated from the University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine.

Elections

  • 2008 When House District 33 incumbent Republican Representative Michael Buckingham ran for South Dakota Senate and incumbent Republican Representative Don Van Etten was term limited and left the Legislature, Curd ran in the four-way June 3, 2008 Republican Primary and placed second with 747 votes (24.8%),[5] in the four-way November 4, 2008 General election incumbent Representative Manny Steele took the first seat and Curd took the second seat with 6,119 votes (27.1%) ahead of Democratic nominees Paula Johnson and Gregory Kniffen,[6] who had run for the seat in 2006.

References

  1. ↑ "Senator Blake Curd". Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved January 24, 2014. 
  2. ↑ "Blake Curd's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 24, 2014. 
  3. ↑ "2010 South Dakota Official Primary Election Results Statewide Races June 8, 2010". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 24, 2014. 
  4. ↑ "2010 General Election State Canvass". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. p. 5. Retrieved January 24, 2014. 
  5. ↑ "2008 South Dakota Official Primary Election Results June 3, 2008". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 24, 2014. 
  6. ↑ "2008 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 4, 2008". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 24, 2014. 

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Members of the South Dakota State Senate
  • President of the Senate: Matt Michels (R)
  • President pro Tempore: Bob Gray (R)
  • Majority Leader: Russell Olson (R)
  • Minority Leader: Jason Frerichs (D)
   
  1.    Jason Frerichs (D)
  2.    Chuck Welke (D)
  3.    Al Novstrup (R)
  4.    Tim Begalka (R)
  5.    Ried Holien (R)
  6.    Ernie Otten (R)
  7.    Larry Tidemann (R)
  1.    Chuck E. Jones* (R)
  2.    Deb Peters (R)
  3.    Shantel Krebs (R)
  4.    David Omdahl (R)
  5.    Blake Curd* (R)
  6.    Phyllis Heineman (R)
  7.    Deb Soholt (R)
  1.    Angie Buhl (D)
  2.    Dan Lederman (R)
  3.    Tom Jones (D)
  4.    Jean Hunhoff (R)
  5.    Bill Van Gerpen (R)
  6.    Mike Vehle (R)
  7.    Billie Sutton (D)
  1.    Jim White (R)
  2.    Corey Brown (R)
  3.    Jeff Monroe (R)
  4.    Tim Rave (R)
  5.    Larry Lucas (D)
  6.    Jim Bradford (D)
  7.    Ryan Maher (R)
  1.    Larry Rhoden (R)
  2.    Bruce Rampelberg (R)
  3.    Bob Ewing (R)
  4.    Alan Solano* (R)
  5.    Phil Jensen (R)
  6.    Craig Tieszen (R)
  7.    Mark Kirkeby (R)
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