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Bernie Hunhoff

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Bernie Hunhoff
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Democratic Party

Prior offices
South Dakota State Senate
South Dakota House of Representatives District 18
South Dakota State Senate District 18
Personal
Religion
Christian: Catholic
Profession
Ediitor/Publisher

Bernie Hunhoff (b. September 5, 1951) is a former Democratic member of the South Dakota State Senate, representing District 18 from 2015 to 2017.

Hunhoff did not seek re-election to the South Dakota State Senate in 2016.

Hunhoff served in the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 18 from 2008 to 2015. While in the House, he served as Minority Leader. Hunhoff did not seek re-election to the South Dakota House of Representatives in 2014.

Biography

Hunhoff attended the University of South Dakota-Springfield. He then received his B.A. from Mount Marty College in 1974.

Hunhoff was a Legislative Aide for United States Representatives Frank Denholm in 1974. He then worked as a Writer for Watertown Public Opinion from 1974 to 1976, and for Madison Daily Lender from 1976 to 1977. From 1977 to 1980, he worked in Public Relations for the University of South Dakota School of Medicine. Hunhoff also worked as Publisher for the Yankton County Observer from 1978 to 1985 and for the Missouri Valley Observer from 1979 to 1989. He has been the owner/Editor/Publisher of South Dakota Magazine since 1985.

Hunhoff served in the South Dakota State Senate from 1992 to 1998. He served as Senate Minority Leader during the last two years of his senate service. He then ran for the office of Governor of South Dakota in 1998 but was not elected.

Committee assignments

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Hunhoff served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Hunhoff served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Hunhoff served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Hunhoff served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2016

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the South Dakota State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 29, 2016. Incumbent Bernie Hunhoff (D) did not seek re-election.

Craig Kennedy ran unopposed in the South Dakota State Senate District 18 general election.[1][2]

South Dakota State Senate, District 18 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Craig Kennedy  (unopposed) 100.00% 5,765
Total Votes 5,765
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State


Craig Kennedy ran unopposed in the South Dakota State Senate District 18 Democratic primary.[3][4]

South Dakota State Senate, District 18 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Craig Kennedy  (unopposed)

2014

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2014

The general elections for the office of South Dakota State Senate took place on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 25, 2014. Bernie Hunhoff was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Matt Stone defeated Thomas Bixler in the Republican primary. Hunhoff defeated Stone in the general election.[5][6][7]

South Dakota State Senate, District 18, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBernie Hunhoff 55.8% 4,300
     Republican Matt Stone 44.2% 3,403
Total Votes 7,703
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State
South Dakota State Senate, District 18 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMatt Stone 87.7% 1,086
Thomas Bixler 12.3% 152
Total Votes 1,238

2012

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2012

Hunhoff won election in the 2012 election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 18. Hunhoff ran unopposed in the Democratic primary on June 5 and won election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[8]

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 18, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBernie Hunhoff Incumbent 31.5% 5,589
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Stevens 26.2% 4,657
     Republican Thomas Stotz 22% 3,918
     Democratic Charlie Gross 20.3% 3,607
Total Votes 17,771

2010

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2010

Hunhoff ran for re-election to one of two seats in District 18 of the South Dakota House of Representatives. Also running were fellow incumbent Nick Moser (R), Charlotte Gibson (R) and Jay Williams (D).[9] Hunhoff and Nick Moser (R) won election in the November 2 general election.[10]

South Dakota State House, District 18 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Nick Moser (R) 5,149 33.16%
Green check mark transparent.png Bernie Hunhoff (D) 4,957 31.92%
Charlotte "Charlii" Gilson (R) 2,740 17.64%
Jay Williams (D) 2,684 17.28%

Campaign finance summary

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Bernie Hunhoff campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2014South Dakota State Senate, District 18Won $20,983 N/A**
2012South Dakota House of Representatives, District 18Won $22,030 N/A**
2010South Dakota House of Representatives, District 18Won $33,444 N/A**
2008South Dakota House of Representatives, District 18Won $10,094 N/A**
Grand total$86,551 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only availabale data.

Scorecards

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2017

In 2017, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 27. The legislature held a special session on June 12.

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2016


2015


2014


2013


2012


2011

Personal

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Hunhoff and his wife, Myrna Mulloy, have two children.

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
  2. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results State Canvas," accessed May 2, 2017
  3. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed December 18, 2015
  4. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "State primary results," accessed June 7, 2016
  5. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Primary Election - Official Results," accessed June 4, 2014
  6. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results - November 4, 2014," accessed November 12, 2014
  7. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Current Candidates for Primary Election," accessed May 2, 2014
  8. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official election results for 2012," accessed March 11, 2014
  9. ↑ South Dakota State Board of Elections, "South Dakota Secretary of State's official list of state candidates, 2010," accessed March 10, 2014
  10. ↑ South Dakota House of Representatives Official, "General Election Results, 2010," accessed March 10, 2014
  11. ↑ American Clarion, "South Dakota Freedom Index 2012," accessed August 14, 2014
Political offices
Preceded by
- 		South Dakota House of Representatives District 18
2009–2015 		Succeeded by
Jean Hunhoff (R)
Preceded by
Jean Hunhoff (R) 		South Dakota Senate District 18
2015-2017 		Succeeded by
Craig Kennedy (D)


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