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{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Dan Lederman
|name = Dan Lederman
|image = DanLederman.jpg
|image = Dan Lederman Headshot 2019.jpg
|office = Chair of the [[South Dakota Republican Party]]
|office = Chair of the [[South Dakota Republican Party]]
|term_start = February 11, 2017
|term_start = February 11, 2017
|term_end =
|term_end = January 14, 2023
|predecessor = Pam Roberts
|predecessor = Pam Roberts
|successor =
|successor = [[John Wiik]]
|state_senate1 = South Dakota
|state_senate1 = South Dakota
|district1 = 16th
|district1 = 16th
|term_start1 = January 11, 2011
|term_start1 = January 11, 2011
|term_end1 = March 30, 2015
|term_end1 = March 30, 2015
|successor1 = [[Jim Bolin]]
|successor1 = [[Jim Bolin]]
|predecessor1 = [[Margaret V. Gillespie]]
|predecessor1 = [[Margaret V. Gillespie]]
|office2 = South Dakota Senate Majority Whip
|state_house4 = South Dakota
|term_start2 = 2013
|district4 = 16th
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|term_start4 = January 9, 2009
|term_end2 = 2014
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|term_end4 = January 11, 2011
|office3 = South Dakota Assistant Majority Leader
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|predecessor4 = [[Joel Dykstra]]<br>[[Margaret V. Gillespie]]
|term_start3 = 2013
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|successor4 = [[David Anderson (South Dakota politician)|David Anderson]]<br>[[Jim Bolin]]
|term_end3 = 2015
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|11|25}}
|state_house4 = South Dakota
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|birth_place = [[Waterloo, Iowa|Waterloo]], [[Iowa]], [[United States|U.S.]]
|district4 = 16th
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|death_date =
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|term_start4 = January 9, 2009
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|death_place =
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|term_end4 = January 11, 2011
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|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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|predecessor4 = [[Joel Dykstra]], [[Margaret V. Gillespie]]
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|education = [[University of Iowa]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
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|successor4 = [[Jim Bolin]], [[David Anderson (South Dakota politician)|David Anderson]]
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|11|25}}
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|birth_place = [[Waterloo, Iowa|Waterloo]], [[Iowa]], [[United States|U.S.]]
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|death_date =
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|party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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|education = [[University of Iowa]]
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'''Dan Lederman'''<ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/58686 |title= Dan Lederman's Biography |publisher= [[Project Vote Smart]] |accessdate= January 27, 2014}}</ref> (born November 25, 1972, in [[Waterloo, Iowa|Waterloo]], [[Iowa]]) is an American politician who served as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[South Dakota Senate]] representing District 16 from January 11, 2011, until he resigned on March 30, 2015.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://kscj.com/2015/03/31/lederman-retires-from-south-dakota-senate/ |title=LEDERMAN RETIRES FROM SOUTH DAKOTA SENATE - KSCJ 1360 |website=kscj.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014234240/http://kscj.com/2015/03/31/lederman-retires-from-south-dakota-senate/ |archive-date=2017-10-14}}</ref> Lederman served consecutively in the [[South Dakota Legislature]] from January 2009 until January 11, 2011, in the [[South Dakota House of Representatives]] District 16 seat.


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In February 2017, Lederman was elected State Chairman of the [[South Dakota Republican Party]] in the first contested party chair election in decades.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/11/challenger-unseats-governors-pick-gop-chair/97760832/|title=Challenger unseats governor's pick for GOP chair|work=Argus Leader|access-date=2017-10-18|language=en}}</ref> In February 2019, Lederman was re-elected on an uncontested basis to another term of office as chair of the South Dakota Republican Party.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southdakotagop.com/stay-informed/press-releases/dan-lederman-executive-board-officers-re-elected-at-republican-state-central-committee-meeting/|title=DAN LEDERMAN, EXECUTIVE BOARD OFFICERS RE-ELECTED AT REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING - South Dakota Republican Party|website=www.southdakotagop.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-22}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In January 2023, Lederman did not seek re-election and was succeeded by [[John Wiik]].<ref>[https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2022/11/22/south-dakota-gop-chair-wont-be-seeking-re-election/69671066007/]</ref>
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'''Dan Lederman'''<ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/58686 |title= Dan Lederman's Biography |publisher= [[Project Vote Smart]] |accessdate= January 27, 2014}}</ref> (born November 25, 1972 in [[Waterloo, Iowa|Waterloo]], [[Iowa]]) is an [[United States|American]] politician who served as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] member of the [[South Dakota Senate]] representing District 16 from January 11, 2011 until he resigned on March 30, 2015.<ref>http://kscj.com/2015/03/31/lederman-retires-from-south-dakota-senate/</ref> Lederman served consecutively in the [[South Dakota Legislature]] from January 2009 until January 11, 2011 in the [[South Dakota House of Representatives]] District 16 seat.

