Richard Edward Werner (born December 2, 1957) is an American politician and a Republican former member of the

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representing District 22 from 2013 until 2017.

Education, Life

Werner graduated from the

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. Werner is a Member of the Local Lions Chapter in Huron.

Elections

*2012 When incumbent Republican Representative Jim White ran for

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and left a District 22 seat open, Werner ran in the three-way June 5, 2012 Republican Primary and placed first by 1 vote with 725 votes; in the four-way November 6, 2012 General election, incumbent Democratic Representative Peggy Gibson took the first seat and Werner took the second seat with 4,344 votes (25.05%) ahead of Democratic nominee Dale Hargens and fellow Republican nominee Jay Slater.

References

External links

Official page
at the

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* Living people Republican Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives People from Huron, South Dakota People from Campbell County, South Dakota University of South Dakota alumni 1957 births 21st-century members of the South Dakota Legislature {{SouthDakota-politician-stub