Sydney Davis | |
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Member of the South DakotaHouseofRepresentatives from the 17th district | |
Assumed office January 12, 2021 Servingwith Richard Vasgaard | |
Preceded by | Ray Ring Nancy Rasmussen |
Personal details | |
Political party | Republican |
Children | 1 |
Education | South Dakota State University (BSN) Mount Marty College (MSN) |
Sydney Davis is a cattle producer [1] and Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist CRNA, [2] as well as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 17th district. Elected in November 2020,she assumed office on January 12,2021.
Davis earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from South Dakota State University and a Master of Science from Mount Marty College. [3]
Davis has worked as a nurse,nurse anesthetist,and cattle producer. [4] [5] Davis was elected to the South Dakota House of Representatives in November 2020 and assumed office on January 12,2021,succeeding Ray Ring. [6] On January 4,2022 she announced her candidacy for the District 17 State Senate seat. [7]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Sydney Davis | 5,278 | 31.25% | |
Republican | Richard Vasgaard | 4,786 | 28.34% | |
Democratic | Al Leber | 3,645 | 21.58% | |
Democratic | Caitlin F. Collier | 3,181 | 18.83% | |
Total votes | 16,890 | 100.0% | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Republican hold | ||||
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