Dick Werner Explained

Dick Werner
State House:	South Dakota
District:	22nd^[1]
Term Start:	January 11, 2013
Term End:	January 10, 2017
Predecessor:	Jim White
Successor:	Bob Glanzer
Alongside:	Peggy Gibson
Birth Date:	2 December 1957
Birth Place:	Herreid, South Dakota
Nationality:	American
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Huron, South Dakota
Alma Mater:	University of South Dakota

Richard Edward Werner^[2] (born December 2, 1957) is an American politician and a Republican former member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 22 from 2013 until 2017.^[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]

External links

• Official page at the South Dakota Legislature

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dick Werner . . . January 10, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140101201525/http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=516 . January 1, 2014 . dead .
2. Web site: Dick Werner's Biography . . January 10, 2014.
3. Web site: South Dakota Legislature.
4. Web site: Re-Elect Dick Werner 2012 for South Dakota State House . 2015-02-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150202200347/http://dickwerner.com/about.html . 2015-02-02 . dead .
5. Web site: Official Results General Election November 6, 2012 . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 10, 2014.