Larry Tidemann Explained

Larry Tidemann
State Senate:	South Dakota
District:	7th
Term Start:	January 11, 2011
Term End:	January 5, 2019
Predecessor:	Pam Merchant
Successor:	V. J. Smith
State House3:	South Dakota
District3:	7th
Term Start3:	January 2005
Term End3:	January 11, 2011
Predecessor3:	Orville Smidt
Birth Date:	13 April 1948
Birth Place:	Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
Party:	Republican
Residence:	Brookings, South Dakota, U.S.
Alma Mater:	South Dakota State University

Larry J. Tidemann^[1] (born April 13, 1948 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) is a former American politician and a former Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 7 from 2011-2019. Tidemann served consecutively in the South Dakota Legislature from January 2005 until January 11, 2011 in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 seat.

Education

Tidemann earned his BS and MS from the South Dakota State University.

Elections

State House of Representatives

• 2004 When House District 7 incumbent Republican Representative Orville Smidt ran for South Dakota Senate, Tidemann and incumbent Republican Representative Sean O'Brien were unopposed for the June 1, 2004 Republican Primary^[2] and won the four-way November 2, 2004 General election where Representative O'Brien took the first seat and Tidemann took the second seat with 4,696 votes (27.81%) ahead of Democratic nominees Roger Prunty and Rich Widman,^[3] who had run for the seat in 2000.
• 2006 When House District 7 incumbent Republican Representative O'Brien left the Legislature and left a District 7 seat open, Tidemann and Carol Pitts were unopposed for the June 6, 2006 Republican Primary^[4] and won the four-way November 7, 2006 General election where fellow Republican nominee Pitts took the first seat by 11 votes and Tidemann took the second seat with 4,585 votes (32.08%) ahead of Democratic nominees Robert Klein and Joshua Horton.^[5]
• 2008 Tidemann and incumbent Republican Representative Pitts were again unopposed for the June 3, 2008 Republican Primary,^[6] and won the four-way November 4, 2008 General election where Tidemann took the first seat with 5,428 votes (32.05%) and incumbent Representative Pitts took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominees Steve Binkley and Abigail Howell.^[7]
• 2010 To challenge Senate District 7 incumbent Democratic Senator Pam Merchant, Tidemann was unopposed for the June 8, 2010 Republican Primary^[8] and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 4,289 votes (54.15%) against Democratic Senator Merchant.^[9]

State Senate

• 2012 Tidemann and Democratic former Senator Pam Merchant were both unopposed for their June 5, 2012 primaries,^[10] setting up a rematch; Tidemann won the November 6, 2012 General election with 4,362 votes (53.52%) against Senator Merchant.^[11]

External links

• Official page at the South Dakota Legislature
  • Larry Tidemann at Ballotpedia
• Larry Tidemann at the National Institute on Money in State Politics

Notes and References

1. Web site: Larry Tidemann's Biography . . January 27, 2014.
2. Web site: 2004 Republican Legislative Primaries . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 27, 2014.
3. Web site: 2004 General Election Legislature Official Returns . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 27, 2014.
4. Web site: 2006 Republican Legislative Primary Official Returns . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 27, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103312/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo06_repbulicanprimaryreturns.shtm . January 16, 2014 .
5. Web site: 2006 Legislature Official Returns . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 27, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103320/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo06_GElegislativereturns.shtm . January 16, 2014 .
6. Web site: 2008 South Dakota Official Primary Election Results June 3, 2008 . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 27, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103442/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo08_primarylegislature.shtm . January 16, 2014 .
7. Web site: 2008 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 4, 2008 . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 27, 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103400/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo08_generalleg.shtm . January 16, 2014 .
8. Web site: Official Results Primary Election June 8, 2010 . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 27, 2014.
9. Web site: 2010 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 2, 2010 . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 27, 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 .
10. Web site: Official Results Primary Election - June 5, 2012 . . Pierre, South Dakota . January 27, 2014.
11. Web site: Official Results General Election November 6, 2012 . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 27, 2014.