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American politician
Richard Blake Curd
[1] (born September 19, 1967) is an American politician and a
Republican member of the
South Dakota Senate representing District 12
[2] since June 6, 2013.
[3] Curd served non-consecutively in the
South Dakota Legislature from January 2009 until January 11, 2011 in the
South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 seat. He was a candidate for the
United States House of Representatives for
South Dakota's at-large congressional district in the
2010 election . Curd was appointed to the South Dakota Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Republican Senator
J. Mark Johnston .
Education
Curd graduated from the
University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine .
Elections
2010 To challenge incumbent
Democratic
United States House of Representatives member
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin , Curd ran in the three-way June 8, 2010 Republican Primary but lost to state Representative
Kristi Noem ;
[4] Noem went on to win the three-way November 2, 2010 General election against U.S. Representative Sandlin and
Independent candidate B. Thomas Marking.
[5]
2008 When House District 33 incumbent Republican Representative Michael Buckingham ran for South Dakota Senate and incumbent Republican Representative Don Van Etten was
term limited and left the Legislature, Curd ran in the four-way June 3, 2008 Republican Primary and placed second with 747 votes (24.8%),
[6] in the four-way November 4, 2008 General election incumbent Representative
Manny Steele took the first seat and Curd took the second seat with 6,119 votes (27.1%) ahead of
Democratic nominees Paula Johnson and Gregory Kniffen,
[7] who had run for the seat in 2006.
References
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"Senator Blake Curd" .
Pierre, South Dakota :
South Dakota Legislature . Archived from
the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014 .
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"Blake Curd's Biography" .
Project Vote Smart . Retrieved January 24, 2014 .
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"South Dakota Legislature" .
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"2010 South Dakota Official Primary Election Results Statewide Races June 8, 2010" . Pierre, South Dakota:
Secretary of State of South Dakota . Retrieved January 24, 2014 .
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"2010 General Election State Canvass" (PDF) . Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. p. 5. Archived from
the original (PDF) on December 17, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2014 .
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"2008 South Dakota Official Primary Election Results June 3, 2008" . Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from
the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014 .
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"2008 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 4, 2008" . Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from
the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 24, 2014 .
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