Doug Barthel is an American politician and former law enforcement officer serving as a member of the

South Dakota House of Representatives The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Dakota Legislature. It consists of 70 members, two from each legislative district. Two of the state's 35 legislative districts, Districts 26 and 28, are each subdivided ...

from the 10th district.

Career

Barthel served as the police chief in the

Sioux Falls Police Department Sioux Falls ( ) is the List of cities in South Dakota, most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the List of United States cities by population, 117th-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Minnehaha Coun ...

. He also worked as a public affairs specialist at

Sanford Health Sanford Health is a nonprofit, integrated health care delivery system headquartered in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with additional offices in Fargo and Bismarck, North Dakota, and Bemidji, Minnesota. History Sanford Health has its roots in ...

. Barthel was elected to the

in 2016 and assumed office in 2017. He was re-elected in 2018 & 2020. Barthel is a member of the House Judiciary Committee and House Local Government Committee.

References

Living people Republican Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives Year of birth missing (living people) 21st-century members of the South Dakota Legislature {{SouthDakota-politician-stub