Don Haggar Explained

Don Haggar
State House:	South Dakota
Office:	Speaker pro tempore of the South Dakota House of Representatives
Term Start:	January 2017
Term End:	June 27, 2017
Predecessor:	Mark Mickelson
Successor:	Steven Haugaard
State House1:	South Dakota
District1:	10th^[1]
Term Start1:	January 11, 2013
Term End1:	June 27, 2017
Predecessor1:	Roger W. Hunt
Successor1:	Doug Barthel
Birth Date:	6 August 1957
Nationality:	American
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Alma Mater:	University of South Dakota

Don K. Haggar^[2] (born August 6, 1957) is an American politician and a former Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 10 since January 11, 2013.^[3] He is the father of Jenna Haggar, the other District 10 representative. He resigned on 27 June 2017 to become the leader of the South Dakota chapter of Americans for Prosperity.^[4]

Education

Haggar earned his MBA from the University of South Dakota.

Election history

• 2016 Haggar was re-elected with 5,484 votes; Steven Haugaard was re-elected with 5,838 and Paul Vanderline received 3,437 votes and Dean Kurtz received 3,283 votes.^[5]
• 2014 Haggar was re-elected with 3,774 votes; Steven Haugaard was also elected with 3,574 votes; and Jo Hausman received 2,402 votes and James Wrigg received 1,769 votes.^[6]
• 2012 With District 10 incumbent Republican Representative Gene G. Abdallah running to return to the South Dakota Senate and Roger Hunt term limited and leaving both District 10 seats open, and incumbent Republican Representative Jenna Haggar redistricted from District 15, Haggar ran alongside his daughter in the three-way June 5, 2012 Republican Primary, where she placed first and he placed second with 457 votes (31.3%) ahead of former state Senator Dave Munson; in the four-way November 6, 2012 General election, she took the first seat and he took the second seat with 4,620 votes (27.37%) ahead of Democratic nominees Jo Hausman and Brian Parsons.^[7]

External links

• Official page at the South Dakota Legislature
• Campaign site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Representative Don Haggar . . . January 14, 2014.
2. Web site: Don Haggar's Biography . . January 14, 2014.
3. Web site: South Dakota Legislature.
4. Web site: Don Haggar Resigns From State Legislature, Moving To SD Americans For Prosperity . www.kdlt.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170803050438/http://www.kdlt.com/2017/06/27/don-haggar-resigns-state-legislature-moving-sd-americans-prosperity/ . 2017-08-03.
5. News: 2016 General State Canvass Final Certificate. sdsos.gov. July 31, 2021.
6. News: 2014 Election Return. sdsos.gov. July 31, 2021.
7. Web site: Official Results General Election November 6, 2012 . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 14, 2014.