Erin Tobin

American politician
Erin Tobin
Member of the South Dakota Senate
from the 21st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 12, 2021
Preceded byLee Qualm
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
SpouseTravis
Children2
Residence(s)Winner, South Dakota, U.S.
EducationSouth Dakota State University (BS, MS)

Erin Tobin is an American politician and nurse practitioner serving as a member of the South Dakota Senate. Elected in November 2020, she assumed office on January 12, 2021 representing the 21st district of South Dakota.

Education

After graduating from Colome High School in Colome, South Dakota, Tobin earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in nursing from South Dakota State University.[1]

Career

Tobin became involved in politics during a lobbying effort to introduce a bill in the South Dakota Legislature that would allow the state's nurses to have full practice authority.[2] Tobin later lobbied against legislation when her predecessor, then-State House Majority Leader Lee Qualm, introduced a bill that would remove vaccination requirements for South Dakota students.[3] In 2020, Tobin ran against Qualm in the Republican primary for a seat in the South Dakota Senate, defeating him by 22.4% of votes cast. Tobin then defeated Democratic nominee Dan Kerner Andersson in the November general election and assumed office on January 12, 2021.[4]

Personal life

Tobin and her ex-husband, Travis, have two children. She lives in Winner, South Dakota.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Nurse practitioner wins in landslide for State Senate". South Dakota State University. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  2. ^ Graves, Dan (30 November 2020). "Nurse practitioner wins in landslide for State Senate". News@SDState.
  3. ^ Kaczke, Lisa (3 June 2020). "South Dakota Primary Election roundup: House majority leader defeated in Republican primary". Sioux Falls Argus Leader.
  4. ^ "Erin Tobin". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  5. ^ Powers, Pat (2020-03-13). "Release: Republican Erin Tobin Running for District 21 Senate Seat". South Dakota War College. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  6. ^ Haiar, Joshua. "Meet the Candidates: Erin Tobin". listen.sdpb.org. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
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Members of the South Dakota Senate
South Dakota Legislature (2023–present)
President of the Senate
Larry Rhoden (R)
President pro tempore
Lee Schoenbeck (R)
Majority Leader
Casey Crabtree (R)
Minority Leader
Reynold Nesiba (D)
  1. ▌Michael Rohl (R)
  2. ▌Steve Kolbeck (R)
  3. ▌Al Novstrup (R)
  4. ▌John Wiik (R)
  5. ▌Lee Schoenbeck (R)
  6. ▌Herman Otten (R)
  7. ▌Tim Reed (R)
  8. ▌Casey Crabtree (R)
  9. ▌Brent "B.R." Hoffman (R)
  10. ▌Liz Larson (D)
  11. ▌Jim Stalzer (R)
  12. ▌Arch Beal (R)
  13. ▌Jack Kolbeck (R)
  14. ▌Larry Zikmund (R)
  15. ▌Reynold Nesiba (D)
  16. ▌Jim Bolin (R)
  17. ▌Sydney Davis (R)
  18. ▌Jean Hunhoff (R)
  19. ▌Kyle Schoenfish (R)
  20. ▌Joshua Klumb (R)
  21. ▌Erin Tobin (R)
  22. ▌David Wheeler (R)
  23. ▌Bryan Breitling (R)
  24. ▌Jim Mehlhaff (R)
  25. ▌Tom Pischke (R)
  26. ▌Shawn Bordeaux (D)
  27. ▌Red Dawn Foster (D)
  28. ▌Ryan Maher (R)
  29. ▌Dean Wink (R)
  30. ▌Julie Frye-Mueller (R)
  31. ▌Randy Deibert (R)
  32. ▌Helene Duhamel (R)
  33. ▌David Johnson (R)
  34. ▌Michael Diedrich (R)
  35. ▌Mike Walsh (R)