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In February 2017, Lederman was elected State Chairman of the [[South Dakota Republican Party]] in the first contested party chair election in decades.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2017/02/11/challenger-unseats-governors-pick-gop-chair/97760832/|title=Challenger unseats governor's pick for GOP chair|work=Argus Leader|access-date=2017-10-18|language=en}}</ref> In February 2019, Lederman was re-elected on an uncontested basis to another term of office as chair of the South Dakota Republican Party. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.southdakotagop.com/stay-informed/press-releases/dan-lederman-executive-board-officers-re-elected-at-republican-state-central-committee-meeting/|title=DAN LEDERMAN, EXECUTIVE BOARD OFFICERS RE-ELECTED AT REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING - South Dakota Republican Party|website=www.southdakotagop.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref>



==Education==
==Education==
Lederman received his [[combat medic]] training at [[United States Army Medical Department Center]] and studied [[fine art]]s and [[religion]] at the [[University of Iowa]].
Lederman received his [[combat medic]] training at [[United States Army Medical Department Center]] and studied [[fine art]]s and [[religion]] at the [[University of Iowa]].

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==Employment==
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Since the late 1990s, Lederman has been a partner in the family owned Lederman Bail Bonds business, founded by his father.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://azjewishpost.com/2011/meet-dan-lederman-the-jewish-bail-bondsman-legislator-from-south-dakota/|title=Meet Dan Lederman: the Jewish bail bondsman legislator from South Dakota, AZ Jewish Post|last=June 14|first=Posted|last2=Kampeas|first2=2011 / Ron|website=Arizona Jewish Post|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-22|last3=JTA}}</ref>

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Lederman serves as a Senior Advisor to Des Moines, IA based LS2 Group, working in grassroots organizing, media relations, political event planning, and social media for the organization.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ls2group.com/team/dan-lederman/|title=Dan Lederman|last=LS2group|website=LS2group|language=en|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref> On October 12, 2016, Lederman registered with the Department of Justice's [[Foreign Agents Registration Act]] (FARA) office as an agent of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fara.gov/docs/5483-Short-Form-20161031-460.pdf|title=Foreign Agents Registration Act registration statement of Daniel Lederman dated October 12, 2016}}</ref> for purposes of lobbying for changes to the [[Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act]] (JASTA). Projecting a fee of $8,500 for his services, Lederman registered in his capacity as a senior advisor at LS2 Group.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ls2group.com/team/dan-lederman/|title=Profile page, Dan Lederman, Senior Advisor, South Dakota, LS2group|work=LS2group|access-date=2018-05-31|language=en-US}}</ref> LS2group received $76,500 in compensation for its work on the Saudi campaign against JASTA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fara.gov/docs/5483-Supplemental-Statement-20170531-25.pdf|title=Supplemental Statement filed by Qorvis MSLGroup with the U.S. Department of Justice on May 31, 2017}}</ref>


