Burt Tulson Explained

Burt Tulson
State House:	South Dakota
District:	2nd^[1]
Term Start:	January 11, 2013
Predecessor:	Elaine Elliot
Successor:	Incumbent
Alongside:	Lana Greenfield
State House3:	South Dakota
District3:	6th
Term Start3:	January 11, 2011
Term End3:	January 11, 2013
Predecessor3:	Kristi Noem
Successor3:	Isaac Latterell
Birth Date:	22 May 1947
Nationality:	American
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Lake Norden, South Dakota

Burt E. Tulson^[2] (born May 22, 1947) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 2 since January 11, 2013.^[3] Tulson served consecutively from January 2011 until January 11, 2013 in the District 6 seat.

Elections

• 2012 Redistricted to District 2 with Republican Brock Greenfield, and with incumbent Democratic Representatives Paul Dennert running for South Dakota Senate and Elaine Elliot leaving the Legislature leaving both District 6 seats open, Tulson and Representative Greenfield ran unopposed in the June 5, 2012 Republican Primary;^[4] in the four-way November 6, 2012 General election Representative Greenfield took the first seat and Tulson took the second seat with 5,000 votes (27.69%) ahead of Democratic nominees Dennis Nemmers (who had run for a legislative seat in 2008 before withdrawing) and Danny Miles.^[5]
• 2010 When incumbent Republican Representative Kristi Noem ran for United States House of Representatives and left a District 6 seat open, Tulson ran alongside incumbent Republican Representative Greenfield unopposed for both the June 8, 2010 Republican Primary^[6] and the November 2, 2010 General election where Representative Greenfield took the first seat and Tulson took the second seat with 4,339 votes (46.51%).^[7]

External links

• Official page at the South Dakota Legislature

Notes and References

1. Web site: Representative Burt Tulson . . . January 16, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140101201507/http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=468 . January 1, 2014 . dead .
2. Web site: Burt Tulson's Biography . . January 16, 2014.
3. Web site: SDLRC - Burt E. Tulson. www.sdlegislature.gov. 15 November 2018.
4. Web site: Official Results Primary Election - June 5, 2012 . . Pierre, South Dakota . January 16, 2014.
5. Web site: Official Results General Election November 6, 2012 . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 16, 2014.
6. Web site: Official Results Primary Election June 8, 2010 . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 16, 2014.
7. Web site: 2010 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 2, 2010 . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 16, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116104333/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_general2010_leg.shtm . January 16, 2014 .