Kevin D. Jensen
Member, South Dakota House of Representatives, District 16
Assumed office
January 10, 2017[1]
Preceded byJim Bolin
Personal details
Born (1954-08-18) August 18, 1954 (age 69)[2]
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Canton, South Dakota, U.S.[2]

Kevin D. Jensen (born August 18, 1954) is an American politician. He is a Republican representing District 16 in the South Dakota House of Representatives.

Political career

Jensen ran for election to represent one of District 16's two seats in 2012 and 2014, but lost the Republican primaries. In 2016, he ran again and won, and was re-elected in 2018. He is running for another term in 2020.[1]

As of October 2020, Jensen sat on the following committees:[3]

Jensen has served as a Majority Whip since 2019.[1]

Electoral record

2012 Republican primary: South Dakota House of Representatives, District 16[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Checked Jim Bolin 864 40.9%
Republican Checked Patty Miller 513 24.3%
Republican Kevin D. Jensen 459 21.8%
Republican Don Lantis 274 13.0%
2014 Republican primary: South Dakota House of Representatives, District 16[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Checked Jim Bolin 1,329 42.1%
Republican Checked David Anderson 1,049 33.2%
Republican Kevin D. Jensen 778 24.7%
2016 Republican primary: South Dakota House of Representatives, District 16[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Checked David Anderson 1,164 40.56%
Republican Checked Kevin D. Jensen 872 30.38%
Republican Bill Shorma 834 29.06%
2016 general election: South Dakota House of Representatives, District 16[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Checked David Anderson 6,620 33.14%
Republican Checked Kevin D. Jensen 5,972 29.90%
Democratic Ann Tornberg 4,489 22.47%
Democratic Ted Curry 2,895 14.49%

In 2018, Anderson and Jensen were unopposed in the Republican primary.

2018 general election: South Dakota House of Representatives, District 16[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Checked Kevin D. Jensen 6,121 34.7%
Republican Checked David Anderson 5,739 32.5%
Democratic Chad Skiles 2,995 17.0%
Democratic Mike Steinbrecher 2,806 15.9%
2020 Republican primary: South Dakota House of Representatives, District 16[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Checked Kevin D. Jensen 1,444 38.3%
Republican Checked David Anderson 1,257 33.3%
Republican William Shorma 1,072 28.4%

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Kevin Jensen". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Kevin Jensen's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 2 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Representative Kevin D. Jensen - 2020". South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved 2 October 2020.


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