Scott Heidepriem
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2012}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Scott Heidepriem
|image = Scott Heidepriem cropped.jpg
|state_senate = South Dakota
|district = 13th
|term_start = January 2007
|term_end = January 2011
|predecessor = Mary McClure
|successor = Phyllis Heineman
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1956|6|25}}
|birth_place = Miller, South Dakota, U.S.
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican (before 2000)
Democratic (2000–present)
|spouse = Susan
|children = 2
|education = University of South Dakota (BA, MA, PhD)
Harvard University (MPA)
}}
Scott N. Heidepriem (born June 25, 1956) is an American attorney and former South Dakota state legislator.
Early life, education, and career
Heidepriem graduated with his bachelors, masters, and juris doctor from the University of South Dakota. He later graduated from John F. Kennedy School of Government with a masters in public administration.{{cite web |url=http://www.drsrc.com/election2010/HeidepriemScott.php |title=Scott Heidepriem |accessdate=2010-06-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100330002038/http://www.drsrc.com/election2010/HeidepriemScott.php |archivedate=March 30, 2010 |df=mdy-all }}
Heidepriem is a past president of the South Dakota Trial Lawyers.
Political career
{{See also|2010 South Dakota gubernatorial election}}
In 1986, Heidepriem ran for the Republican nomination for the United States House of Representatives from South Dakota's At-large congressional district, but he lost to Dale Bell.{{cite web |url=http://sos.sd.gov/content/html/elections/electvoterpdfs/72-86/86SDPRIM.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-11-19 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110817134556/http://sos.sd.gov/content/html/elections/electvoterpdfs/72-86/86SDPRIM.pdf |archivedate=August 17, 2011 |df=mdy-all }}
In 2000, Heidepriem switched from the Republican party to the Democratic Party.
In 2006, Heidepriem successfully ran as a Democrat for the South Dakota State Senate and was re-elected in 2008 against State Representative Phyllis Heineman. While in state legislature, he was the Speaker of the House, Pro Tempore, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senate Minority Leader for four years.
in 2010, Heidepriem was the Democratic nominee for Governor of South Dakota and attempted to run on an bi-partisan ticket. However, Secretary of State Chris Nelson would not certify the nomination, due to a state law requiring all candidates of a particular political party to belong to that party.{{cite web |url=http://www.keloland.com/NewsDetail6162.cfm?Id=101817 |title=Heidepriem's Running Mate Switches Parties |first=Ben |last=Dunsmoor |date=June 28, 2010 |accessdate=June 28, 2010 |publisher=keloland.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927224615/http://www.keloland.com/NewsDetail6162.cfm?Id=101817 |archivedate=September 27, 2011 |df=mdy-all }} Polls indicated that Heidepriem would have a difficult time winning in such a conservative state; this was validated when he lost the election with only 38.49% of the vote.{{cite web|url=http://electionresults.sd.gov/applications/st25cers3/resultsSW.aspx?type=swr |title=Election Night Results |accessdate=November 29, 2010}}
Selected works
=Books=
- Bring on the Pioneers!, The State Publishing Co. (1978), a history of Hand County
- A Fair Chance for a Free People, Leader Printing Company (1988), a biography of Karl E. Mundt.{{Cite web|url=https://openlibrary.org/authors/OL1030785A/Scott_Heidepriem|title = Scott Heidepriem}}
=Publications=
"Tort Reform in South Dakota - The Plaintiff's Perspective," co-authored with Nancy Turbak Berry, Vol. 42, Issue 2, 1999
References
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External links
- [http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2008/MemberDetail40.htm Senator Scott Heidepriem, Minority Leader] official South Dakota Legislature site
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080213103604/http://www.scottheidepriem.com/ Scott Heidepriem for Governor] official campaign site
- {{C-SPAN|67977}}
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Category:Harvard Kennedy School alumni
Category:Democratic Party South Dakota state senators
Category:University of South Dakota School of Law alumni
Category:People from Miller, South Dakota
Category:Writers from South Dakota
Category:21st-century American lawyers
Category:20th-century American lawyers
Category:21st-century members of the South Dakota Legislature