==Elections==
==Elections==

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* 2006 To challenge House District 16 incumbent Democratic Representative [[Margaret V. Gillespie]], Lederman and incumbent Republican Representative [[Joel Dykstra]] were unopposed for the June 6, 2006 Republican Primary,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_electioninfo06_repbulicanprimaryreturns.shtm|title=2006 Republican Legislative Primary Official Returns|publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota|location=Pierre, South Dakota|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103312/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo06_repbulicanprimaryreturns.shtm|archive-date=January 16, 2014|url-status=dead|accessdate=January 27, 2014}}</ref> but in the four-way November 7, 2006 General election Republican Representative Dykstra took the first seat and Democratic Representative Gillespie took the second seat ahead of Lederman and Democratic nominee Ron Jenkins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_electioninfo06_GElegislativereturns.shtm|title=2006 Legislature Official Returns|publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota|location=Pierre, South Dakota|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103320/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo06_GElegislativereturns.shtm|archive-date=January 16, 2014|url-status=dead|accessdate=January 27, 2014}}</ref>
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===South Dakota House of Representatives===
* 2008 When District 16 incumbent Democratic Representative Gillespie ran for South Dakota Senate and Republican Representative Dykstra left the Legislature leaving both District 16 seats open, Lederman ran in the three-way June 3, 2008 Republican Primary and placed first with 2,546 votes (53.69%);<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_electioninfo08_primarylegislature.shtm|title=2008 South Dakota Official Primary Election Results June 3, 2008|publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota|location=Pierre, South Dakota|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103442/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo08_primarylegislature.shtm|archive-date=January 16, 2014|url-status=dead|accessdate=January 27, 2014}}</ref> in the four-way November 4, 2008 General election Lederman took the first seat with 6,594 votes (33.86%) and fellow Republican nominee [[Jim Bolin]] took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominees Janelle O'Connor and Brian Wells.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_electioninfo08_generalleg.shtm|title=2008 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 4, 2008|publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota|location=Pierre, South Dakota|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103400/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo08_generalleg.shtm|archive-date=January 16, 2014|url-status=dead|accessdate=January 27, 2014}}</ref>
* 2010 When Senate District 16 incumbent Democratic Senator Gillespie left the Legislature and left the seat open, Lederman was unopposed for the June 8, 2010 Republican Primary<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionresults.sd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?eid=2&type=LEG&map=DIST|title=Official Results Primary Election June 8, 2010|publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota|location=Pierre, South Dakota|accessdate=January 27, 2014}}</ref> and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 6,082 votes (62.71%) against Democratic nominee Kathy Hill.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_general2010_leg.shtm|title=2010 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 2, 2010|publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota|location=Pierre, South Dakota|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116104333/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_general2010_leg.shtm|archive-date=January 16, 2014|url-status=dead|accessdate=January 27, 2014}}</ref>
* 2006 To challenge House District 16 incumbent Democratic Representative [[Margaret V. Gillespie]], Lederman and incumbent Republican Representative [[Joel Dykstra]] were unopposed for the June 6, 2006, Republican Primary,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_electioninfo06_repbulicanprimaryreturns.shtm|title=2006 Republican Legislative Primary Official Returns|publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota|location=Pierre, South Dakota|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103312/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo06_repbulicanprimaryreturns.shtm|archive-date=January 16, 2014|url-status=dead|accessdate=January 27, 2014}}</ref> but in the four-way November 7, 2006, General election Republican Representative Dykstra took the first seat and Democratic Representative Gillespie took the second seat ahead of Lederman and Democratic nominee Ron Jenkins.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_electioninfo06_GElegislativereturns.shtm|title=2006 Legislature Official Returns|publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota|location=Pierre, South Dakota|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103320/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo06_GElegislativereturns.shtm|archive-date=January 16, 2014|url-status=dead|accessdate=January 27, 2014}}</ref>
* 2012 Lederman was unopposed for the June 5, 2012 Republican Primary<ref>{{cite web |url= http://electionresults.sd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?eid=4&type=LEG&map=DIST |title= Official Results Primary Election - June 5, 2012 |publisher= [[Secretary of State of South Dakota]] |location= Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate= January 27, 2014}}</ref> and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 6,604 votes (60.04%) against [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee Michael O'Connor.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://electionresults.sd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=LEG&map=DIST |title= Official Results General Election November 6, 2012 |publisher= Secretary of State of South Dakota |location= Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate= January 27, 2014}}</ref>
* 2008 When District 16 incumbent Democratic Representative Gillespie ran for South Dakota Senate and Republican Representative Dykstra left the Legislature leaving both District 16 seats open, Lederman ran in the three-way June 3, 2008, Republican Primary and placed first with 2,546 votes (53.69%);<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_electioninfo08_primarylegislature.shtm|title=2008 South Dakota Official Primary Election Results June 3, 2008|publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota|location=Pierre, South Dakota|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103442/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo08_primarylegislature.shtm|archive-date=January 16, 2014|url-status=dead|accessdate=January 27, 2014}}</ref> in the four-way November 4, 2008, General election Lederman took the first seat with 6,594 votes (33.86%) and fellow Republican nominee [[Jim Bolin]] took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominees Janelle O'Connor and Brian Wells.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_electioninfo08_generalleg.shtm|title=2008 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 4, 2008|publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota|location=Pierre, South Dakota|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103400/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo08_generalleg.shtm|archive-date=January 16, 2014|url-status=dead|accessdate=January 27, 2014}}</ref>
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* 2010 When Senate District 16 incumbent Democratic Senator Gillespie left the Legislature and left the seat open, Lederman was unopposed for the June 8, 2010, Republican Primary<ref>{{cite web|url=http://electionresults.sd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?eid=2&type=LEG&map=DIST|title=Official Results Primary Election June 8, 2010|publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota|location=Pierre, South Dakota|accessdate=January 27, 2014}}</ref> and won the November 2, 2010, General election with 6,082 votes (62.71%) against Democratic nominee Kathy Hill.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_general2010_leg.shtm|title=2010 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 2, 2010|publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota|location=Pierre, South Dakota|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116104333/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_general2010_leg.shtm|archive-date=January 16, 2014|url-status=dead|accessdate=January 27, 2014}}</ref>
* 2012 Lederman was unopposed for the June 5, 2012, Republican Primary<ref>{{cite web |url= http://electionresults.sd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?eid=4&type=LEG&map=DIST |title= Official Results Primary Election - June 5, 2012 |publisher= [[Secretary of State of South Dakota]] |location= Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate= January 27, 2014}}</ref> and won the November 6, 2012, General election with 6,604 votes (60.04%) against [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] nominee Michael O'Connor.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://electionresults.sd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=LEG&map=DIST |title= Official Results General Election November 6, 2012 |publisher= Secretary of State of South Dakota |location= Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate= January 27, 2014}}</ref>

