Jason M. Gant (born December 18, 1976) is the former
Secretary of State of South Dakota. A member of the
Republican party, he had represented the 11th district in the
South Dakota Senate since 2004
Gant graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1999 from the
University of South Dakota in
political science and a minor in
business administration
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. From 1999 to 2004, Gant was the Director of Dakota Care, a health insurance company. He then served as an executive for the South Dakota State Medical Association from 2004 to 2005, and in 2005 became the founder and owner of the Gant Group, Incorporated, a health care consulting business.
At the 2010
South Dakota Republican Party
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(GOP) Convention, Senator Gant won his party's nomination for Secretary of State, defeating two other GOP candidates.
[Brokaw, Chet and Wayne Ortman]
GOP, Democrats finalize candidates for SD ballot
Associated Press. June 26, 2010. Accessed October 11, 2010. On November 2, 2010, he won his election bid to become the next Secretary of State of South Dakota.
In 2014, Gant activated the Innovative Overseas Absentee-balloting System (
iOASIS) voting technology, which is currently available to Gant's overseas military constituents for all upcoming elections.
References
External links
Jason Grant at Ballotpediawww.JasonGant.comOfficial website.
South Dakota Legislature - Senator Jason GantOfficial SD Senate website
Project Vote Smart - Senator Jason M. Gant (SD)profile
21st-century American politicians
Republican Party South Dakota state senators
Secretaries of State of South Dakota
1976 births
Living people
University of South Dakota alumni
Politicians from Sioux Falls, South Dakota
People from Platte, South Dakota
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