Aaron Aylward
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Aaron Aylward
| image = Aaron Aylward by Gage Skidmore.jpg
| caption = Aylward at the 2024 Hazlitt Summit hosted by Young Americans for Liberty Foundation
| state_house = South Dakota
| district = 6th
| term_start = January 12, 2021
| alongside = Ernie Otten
| party = Republican (since 2020)
Libertarian (2018)
Republican (2012-2016)
| education = Dakota State University (BA)
University of South Dakota (MA)
}}
Aaron Aylward is an American politician serving as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 6th district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 12, 2021.
Education
Aylaward earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in exercise science from Dakota State University and a Master of Arts in kinesiology from the University of South Dakota.{{Cite web|title=Aaron Aylward – Biography from LegiStorm|url=https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/387590/Aaron_Aylward.html|access-date=2021-02-26|website=www.legistorm.com}} While at Dakota State University, he was a member of the Dakota State Trojans football team.{{cite web |author= |title=Aaron Aylward |url=https://dsuathletics.com/sports/football/roster/aaron-aylward/3309 |website=dsuathletics.com |access-date=March 3, 2025}} Following the 2008 season he was named to the DAC All-Conference team.{{cite web |author= |title=Men All-Conference |url=https://dsuathletics.com/sports/2023/5/14/men-all-conference.aspx |website=dsuathletics.com |access-date=March 3, 2025}}
Career
In 2012 and 2013, Aylward worked as a personal trainer. From 2013 to 2019, Aylward worked as a search consultant for Growing People and Companies (GPAC). In 2019, he became a sales representative for Cintas, a business services firm.{{Cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/|title=The Voter's Self Defense System|website=Vote Smart}} In 2018, he was an unsuccessful candidate for the South Dakota House as a Libertarian.{{Cite web|title=Aaron Aylward|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Aaron_Aylward|access-date=2021-02-26|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Representative Aaron Aylward - 2021|url=https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/3786/Detail|url-status=live|access-date=2021-02-26|website=sdlegislature.gov|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210211235045/https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/3786/Detail |archive-date = 2021-02-11 }}
References
{{South Dakota House of Representatives}}
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Category:South Dakota Libertarians
Category:Republican Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
Category:Dakota State University alumni
Category:University of South Dakota alumni
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:21st-century members of the South Dakota Legislature