===South Dakota State Senate===
* 2014 In the race for District 16 State Senate, Lederman defeated Democrat Ann Tornberg on a vote of 56% to 44%.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/south-dakota/south-dakota-election-results/article_dd46d77e-d06b-5c75-9559-d94b0c817bab.html|title=South Dakota 2014 election results|work=Sioux City Journal|access-date=2017-10-11|language=en}}</ref> With Lederman's election to State Chair of the South Dakota Republican Party, he again found himself at opposite political positions with Tornberg, who herself had been elected to be chairwoman of the [[South Dakota Democratic Party]]. Lederman resigned on March 30, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/2015/04/01/united-states/dan-lederman-popular-s-dakota-state-senator-resigns-mid-term|title=South Dakota legislator Dan Lederman resigns midterm|date=April 1, 2015}}</ref>
* 2014 In the race for District 16 State Senate, Lederman defeated Democrat Ann Tornberg on a vote of 56% to 44%.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://siouxcityjournal.com/news/state-and-regional/south-dakota/south-dakota-election-results/article_dd46d77e-d06b-5c75-9559-d94b0c817bab.html|title=South Dakota 2014 election results|work=Sioux City Journal|access-date=2017-10-11|language=en}}</ref> With Lederman's election to State Chair of the South Dakota Republican Party, he again found himself at opposite political positions with Tornberg, who herself had been elected to be chairwoman of the [[South Dakota Democratic Party]]. Lederman resigned on March 30, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jta.org/2015/04/01/united-states/dan-lederman-popular-s-dakota-state-senator-resigns-mid-term|title=South Dakota legislator Dan Lederman resigns midterm|date=April 1, 2015}}</ref>

