Dean D. Schrempp[2] (born July 4, 1935, in Dupree, South Dakota) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 28A since January 2009. Schrempp was non-consecutively a member from January 1993 until January 1995 and from January 1997 until January 1999.
Elections
2012 Schrempp was unopposed for both the June 5, 2012 Democratic primary[3] and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 2,657 votes.[4]
1992 Under a new district system, Schrempp won the District 28A June 2, 1992 Democratic primary with 542 votes (53.4%),[5] and won the November 3, 1992 General election with 1,564 votes (55.34%) against Republican nominee Vince Dahlgren.[6]
1994 Schrempp was challenged in the June 7, 1994 Democratic primary and lost to Mark Van Norman;[7] Van Norman lost the November 8, 1994 General election to Republican nominee Eric Bogue.[8]
1996 Schrempp and incumbent Republican representative Eric Bogue were unopposed for their primaries,[9] Schrempp won the November 5, 1996 General election with by 76 votes with 1,762 votes (51.1%) against Representative Bogue.[10]
1998 When William Johnson left the South Dakota Senate District 28 seat open, Schrempp and former Republican representative Bogue were unopposed for their primaries;[11] in the November 3, 1998 General election Schrempp lost to Representative Bogue.[12]
2000 Schrempp and incumbent Republican senator Bogue were unopposed for their 2000 primaries,[13] setting up a rematch; in the November 7, 2000 General election Schrempp again lost to Senator Bogue.[14]
2004 To challenge incumbent Republican senator Bogue again, Schrempp won the June 1, 2004 Democratic primary by 90 votes with 1,075 votes (52.2%)[15] but lost the November 2, 2004 General election to Senator Bogue/[16]
2008 When District 28A incumbent Democratic representatives Tom Van Norman was term limited and left the seat open, Schrempp won the June 3, 2008 Democratic primary with 878 votes (66.1%),[17] and won the four-way November 4, 2008 General election with 1,673 votes (49.1%) ahead of Republican nominee Everett Hunt and Independent candidates Ira Blue Coat and Manny Iron Hawk;[18] Hunt had been the Republican nominee in 2004 and 2006.
2010 Schrempp was challenged by former representative Tom Van Norman in the June 8, 2010 Democratic primary; Schrempp won with 462 votes (65%),[19] and was unopposed for the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 1,849 votes.[20]