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Richard Vasgaard
Richard Vasgaard
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives; from the 17th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 12, 2021 Serving with Sydney Davis
Preceded by	Nancy Rasmussen; Ray Ring
Succeeded by	Karla Lems Phil Jensen
Personal details
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Joyce
Children	1
Education	South Dakota State University (BS)

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Richard Vasgaard is an American politician. He has served as a Republican member for the 17th district in the South Dakota House of Representatives from January 12, 2021 to January 10, 2023. Vasgaard is a farmer and received a bachelor's degree in agronomy from South Dakota State University.^[1] After redistricting in 2022, he was defeated in a primary for a second term.

Election history

2020 Vasgaard was elected with 4,786 votes; Sydney Davis was also elected with 5,278 votes. They defeated Al Leber who received 3,645 votes and Caitlin Collier who received 3,181 votes.^[2]
2022 Vasgaard was redistricted into the 16th district, and ran in the Republican primary, but was defeated by Phil Jensen and Karla Lems. Lems had 1848 votes, Jensen had 1733 and Vasgaard had 1616.^[3]

2020 South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Sydney Davis	5,278	31.25%
	Republican	Richard Vasgaard	4,786	28.34%
	Democratic	Al Leber	3,645	21.58%
	Democratic	Caitlin F. Collier	3,181	18.83%
Total votes			16,890	100.0%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

Personal life

He is married to Joyce and has two children.^[4]

References

^ "Richard Vasgaard". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
^ "2020 General State Canvass Final Certificate" (PDF). sdsos.gov. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
^ "Richard Vasgaard". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-11-19.
^ "Richard Vasgaard's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 19, 2023.

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[1] "Richard Vasgaard". ballotpedia.org. Retrieved August 1, 2021.

[2] "2020 General State Canvass Final Certificate" (PDF). sdsos.gov. Retrieved August 1, 2021.

[3] "Richard Vasgaard". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-11-19.

[4] "Richard Vasgaard's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved October 19, 2023.

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-'''Richard Vasgaard''' is an American politician. He has served as a Republican member for the 17th district in the [[South Dakota House of Representatives]] since January 12, 2021.  Vasgaard is a farmer and received a bachelor's degree in agronomy from [[South Dakota State University]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Vasgaard|title=Richard Vasgaard|publisher=ballotpedia.org|access-date=August 1, 2021}}</ref>
+'''Richard Vasgaard''' is an American politician. He has served as a Republican member for the 17th district in the [[South Dakota House of Representatives]] from January 12, 2021 to January 10, 2023.  Vasgaard is a farmer and received a bachelor's degree in agronomy from [[South Dakota State University]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Vasgaard|title=Richard Vasgaard|publisher=ballotpedia.org|access-date=August 1, 2021}}</ref> After redistricting in 2022, he was defeated in a primary for a second term.
 ==Election history==
 *2020     Vasgaard was elected with 4,786 votes; [[Sydney Davis (South Dakota politician)|Sydney Davis]] was also elected with 5,278 votes.  They defeated Al Leber who received 3,645 votes and Caitlin Collier who received 3,181 votes.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/2020GeneralStateCanvassFinal&Certificate.pdf|title=2020 General State Canvass Final Certificate|publisher=sdsos.gov|access-date=August 1, 2021}}</ref>
+*2022     Vasgaard was redistricted into the 16th district, and ran in the Republican primary, but was defeated by Phil Jensen and Karla Lems. Lems had 1848 votes, Jensen had 1733 and Vasgaard had 1616.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Richard Vasgaard |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Richard_Vasgaard |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref>
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 |title= [[2020 South Dakota House of Representatives election#District 17|2020 South Dakota House of Representatives District 17 General election]] }}

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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