===South Dakota Presidential Elector===
*2020 Lederman served as an [[United States Electoral College#Electors|elector]] for the [[2020 United States presidential election|2020 presidential election]],<ref>{{Cite news|title=Lederman in, Noem out as S.D. Trump elector|last=Mercer|first=Bob|date=12 December 2020|url=https://www.keloland.com/news/capitol-news-bureau/lederman-in-noem-out-as-s-d-trump-elector/|access-date=5 January 2021|publisher=[[KELO-TV]]|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201225221825/https://www.keloland.com/news/capitol-news-bureau/lederman-in-noem-out-as-s-d-trump-elector/|archive-date=25 December 2020|quote=The governor’s communications director, Ian Fury, didn’t respond to questions Saturday from KELOLAND News about what led to Lederman’s substitution for her.}}</ref> replacing [[Kristi Noem]]. Lederman voted for President [[Donald Trump]] for president and Vice-President [[Mike Pence]] for vice president.<ref>{{Cite web|date=4 January 2021|title=2020 Electoral College Results; South Dakota Certificate of Vote 2020|url=https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/2020|access-date=5 January 2021|website=National Archives|language=en|page=[https://www.archives.gov/files/electoral-college/2020/vote-south-dakota.pdf#page=2 2]|last1=Barnett|first1=Steve|author-link1=Steve Barnett (politician)}}</ref>


== Electoral history ==
== Electoral history ==
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==Employment==
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Since the late 1990s, Lederman has been a partner in the family owned Lederman Bail Bonds business, founded by his father.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://azjewishpost.com/2011/meet-dan-lederman-the-jewish-bail-bondsman-legislator-from-south-dakota/|title=Meet Dan Lederman: the Jewish bail bondsman legislator from South Dakota, AZ Jewish Post|last=June 14|first=Posted|last2=Kampeas|first2=2011 / Ron|website=Arizona Jewish Post|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-22|last3=JTA}}</ref>

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Lederman serves as a Senior Advisor to Des Moines, IA based LS2 Group, working in grassroots organizing, media relations, political event planning, and social media for the organization.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ls2group.com/team/dan-lederman/|title=Dan Lederman|last=LS2group|website=LS2group|language=en|access-date=2019-11-22}}</ref> On October 12, 2016, Lederman registered with the Department of Justice's [[Foreign Agents Registration Act]] (FARA) office as an agent of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fara.gov/docs/5483-Short-Form-20161031-460.pdf|title=Foreign Agents Registration Act registration statement of Daniel Lederman dated October 12, 2016}}</ref> for purposes of lobbying for changes to the [[Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act]] (JASTA). Projecting a fee of $8,500 for his services, Lederman registered in his capacity as a senior advisor at LS2 Group.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://ls2group.com/team/dan-lederman/|title=Profile page, Dan Lederman, Senior Advisor, South Dakota, LS2group|work=LS2group|access-date=2018-05-31|language=en-US}}</ref> LS2group received $76,500 in compensation for its work on the Saudi campaign against JASTA.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fara.gov/docs/5483-Supplemental-Statement-20170531-25.pdf|title=Supplemental Statement filed by Qorvis MSLGroup with the U.S. Department of Justice on May 31, 2017}}</ref>


