Drew Dennert (born August 28, 1995 in Aberdeen, SD) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives serving since January 2017. He is the grandson of former Democratic legislator Paul Dennert.
Drew Dennert | |
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| Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 3rd[1] district | |
| Assumed office January 3, 2017 Serving with Dan Kaiser (2017-2019) Carl E. Perry (2019-Present) | |
| Preceded by | Al Novstrup |
| Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 28, 1995 Aberdeen, South Dakota |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse | Ashton |
| Profession | Rancher/Farmer |
| Website | www.drewdennert.com |
Dennert first elected in 2016 holds the record of the youngest legislator in South Dakota history.[2]
Elections
edit- 2020 Dennert was re-elected with 7,108 votes; Carl Perry was also re-elected with 6,087 votes and Leslie McLaughlin received 3,843 votes and Justin Roemmick received 3,720 votes.[3]
- 2018. Incumbent Representative Dan Kaiser did not run for re-election leaving one seat open. Representative Drew Dennert ran for re-election alongside Republican Carl Perry, Democrat Brooks Briscoe and Democrat Justin Roemmick. Dennert and Perry won the two seats earning 32% and 29% respectively, Briscoe and Roemmick finished in 3rd and 4th with 21% and 18%.
- 2016. Incumbent Representative Al Novstrup chose to run for the Senate, vacating his position in the House. Dennert ran for the Republican nomination and came in 2nd with 37% of the vote, incumbent Dan Kaiser came in 1st with 45% and Aberdeen school board member Todd Kolden came in 3rd with 18%.[4] Dennert and Kaiser ran in the general election against Democrats Brooks Briscoe and Nikki Bootz. Kaiser came in 1st with 34.4%, Dennert came in 2nd with 33.2%, Briscoe came in 3rd with 17.9% and Bootz came in 4th with 14.5%[5]
References
edit- ^ "Representative Drew Dennert". Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved January 28, 2014.
- ^ "As youngest legislator, Dennert feels ready for Pierre".
- ^ "2020 General State Canvass Final Certificate" (PDF). sdsos.gov. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
- ^ Staff reports. "Primary update: Lake, Gosch win; Kaiser, Dennert advance".
- ^ "South Dakota Election Results".