Jason Gant

{{short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| image =

| name = Jason Gant

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| office = Secretary of State of South Dakota

| governor = Dennis Daugaard

| term_start = 2011

| term_end = 2015

| predecessor = Chris Nelson

| successor = Shantel Krebs

| state_senate1 = South Dakota

| state1 = South Dakota

| district1 = 11th

| term_start1 = 2004

| term_end1 = 2011

| preceded1 = Mitch Richter

| succeeded1 = Todd Schlekeway

| constituency1 =

| majority =

| party = Republican

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|12|18}}

| birth_place = Platte, South Dakota

| death_date =

| death_place =

| spouse = Chris

| children = Abbi, Sophie, Mallory

| alma_mater = University of South Dakota (BS)

| profession = businessman

| residence = Sioux Falls, South Dakota

| religion =

| website = [http://www.jasongant.com www.JasonGant.com]

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Jason M. Gant (born December 18, 1976) is the former Secretary of State of South Dakota.{{Cite web|url=http://www.sdlegislature.gov/legislators/historical_listing/LegislatorDetail.aspx?MemberID=3738|title = South Dakota Legislature}} A member of the Republican party, he had represented the 11th district in the South Dakota Senate since 2004

Gant graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1999 from the University of South Dakota in political science and a minor in business administration. From 1999 to 2004, Gant was the Director of Dakota Care, a health insurance company. He then served as an executive for the South Dakota State Medical Association from 2004 to 2005, and in 2005 became the founder and owner of the Gant Group, Incorporated, a health care consulting business.

At the 2010 South Dakota Republican Party (GOP) Convention, Senator Gant won his party's nomination for Secretary of State, defeating two other GOP candidates.Brokaw, Chet and Wayne Ortman. [http://aberdeensd.localspur.com/2010/07/03/gop-democrats-finalize-candidates-for-sd-ballot/ GOP, Democrats finalize candidates for SD ballot]. Associated Press. June 26, 2010. Accessed October 11, 2010. On November 2, 2010, he won his election bid to become the next Secretary of State of South Dakota.{{cite web|url=http://electionresults.sd.gov/applications/st25cers3/resultsSW.aspx?type=swr |title=Election Night Results |accessdate=9 November 2010}}

In 2014, Gant activated the Innovative Overseas Absentee-balloting System (iOASIS) voting technology, which is currently available to Gant's overseas military constituents for all upcoming elections.{{cite web |url=http://legalnewsline.com/news/248234-e-voting-for-absentee-military-now-available-in-south-dakota |title=E-voting for Absentee Military Now Available in South Dakota |author=David Yates |date=2014-03-28}}