== Voter Registration Controversy ==
== Voter Registration Controversy ==
On October 11, 2017, Republican Gubernatorial Candidate [[Lora Hubbel]] sent out a press release claiming Lederman's Iowa voter registration was still in force.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/11/hubbel-aims-out-gop-chair-former-iowa-democrat/754369001/|title=Hubbel aims to out GOP chair as former Iowa Democrat|work=Argus Leader|access-date=2017-10-12|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dakotafreepress.com/2017/10/12/lederman-maintained-voter-registration-in-two-states/|title=Lederman Maintained Voter Registration in Two States?|first=Cory Allen|last=Heidelberger|date=October 12, 2017}}</ref> In reporting the story, the media noted that Hubbel had changed parties herself a few months earlier.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kwsn.com/news/articles/2017/oct/11/party-changing-lora-hubbel-accuses-sdgop-chair-of-party-changing/|title=UPDATE: Party changing Hubbel accuses SDGOP chair of party changing|last=Inc.|first=Midwest Communications|website=Sports Radio KWSN|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-12}}</ref> In an interview with KELO radio, [[Shantel Krebs|South Dakota Secretary of State Shantel Krebs]] indicated that since Lederman used "Dan Lederman" when he originally registered in Iowa and "Daniel Isaac Lederman" when registering in South Dakota, the name was not removed from the Iowa voter roll at the time, because it " would not be an exact match and wouldn't have been caught in the de-duplicating process that Secretary of States use." <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kelo.com/news/articles/2017/oct/13/lederman-answers-questions-about-former-iowa-voter-registration/|title=Lederman answers questions about Iowa voter registration|first=Midwest Communications|last=Inc|website=KELO Newstalk 1320 107.9}}</ref> Lederman responded to the candidate's criticism in an in an op/ed released to the media the following day titled "OK to change parties in America.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.argusleader.com/story/opinion/voices/2017/10/12/voice-ok-change-political-parties-america/106566902/|title=My Voice: OK to change political parties in America|work=Argus Leader|access-date=2017-10-18|language=en}}</ref>
On October 11, 2017, Republican Gubernatorial Candidate [[Lora Hubbel]] sent out a press release claiming Lederman's Iowa voter registration was still in force.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.argusleader.com/story/news/politics/2017/10/11/hubbel-aims-out-gop-chair-former-iowa-democrat/754369001/|title=Hubbel aims to out GOP chair as former Iowa Democrat|work=Argus Leader|access-date=2017-10-12|language=en}}</ref> In reporting the story, the media noted that Hubbel had changed parties herself a few months earlier.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://kwsn.com/news/articles/2017/oct/11/party-changing-lora-hubbel-accuses-sdgop-chair-of-party-changing/|title=UPDATE: Party changing Hubbel accuses SDGOP chair of party changing|last=Inc.|first=Midwest Communications|website=Sports Radio KWSN|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-12|archive-date=2017-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012202422/http://kwsn.com/news/articles/2017/oct/11/party-changing-lora-hubbel-accuses-sdgop-chair-of-party-changing/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In an interview with KELO radio, [[Shantel Krebs|South Dakota Secretary of State Shantel Krebs]] indicated that since Lederman used "Dan Lederman" when he originally registered in Iowa and "Daniel Isaac Lederman" when registering in South Dakota, the name was not removed from the Iowa voter roll at the time, because it " would not be an exact match and wouldn't have been caught in the de-duplicating process that Secretary of States use."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://kelo.com/news/articles/2017/oct/13/lederman-answers-questions-about-former-iowa-voter-registration/|title=Lederman answers questions about Iowa voter registration|first=Midwest Communications|last=Inc|website=KELO Newstalk 1320 107.9|access-date=2020-02-13|archive-date=2020-02-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200213032230/https://kelo.com/news/articles/2017/oct/13/lederman-answers-questions-about-former-iowa-voter-registration/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Lederman responded to the candidate's criticism in an op-ed released to the media the following day titled "OK to change parties in America.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.argusleader.com/story/opinion/voices/2017/10/12/voice-ok-change-political-parties-america/106566902/|title=My Voice: OK to change political parties in America|work=Argus Leader|access-date=2017-10-18|language=en}}</ref>


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* [http://danlederman.org/ Campaign site]
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Dan Lederman
Chair of the South Dakota Republican Party
In office
February 11, 2017 – January 14, 2023
Preceded byPam Roberts
Succeeded byJohn Wiik
Member of the South Dakota Senate
from the 16th district
In office
January 11, 2011 – March 30, 2015
Preceded byMargaret V. Gillespie
Succeeded byJim Bolin
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
from the 16th district
In office
January 9, 2009 – January 11, 2011
Preceded byJoel Dykstra
Margaret V. Gillespie
Succeeded byDavid Anderson
Jim Bolin
Personal details
Born (1972-11-25) November 25, 1972 (age 51)
Waterloo, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Iowa (BA)

Dan Lederman[1] (born November 25, 1972, in Waterloo, Iowa) is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 16 from January 11, 2011, until he resigned on March 30, 2015.[2] Lederman served consecutively in the South Dakota Legislature from January 2009 until January 11, 2011, in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 16 seat.

