Mark Kirkeby
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Mark Kirkeby
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|state_senate= South Dakota
|district = 35th{{cite web |url= http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=443 |title= Senator Mark Kirkeby |publisher= South Dakota Legislature |location= Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate= January 24, 2014}}
|term_start = January 8, 2013
|term_end =
|predecessor = Jeffrey Haverly
|successor = Incumbent
|state_house3= South Dakota
|district3 = 35th
|term_start3 = January 2007
|term_end3 = January 8, 2013
|predecessor3= Alice McCoy
|successor3 = Blaine Campbell
|alongside3 = Jeffrey Haverly (2007–2009)
Don Kopp (2009–2013)
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|3|19}}
|birth_place = Mobridge, South Dakota
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|nationality = American
|party = Republican
|spouse =
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|residence = Rapid City, South Dakota
|alma_mater = Black Hills State University
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Mark K. Kirkeby{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/48466 |title= Mark Kirkeby's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= January 24, 2014}} (born March 19, 1960, in Mobridge, South Dakota) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 35 since January 8, 2013. Kirkeby served consecutively in the South Dakota Legislature from January 2007 until January 8, 2013, in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 35 seat.
Education
Kirkeby earned his BA in business administration and his BS in political science from Black Hills State University.
Elections
- 2012 When incumbent Senate District 35 Republican Senator Jeffrey Haverly left the Legislature and left the District 35 seat open, Kirkeby was unopposed for both the June 5, 2012, Republican 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 24, 2014}} and also the November 6, 2012, General election, winning with 5,382 votes.{{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 24, 2014}}
- 2000 Kirkeby challenged incumbent House District 35 Republican Representatives Alice McCoy and William Napoli in the three-way June 6, 2000, Republican Primary, but placed third behind them;{{cite web|url=http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_electioninfo00_republegisprimaries.shtm |title=2000 Republican Legislative Primaries |publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota |location=Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate=January 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201223323/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo00_republegisprimaries.shtm |archivedate=February 1, 2014 }} they went on to win the four-way November 7, 2000, General election where Representative Napoli took the first seat and Representative McCoy took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominees Theresa Spry and Gary Sisco.{{cite web |url= http://sos.sd.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_electioninfo00_GEreturnslegislature.shtm |title= 2000 General Election Official Returns for Legislature |publisher= Secretary of State of South Dakota |location= Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate= January 24, 2014}}
- 2006 When House District 35 incumbent Republican Representative McCoy ran for South Dakota Senate and left a District 35 seat open, Kirkeby ran in the four-way June 6, 2006, Republican Primary and placed first with 858 votes (32.9%);{{cite web
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|title=2006 Republican Legislative Primary Official Returns
|publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota
|location=Pierre, South Dakota
|accessdate=January 24, 2014
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103312/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo06_repbulicanprimaryreturns.shtm
|archivedate=January 16, 2014
}} in the four-way November 7, 2006, General election incumbent Republican Representative Jeffrey Haverly took the first seat and Kirkeby took the second seat with 3,326 votes (31.6%) ahead of Democratic nominee Laurie Wudtke and Independent candidate John Buxcel.{{cite web|url=http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_electioninfo06_GElegislativereturns.shtm |title=2006 Legislature Official Returns |publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota |location=Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate=January 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103320/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo06_GElegislativereturns.shtm |archivedate=January 16, 2014 }}
- 2008 When House District 35 incumbent Republican Representative Haverly ran for South Dakota Senate, Kirkeby ran in the three-way June 3, 2008, Republican Primary and placed first with 735 votes (43.2%),{{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 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |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 }} in the four-way November 4, 2008, General election Kirkeby took the first seat with 4,556 votes (33%) and fellow Republican nominee Don Kopp took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominees Fern Johnson and Curtis Marquardt.{{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 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |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 }}
- 2010 Kirkeby and Kopp were unopposed for the June 8, 2010, Republican 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 24, 2014}} and won the four-way November 2, 2010, General election, where Kirkeby took the first seat with 3,609 votes (35.3%) and Representative Kopp took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominee Sharon Green and Independent candidate Jay Pond.{{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 24, 2014 |url-status=dead |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 }}
References
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External links
- [http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=443 Official page] at the South Dakota Legislature
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