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Scott Heidepriem

American politician

Summary

American politician

Field	Value
name	Scott Heidepriem
image	Scott Heidepriem cropped.jpg
state_senate	South Dakota
district	13th
term_start	January 2007
term_end	January 2011
predecessor	Mary McClure
successor	Phyllis Heineman
birth_date
birth_place	Miller, South Dakota, U.S.
party	Republican (before 2000)
Democratic (2000–present)
spouse	Susan
children	2
education	University of South Dakota (BA, MA, PhD)
Harvard University (MPA)

Democratic (2000–present) Harvard University (MPA) Scott N. Heidepriem (born June 25, 1956) is an American attorney and former South Dakota state legislator.

Early life, education, and career

Heidepriem graduated with his bachelors, masters, and juris doctor from the University of South Dakota. He later graduated from John F. Kennedy School of Government with a masters in public administration.

Heidepriem is a past president of the South Dakota Trial Lawyers.

Political career

In 1986, Heidepriem ran for the Republican nomination for the United States House of Representatives from South Dakota's At-large congressional district, but he lost to Dale Bell.

In 2000, Heidepriem switched from the Republican party to the Democratic Party.

In 2006, Heidepriem successfully ran as a Democrat for the South Dakota State Senate and was re-elected in 2008 against State Representative Phyllis Heineman. While in state legislature, he was the Speaker of the House, Pro Tempore, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senate Minority Leader for four years.

in 2010, Heidepriem was the Democratic nominee for Governor of South Dakota and attempted to run on an bi-partisan ticket. However, Secretary of State Chris Nelson would not certify the nomination, due to a state law requiring all candidates of a particular political party to belong to that party. Polls indicated that Heidepriem would have a difficult time winning in such a conservative state; this was validated when he lost the election with only 38.49% of the vote.

Selected works

Books

Bring on the Pioneers!, The State Publishing Co. (1978), a history of Hand County
A Fair Chance for a Free People, Leader Printing Company (1988), a biography of Karl E. Mundt.

Publications

"Tort Reform in South Dakota - The Plaintiff's Perspective," co-authored with Nancy Turbak Berry, Vol. 42, Issue 2, 1999

References

"Scott Heidepriem".
"Archived copy".
Dunsmoor, Ben. (June 28, 2010). "Heidepriem's Running Mate Switches Parties". keloland.com.
"Election Night Results".
"Scott Heidepriem".

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