In February 2017, Lederman was elected State Chairman of the South Dakota Republican Party in the first contested party chair election in decades.[3] In February 2019, Lederman was re-elected on an uncontested basis to another term of office as chair of the South Dakota Republican Party.[4] In January 2023, Lederman did not seek re-election and was succeeded by John Wiik.[5]

Education[edit]

Lederman received his combat medic training at United States Army Medical Department Center and studied fine arts and religion at the University of Iowa.

Employment[edit]

Since the late 1990s, Lederman has been a partner in the family owned Lederman Bail Bonds business, founded by his father.[6]

Lederman serves as a Senior Advisor to Des Moines, IA based LS2 Group, working in grassroots organizing, media relations, political event planning, and social media for the organization.[7] On October 12, 2016, Lederman registered with the Department of Justice's Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) office as an agent of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia[8] for purposes of lobbying for changes to the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA). Projecting a fee of $8,500 for his services, Lederman registered in his capacity as a senior advisor at LS2 Group.[9] LS2group received $76,500 in compensation for its work on the Saudi campaign against JASTA.[10]

Elections[edit]

South Dakota House of Representatives[edit]

  • 2006 To challenge House District 16 incumbent Democratic Representative Margaret V. Gillespie, Lederman and incumbent Republican Representative Joel Dykstra were unopposed for the June 6, 2006, Republican Primary,[11] but in the four-way November 7, 2006, General election Republican Representative Dykstra took the first seat and Democratic Representative Gillespie took the second seat ahead of Lederman and Democratic nominee Ron Jenkins.[12]
  • 2008 When District 16 incumbent Democratic Representative Gillespie ran for South Dakota Senate and Republican Representative Dykstra left the Legislature leaving both District 16 seats open, Lederman ran in the three-way June 3, 2008, Republican Primary and placed first with 2,546 votes (53.69%);[13] in the four-way November 4, 2008, General election Lederman took the first seat with 6,594 votes (33.86%) and fellow Republican nominee Jim Bolin took the second seat ahead of Democratic nominees Janelle O'Connor and Brian Wells.[14]
  • 2010 When Senate District 16 incumbent Democratic Senator Gillespie left the Legislature and left the seat open, Lederman was unopposed for the June 8, 2010, Republican Primary[15] and won the November 2, 2010, General election with 6,082 votes (62.71%) against Democratic nominee Kathy Hill.[16]
  • 2012 Lederman was unopposed for the June 5, 2012, Republican Primary[17] and won the November 6, 2012, General election with 6,604 votes (60.04%) against Democratic nominee Michael O'Connor.[18]

South Dakota State Senate[edit]

  • 2014 In the race for District 16 State Senate, Lederman defeated Democrat Ann Tornberg on a vote of 56% to 44%.[19] With Lederman's election to State Chair of the South Dakota Republican Party, he again found himself at opposite political positions with Tornberg, who herself had been elected to be chairwoman of the South Dakota Democratic Party. Lederman resigned on March 30, 2015.[20]

South Dakota Presidential Elector[edit]

Electoral history[edit]

South Dakota State Senate, District 16, General Election, 2014[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Lederman 4,442.0 55.6
Democratic Ann Tornberg 3,543.0 44.4
Total votes 7,985.0 100
South Dakota State Senate, District 16, General Election, 2012[23]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Lederman 6,604.0 60.0
Democratic Michael O'Connor 4,395.0 40.0
Total votes 10,999.0 100
South Dakota State Senate, District 16, General Election, 2010[24]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Lederman 6,082.0 62.71
Democratic Kathy Hill 3,616.0 37.29
Total votes 9,698.0 100
South Dakota House of Representatives, District 16, General Election, 2008[25]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dan Lederman 6,594.0 33.86
Republican Jim Bolin 5,377.0 27.61
Democratic Janelle M. O'Connor 4,296.0 22.06
Democratic Brian L. Wells 3,210.0 16.48
Total votes 19,477.0 100

Voter Registration Controversy[edit]

