Dennis Feickert

{{Short description|American politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Dennis Feickert

|image =

|state_house = South Dakota

|district = 1st{{cite web|url=http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=449|title=Representative Dennis Feickert|publisher=South Dakota Legislature|location=Pierre, South Dakota|accessdate=January 22, 2014}}

|term_start = January 11, 2013

|term_end = 2017

|predecessor = David Sigdestad

|successor =

|alongside = Susan Wismer (2013–present)

|state_house3= South Dakota

|district3 = 3rd

|term_start3 = January 2009

|term_end3 = January 11, 2013

|predecessor3=

|successor3 = Dan Kaiser

|alongside3 = David Novstrup (2009–2013)

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1948|6|19}}

|birth_place = Aberdeen, South Dakota

|death_date =

|death_place =

|nationality = American

|party = Democratic

|spouse =

|children =

|residence = Aberdeen, South Dakota

|alma_mater =

|profession = County commissioner

|religion =

|website =

}}

Dennis Feickert{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/101272|title=Dennis Feickert's Biography|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=January 22, 2014}} (born June 19, 1948) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 1 since January 11, 2013. Fieckert served consecutively from January 2009 until January 11, 2013 in the District 3 seat. Fieckert was a county commissioner for Brown County from 1987 until 2009.

Elections

  • 2012 Redistricted to District 1, and with incumbent Democratic Representative David Sigdestad leaving the Legislature and leaving a District 1 seat open, Feickert and Susan Wismer were unopposed for both the June 5, 2012 Democratic Primary{{cite web|url=http://electionresults.sd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?eid=4&type=LEG&map=DIST|title=Official Results Primary Election - June 5, 2012|publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota|location=Pierre, South Dakota|accessdate=January 22, 2014}} and the November 6, 2012 General election, where Feickert took the first seat with 5,967 votes (55.2%) and Wismer took the second seat.{{cite web|url=http://electionresults.sd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=LEG&map=DIST|title=Official Results General Election November 6, 2012|publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota|location=Pierre, South Dakota|accessdate=January 22, 2014}}
  • 2008 When House District 3 incumbent Republican Representative Al Novstrup ran for South Dakota Senate and left a District 3 seat open, Feickert ran in the June 3, 2008 Democratic Primary;{{cite web |url=http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_electioninfo08_primarylegislature.shtm |title=2008 South Dakota Official Primary Election Results June 3, 2008 |publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota |location=Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate=January 22, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103442/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo08_primarylegislature.shtm |archivedate=January 16, 2014 |url-status=dead }} in the four-way November 4, 2008 General election Feickert took the first seat with 5,561 votes (28.59%) and incumbent Republican Representative David Novstrup took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominee Mark Remily and Republican nominee Isaac Latterell.{{cite web |url=http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_electioninfo08_generalleg.shtm |title=2008 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 4, 2008 |publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota |location=Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate=January 22, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103400/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo08_generalleg.shtm |archivedate=January 16, 2014 |url-status=dead }}
  • 2010 Feickert ran in the June 8, 2010 Democratic Primary;{{cite web |url=http://electionresults.sd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?eid=2&type=LEG&map=DIST|title=Official Results Primary Election June 8, 2010|publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota|location=Pierre, South Dakota|accessdate=January 22, 2014}} in the four-way November 2, 2010 General election, incumbent Republican Representative David Novstrup took the first seat and Feickert took the second seat with 4,355 votes (27.23%) ahead of returning 2008 Republican nominee Isaac Latterell and Democratic nominee Tim Even;{{cite web |url=http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_general2010_leg.shtm |title=2010 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 2, 2010 |publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota |location=Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate=January 22, 2014 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116104333/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_general2010_leg.shtm |archivedate=January 16, 2014 |url-status=dead }} Latterell was elected to the House for District 6 in 2012.

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