Jim Stalzer
{{short description|American politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Jim Stalzer
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|state_senate = South Dakota
|district = 11th
|term_start = January 10, 2017
|term_end =
|predecessor = David Omdahl
|successor =
|state_house2 = South Dakota
|district2 = 11th
|term_start2 = January 11, 2013
|term_end2 = January 9, 2017
|predecessor2= Mark Willadsen
|successor2 = Chris Karr
|alongside2 = Christine Erickson (2013–2014)
Mark Willadsen (2014–2017)
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|7|7}}
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|nationality= American
|party = Republican
|spouse = Carol Stalzer
|children = 2
|residence = Sioux Falls, South Dakota
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James Bruce Stalzer{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/137861|title=Jim Stalzer's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart|accessdate=January 10, 2014}} (born July 7, 1946) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he has been a member of the South Dakota Senate, representing District 11 since 2017. He was previously a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 11 from 2013 to 2017.
Elections
=South Dakota House of Representatives=
In 2012, when incumbent Republican Representative Lora Hubbel ran for South Dakota Senate and left a District 11 seat open, Stalzer ran in the four-way June 5, 2012 Republican Primary and placed second with 447 votes ahead of incumbent Representative Mark Willadsen; in the four-way November 6, 2012 General election, fellow Republican nominee Christine Erickson took the first seat and Stalzer took the second seat with 5,124 votes (27.88%) ahead of Democratic former Representative Darrell Solberg and Jim Larson,{{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 10, 2014}} who had run for the seat in 2010.
=South Dakota state senate=
In 2016, Stalzer ran for the South Dakota Senate District 11 seat, after incumbent David Omdahl decided not to run for a second term. Stalzer was unopposed in the Republican primary, as was his Democratic counterpart, Tom Cool. Stalzer defeated Cool with 6,944 votes (60.78%) to 4,481 votes (39.22%).{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/results/south-dakota-state-senate-district-11|title=South Dakota 11th District State Senate Results: Jim Stalzer Wins|date=August 1, 2016|work=New York Times}} In 2018, Stalzer defeated Kevin Elsing with 6,190 votes (60.4%) to 4,058 votes (39.6%).{{cite web|url=https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2018/11/07/south-dakota-election-results-senate-legislative-race/1891420002/|title=Election results: Who won statewide offices and Sioux Falls-area state legislative races?|date=November 7, 2018}}
Criticism
In 2015, the police of Sioux Falls demanded Stalzer to apologize after he made controversial remarks regarding concealed weapons. Stalzer's answer to the demand was that he made a comparison between honesty and integrity of concealed weapons and their holders, and therefore he has nothing to apologize about.{{cite news|url=http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2015/02/25/police-group-wants-apology-state-lawmaker/24007099/|first=Mark|last=Walker|title=Police group wants apology from state lawmaker|work=Argus Leader|date=February 25, 2015|accessdate=December 25, 2015}}
References
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External links
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{{South Dakota State Senators}}
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Category:Republican Party South Dakota state senators
Category:Republican Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
Category:Politicians from Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Category:21st-century members of the South Dakota Legislature
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