On October 11, 2017, Republican Gubernatorial Candidate Lora Hubbel sent out a press release claiming Lederman's Iowa voter registration was still in force.[26] In reporting the story, the media noted that Hubbel had changed parties herself a few months earlier.[27] In an interview with KELO radio, South Dakota Secretary of State Shantel Krebs indicated that since Lederman used "Dan Lederman" when he originally registered in Iowa and "Daniel Isaac Lederman" when registering in South Dakota, the name was not removed from the Iowa voter roll at the time, because it " would not be an exact match and wouldn't have been caught in the de-duplicating process that Secretary of States use."[28] Lederman responded to the candidate's criticism in an op-ed released to the media the following day titled "OK to change parties in America.[29]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Dan Lederman's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  2. ^ "LEDERMAN RETIRES FROM SOUTH DAKOTA SENATE - KSCJ 1360". kscj.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-14.
  3. ^ "Challenger unseats governor's pick for GOP chair". Argus Leader. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
  4. ^ "DAN LEDERMAN, EXECUTIVE BOARD OFFICERS RE-ELECTED AT REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING - South Dakota Republican Party". www.southdakotagop.com. Retrieved 2019-11-22.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ [1]
  6. ^ June 14, Posted; Kampeas, 2011 / Ron; JTA. "Meet Dan Lederman: the Jewish bail bondsman legislator from South Dakota, AZ Jewish Post". Arizona Jewish Post. Retrieved 2019-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ LS2group. "Dan Lederman". LS2group. Retrieved 2019-11-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  8. ^ "Foreign Agents Registration Act registration statement of Daniel Lederman dated October 12, 2016" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Profile page, Dan Lederman, Senior Advisor, South Dakota, LS2group". LS2group. Retrieved 2018-05-31.
  10. ^ "Supplemental Statement filed by Qorvis MSLGroup with the U.S. Department of Justice on May 31, 2017" (PDF).
  11. ^ "2006 Republican Legislative Primary Official Returns". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  12. ^ "2006 Legislature Official Returns". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  13. ^ "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 27, 2014.
  14. ^ "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 27, 2014.
  15. ^ "Official Results Primary Election June 8, 2010". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  16. ^ "2010 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 2, 2010". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  17. ^ "Official Results Primary Election - June 5, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  18. ^ "Official Results General Election November 6, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  19. ^ "South Dakota 2014 election results". Sioux City Journal. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
  20. ^ "South Dakota legislator Dan Lederman resigns midterm". April 1, 2015.
  21. ^ Mercer, Bob (12 December 2020). "Lederman in, Noem out as S.D. Trump elector". KELO-TV. Archived from the original on 25 December 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021. The governor's communications director, Ian Fury, didn't respond to questions Saturday from KELOLAND News about what led to Lederman's substitution for her.
  22. ^ Barnett, Steve (4 January 2021). "2020 Electoral College Results; South Dakota Certificate of Vote 2020". National Archives. p. 2. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  23. ^ a b "South Dakota State Senate District 16". Ballotpedia.
  24. ^ "South Dakota Secretary of State Jason Gant - Elections". January 16, 2014. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014.
  25. ^ "South Dakota Secretary of State Jason Gant - Elections". January 16, 2014. Archived from the original on January 16, 2014.
  26. ^ "Hubbel aims to out GOP chair as former Iowa Democrat". Argus Leader. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  27. ^ Inc., Midwest Communications. "UPDATE: Party changing Hubbel accuses SDGOP chair of party changing". Sports Radio KWSN. Archived from the original on 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2017-10-12. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  28. ^ Inc, Midwest Communications. "Lederman answers questions about Iowa voter registration". KELO Newstalk 1320 107.9. Archived from the original on 2020-02-13. Retrieved 2020-02-13. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  29. ^ "My Voice: OK to change political parties in America". Argus Leader. Retrieved 2017-10-18.

External links[edit]

Party political offices
Preceded by Chair of the South Dakota Republican Party
2017–2023 		Succeeded by
  1. ^ "GOP Leadership | About the Party | South Dakota GOP". southdakotagop.com. Retrieved 2017-10-11.
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