Jim White (politician) explained

Jim White
State Senate:	South Dakota
District:	22nd^[1]
Term Start:	January 8, 2013
Term End:	January 12, 2021
Predecessor:	Tom Hansen
Successor:	David Wheeler
State House3:	South Dakota
District3:	22nd
Term Start3:	January 11, 2011
Term End3:	January 8, 2013
Predecessor3:	Quinten Burg
Successor3:	Dick Werner
Birth Date:	22 November 1944
Nationality:	American
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Huron, South Dakota

Jim White^[2] (born November 22, 1944) is an American politician who served as a member of the South Dakota Senate for the 22nd district from 2013 to 2021.^[3] White served consecutively in the South Dakota Legislature from January 11, 2011, until January 8, 2013, in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 22 seat.

Elections

• 2012 When incumbent Senate District 22 Republican Senator Tom Hansen was term limited and left the District 22 seat open, White was unopposed for the June 5, 2012 Republican Primary^[4] and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 5,196 votes (54.4%) against Democratic nominee Chris Studer.^[5]
• 2010 To challenge House District 22 incumbent Democratic Representatives Quinten Burg and Peggy Gibson, White was unopposed for the June 8, 2010 Republican Primary;^[6] in the three-way November 2, 2010 General election, Representative Gibson took the first seat and White took the second seat with 4,526 votes (32.35%) ahead of Representative Burg; an election recount did not change the result.^[7]

External links

• Official page at the South Dakota Legislature
• Campaign site

Notes and References

1. Web site: Senator Jim White . . . January 23, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151212171534/http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=486 . December 12, 2015 . dead .
2. Web site: Jim White's Biography . . January 23, 2014.
3. Web site: Jim L. White. South Dakota Legislature. September 21, 2016.
4. Web site: Official Results Primary Election - June 5, 2012 . . Pierre, South Dakota . January 23, 2014.
5. Web site: Official Results General Election November 6, 2012 . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 23, 2014.
6. Web site: Official Results Primary Election June 8, 2010 . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 23, 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 23, 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 .