Erin Tobin Explained

Erin Tobin
State Senate:South Dakota
District:21st
Term Start:January 12, 2021
Predecessor:Lee Qualm
Education:South Dakota State University (BS, MS)
Party:Republican
Spouse:Travis
Children:2
Residence:Winner, South Dakota, U.S.

Erin Tobin is an American politician and nurse practitioner serving as a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate. Elected in November 2020, she assumed office on January 12, 2021 representing the 21st district of South Dakota.

Education

After graduating from Colome High School in Colome, South Dakota, Tobin earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in nursing from South Dakota State University.[1]

Career

Tobin became involved in politics during a lobbying effort to introduce a bill in the South Dakota Legislature that would allow the state's nurses to have full practice authority.[2] Tobin later lobbied against legislation when her predecessor, then-State House Majority Leader Lee Qualm, introduced a bill that would remove vaccination requirements for South Dakota students.[3] In 2020, Tobin ran against Qualm in the Republican primary for a seat in the South Dakota Senate, defeating him by 22.4% of votes cast. Tobin then defeated Democratic nominee Dan Kerner Andersson in the November general election and assumed office on January 12, 2021.[4]

Personal life

Tobin and her ex-husband, Travis, have two children. She lives in Winner, South Dakota.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nurse practitioner wins in landslide for State Senate. 2021-05-06. South Dakota State University. en.
  2. News: Graves. Dan. 30 November 2020. Nurse practitioner wins in landslide for State Senate. News@SDState.
  3. News: Kaczke. Lisa. 3 June 2020. South Dakota Primary Election roundup: House majority leader defeated in Republican primary. Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
  4. Web site: Erin Tobin. 2021-05-06. Ballotpedia. en.
  5. Web site: Powers. Pat. 2020-03-13. Release: Republican Erin Tobin Running for District 21 Senate Seat. 2021-05-06. South Dakota War College. en-US.
  6. Web site: Haiar. Joshua. Meet the Candidates: Erin Tobin. 2021-05-06. listen.sdpb.org. en.