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American politician

Fred Romkema

Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 31st district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2009Serving with Charles Turbiville (2009–2013) Timothy Johns (2013–present)
Preceded by	Tom Hills

Personal details
Born	(1947-07-03) July 3, 1947 (age 77) Artesia, California
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Residence	Spearfish, South Dakota
Alma mater	University of South Dakota
Website	romkemaforhouse.com

Fred W. Romkema (born July 3, 1947) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 31 since January 2009.

Education

Romkema earned his BA and MA degrees from the University of South Dakota.

Elections

2012 With Republican Representative Charles Turbiville term limited and leaving a District 31 seat open, Romkema ran in the four-way June 5, 2012 Republican Primary and placed first with 1,467 votes (31.4%); Romkema and fellow Republican nominee Timothy Johns were unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, where Romkema took the first seat with 6,721 votes (52%) and Johns took the second seat.
2008 When District 30 incumbent Republican Representative Tom Hills ran for South Dakota Senate and left a District 31 seat open, Romkema ran in the three-way June 3, 2008 Republican Primary and placed first with 1,898 votes (40.7%); in the three-way November 4, 2008 General election Romkema took the first seat with 6,783 votes (38.1%) and incumbent Republican Representative Charles Turbiville took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominee Kevin O'Dea.
2010 Romkema, incumbent Representative Turbiville, and returning 2008 Democratic opponent O'Dea were unopposed for their primaries, setting up a three-way rematch; in the three-way November 2, 2010 General election Romkema took the first seat with 6,335 votes (40%) and Representative Turbiville took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominee Kevin O'Dea.

References

"Representative Fred Romkema". Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
"Fred Romkema's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
"South Dakota Legislature".
"Official Results General Election November 6, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
"2008 South Dakota Official Primary Election Results June 3, 2008". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
"2008 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 4, 2008". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
"Official Results Primary Election June 8, 2010". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 21, 2014.
"2010 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 2, 2010". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 21, 2014.

External links

Official page at the South Dakota Legislature
Campaign site
Profile at Vote Smart

v t e Members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
South Dakota Legislature (2023–present) Speaker of the House Hugh Bartels (R-5) Speaker pro tempore Mike Stevens (R-18) Majority Leader Will Mortenson (R-24) Minority Leader Oren Lesmeister (D-28)
1. ▌Joe Donnell (R) ⎣ ▌Tamara St. John (R) 2. ▌David Kull (R) ⎣ ▌John Sjaarda (R) 3. ▌Brandei Schaefbauer (R) ⎣ ▌Carl E. Perry (R) 4. ▌Stephanie Sauder (R) ⎣ ▌Fred Deutsch (R) 5. ▌Hugh Bartels (R) ⎣ ▌Byron Callies (R) 6. ▌Aaron Aylward (R) ⎣ ▌Ernie Otten (R) 7. ▌Mellissa Heermann (R) ⎣ ▌Roger DeGroot (R) 8. ▌John Mills (R) ⎣ ▌Tim Reisch (R) 9. ▌Bethany Soye (R) ⎣ ▌Kenneth Teunissen (R) 10. ▌Erin Healy (D) ⎣ ▌Kameron Nelson (D) 11. ▌Brian Mulder (R) ⎣ ▌Chris Karr (R) 12. ▌Amber Arlint (R) ⎣ ▌Greg Jamison (R) 13. ▌Sue Peterson (R) ⎣ ▌Tony Venhuizen (R) 14. ▌Taylor Rehfeldt (R) ⎣ ▌Tyler Tordsen (R) 15. ▌Kadyn Wittman (D) ⎣ ▌Linda Duba (D) 16. ▌Karla Lems (R) ⎣ ▌Kevin D. Jensen (R) 17. ▌William Shorma (R) ⎣ ▌Chris Kassin (R) 18. ▌Mike Stevens (R) ⎣ ▌Julie Auch (R) 19. ▌Drew Peterson (R) ⎣ ▌Jessica Bahmuller (R) 20. ▌Lance Koth (R) ⎣ ▌Ben Krohmer (R) 21. ▌Rocky Blare (R) ⎣ ▌Marty Overweg (R) 22. ▌Roger D. Chase (R) ⎣ ▌Lynn Schneider (R) 23. ▌James D. Wangsness (R) ⎣ ▌Scott Moore (R) 24. ▌Will Mortenson (R) ⎣ ▌Mike Weisgram (R) 25. ▌Randy Gross (R) ⎣ ▌Jon Hansen (R) 26A. ▌Eric Emery (D) 26B. ▌Rebecca Reimer (R) 27. ▌Liz Marty May (R) ⎣ ▌Peri Pourier (D) 28A. ▌Oren Lesmeister (D) 28B. ▌Neil Pinnow (R) 29. ▌Gary Cammack (R) ⎣ ▌Kirk Chaffee (R) 30. ▌Trish Ladner (R) ⎣ ▌Dennis Krull (R) 31. ▌Mary Fitzgerald (R) ⎣ ▌Scott Odenbach (R) 32. ▌Steve Duffy (R) ⎣ ▌Kristin Conzet (R) 33. ▌Curt Massie (R) ⎣ ▌Phil Jensen (R) 34. ▌Mike Derby (R) ⎣ ▌Becky Drury (R) 35. ▌Tina Mulally (R) ⎣ ▌Tony Randolph (R)
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Members of the South Dakota House of Representatives

