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Preceded by
Pam Merchant
Name
Larry Tidemann
Preceded by
Orville Smidt
Role
American Politician
Nationality
American
Party
Republican Party
Political party
Republican
Born
April 13, 1948 (age 76)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota (
1948-04-13
)
Alma mater
South Dakota State University
Education
South Dakota State University
Residence
Brookings, South Dakota, United States
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Larry J. Tidemann (born April 13, 1948 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 7 since January 11, 2011. Tidemann served consecutively in the South Dakota Legislature from January 2005 until January 11, 2011 in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 7 seat.
Tidemann earned his BS and MS from the South Dakota State University.
Elections
2012 Tidemann and Democratic former Senator Pam Merchant were both unopposed for their June 5, 2012 primaries, setting up a rematch; Tidemann won the November 6, 2012 General election with 4,362 votes (53.52%) against Senator Merchant.
2004 When House District 7 incumbent Republican Representative Orville Smidt ran for South Dakota Senate, Tidemann and incumbent Republican Representative Sean O'Brien were unopposed for the June 1, 2004 Republican Primary and won the four-way November 2, 2004 General election where Representative O'Brien took the first seat and Tidemann took the second seat with 4,696 votes (27.81%) ahead of Democratic nominees Roger Prunty and Rich Widman, who had run for the seat in 2000.
2006 When House District 7 incumbent Republican Representative O'Brien left the Legislature and left a District 7 seat open, Tidemann and Carol Pitts were unopposed for the June 6, 2006 Republican Primary and won the four-way November 7, 2006 General election where fellow Republican nominee Pitts took the first seat by 11 votes and Tidemann took the second seat with 4,585 votes (32.08%) ahead of Democratic nominees Robert Klein and Joshua Horton.
2008 Tidemann and incumbent Republican Representative Pitts were again unopposed for the June 3, 2008 Republican Primary, and won the four-way November 4, 2008 General election where Tidemann took the first seat with 5,428 votes (32.05%) and incumbent Representative Pitts took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominees Steve Binkley and Abigail Howell.
2010 To challenge Senate District 7 incumbent Democratic Senator Pam Merchant, Tidemann was unopposed for the June 8, 2010 Republican Primary and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 4,289 votes (54.15%) against Democratic Senator Merchant.
