Scott Odenbach
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Scott Odenbach
|office = Majority Leader of the South Dakota House of Representatives
|term_start = January 14, 2025
|term_end =
|predecessor = Will Mortenson
|successor =
|state_house1 = South Dakota
|district1 = 31st
|alongside1 = Mary Fitzgerald
|term_start1 = January 12, 2021
|term_end1 =
|predecessor1 = Timothy Johns
Dayle Hammock
|successor1 =
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|8|16}}
|birth_place =
|death_date =
|death_place =
|party = Republican
|education = South Dakota State University (BS)
University of South Dakota (JD)
}}
Scott Odenbach is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 31st district.
Career
Odenbach served as assistant general counsel for the Florida Department of Education. He is the owner and managing broker at Liberty Tree Properties realty and manages his own law firm.{{Cite web|title=Scott Odenbach|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Scott_Odenbach|access-date=2021-08-01|website=Ballotpedia|language=en}} He served as a member of the Spearfish School Board from 2017 to 2020.{{Cite web |last=Pioneer |first=Mark Watson, Black Hills |title=Odenbach resigns from school board |url=https://www.bhpioneer.com/local_news/odenbach-resigns-from-school-board/article_d9e09706-4f84-11eb-a526-33528cb96112.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210107154512/https://www.bhpioneer.com/local_news/odenbach-resigns-from-school-board/article_d9e09706-4f84-11eb-a526-33528cb96112.html |archive-date=2021-01-07 |access-date=2021-08-01 |website=Black Hills Pioneer |language=en}}
Election history
- 2020: Odenbach was elected to the South Dakota House of Representatives with 8,104 votes along with Mary Fitzgerald, who received 6,920 votes and they defeated Brooke Abdallah who received 4,590 votes.{{cite news|title=2020 General State Canvass Final Certificate|publisher=sdsos.gov|url=https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/2020GeneralStateCanvassFinal&Certificate.pdf|access-date=July 31, 2021}}{{Cite web|title=Representative Scott Odenbach - 2021|url=https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/3784/Detail|access-date=2021-08-01|website=sdlegislature.gov}}{{Cite web |last=Pioneer |first=Alex Portal, Black Hills |title=Odenbach announces run for District 31 House of Representatives |url=https://www.bhpioneer.com/local_news/odenbach-announces-run-for-district-31-house-of-representatives/article_b57890e0-953e-11ea-899d-d3a988b646d3.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200520223440/https://www.bhpioneer.com/local_news/odenbach-announces-run-for-district-31-house-of-representatives/article_b57890e0-953e-11ea-899d-d3a988b646d3.html |archive-date=2020-05-20 |access-date=2021-08-01 |website=Black Hills Pioneer |language=en}}
{{Election box begin no change
|title= 2020 South Dakota House of Representatives District 31 General election }}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate ={{checked}} Scott Odenbach
|votes = 8,104
|percentage = 41.32%
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate ={{checked}} Mary Fitzgerald
|votes = 6,920
|percentage = 35.28%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Brooke Abdallah
|votes = 4,590
|percentage = 23.40%
}}
{{Election box total no change
|votes = 19,614
|percentage = 100.0%
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
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{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
}}
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References
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{{s-ttl|title=Majority Leader of the South Dakota House of Representatives|years=2025–present}}
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Category:21st-century members of the South Dakota Legislature
Category:People from Spearfish, South Dakota
Category:Republican Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
Category:South Dakota State University alumni