South Dakota Legislature (2023–present)

Speaker of the House: Hugh Bartels (R-5)
Speaker pro tempore: Mike Stevens (R-18)
Majority Leader: Will Mortenson (R-24)
Minority Leader: Oren Lesmeister (D-28)

1. ▌Joe Donnell (R)
⎣ ▌Tamara St. John (R)
2. ▌David Kull (R)
⎣ ▌John Sjaarda (R)
3. ▌Brandei Schaefbauer (R)
⎣ ▌Carl E. Perry (R)
4. ▌Stephanie Sauder (R)
⎣ ▌Fred Deutsch (R)
5. ▌Hugh Bartels (R)
⎣ ▌Byron Callies (R)
6. ▌Aaron Aylward (R)
⎣ ▌Ernie Otten (R)
7. ▌Mellissa Heermann (R)
⎣ ▌Roger DeGroot (R)
8. ▌John Mills (R)
⎣ ▌Tim Reisch (R)
9. ▌Bethany Soye (R)
⎣ ▌Kenneth Teunissen (R)
10. ▌Erin Healy (D)
⎣ ▌Kameron Nelson (D)
11. ▌Brian Mulder (R)
⎣ ▌Chris Karr (R)
12. ▌Amber Arlint (R)
⎣ ▌Greg Jamison (R)
13. ▌Sue Peterson (R)
⎣ ▌Tony Venhuizen (R)
14. ▌Taylor Rehfeldt (R)
⎣ ▌Tyler Tordsen (R)
15. ▌Kadyn Wittman (D)
⎣ ▌Linda Duba (D)
16. ▌Karla Lems (R)
⎣ ▌Kevin D. Jensen (R)
17. ▌William Shorma (R)
⎣ ▌Chris Kassin (R)
18. ▌Mike Stevens (R)
⎣ ▌Julie Auch (R)
19. ▌Drew Peterson (R)
⎣ ▌Jessica Bahmuller (R)
20. ▌Lance Koth (R)
⎣ ▌Ben Krohmer (R)
21. ▌Rocky Blare (R)
⎣ ▌Marty Overweg (R)
22. ▌Roger D. Chase (R)
⎣ ▌Lynn Schneider (R)
23. ▌James D. Wangsness (R)
⎣ ▌Scott Moore (R)
24. ▌Will Mortenson (R)
⎣ ▌Mike Weisgram (R)
25. ▌Randy Gross (R)
⎣ ▌Jon Hansen (R)
26A. ▌Eric Emery (D)
26B. ▌Rebecca Reimer (R)
27. ▌Liz Marty May (R)
⎣ ▌Peri Pourier (D)
28A. ▌Oren Lesmeister (D)
28B. ▌Neil Pinnow (R)
29. ▌Gary Cammack (R)
⎣ ▌Kirk Chaffee (R)
30. ▌Trish Ladner (R)
⎣ ▌Dennis Krull (R)
31. ▌Mary Fitzgerald (R)
⎣ ▌Scott Odenbach (R)
32. ▌Steve Duffy (R)
⎣ ▌Kristin Conzet (R)
33. ▌Curt Massie (R)
⎣ ▌Phil Jensen (R)
34. ▌Mike Derby (R)
⎣ ▌Becky Drury (R)
35. ▌Tina Mulally (R)
⎣ ▌Tony Randolph (R)

▌Republican (63)
▌Democratic (7)

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