Full Name:
John A. Lake
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Bridget; 3 Children: Austin, Allison, Kirstie
Birth Place:
Gettysburg, SD
Home City:
Gettysburg, SD
Graduated, Accounting, University of South Dakota
Senator, South Dakota State Senate, District 23, 2019-2021
Representative, South Dakota State House of Representatives, District 23, 2017-2019
Appointed by Governor Kristi Noem, Senator, South Dakota State Senate, District 23, August 28th, 2019
Candidate, South Dakota State House of Representatives, District 23, 2018
Former Vice Chair, Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, South Dakota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, South Dakota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Appropriations Committee, South Dakota State Senate
Former Member, Commerce and Energy Committee, South Dakota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Committee on Appropriations, South Dakota State House of Representatives
Former Member, Joint Committee on Appropriations, South Dakota State Senate
No professional experience on file.
Member, Emmanuel Lutheran Church, present
Member, Gettysburg Cemetery Association, present
Member, Gettysburg Education Foundation, present
Member, Gettysburg/ Whitlock Bay Development Corporation, present
National Director, National Association of Wheat Growers, present
Member, Potter County Fair Board, present
Chairman, Potter County Republican Party, present
Former President, South Dakota Wheat
Priority Issues:
Curb government growth
Keep taxes low
Maintain local control of education
Not give up State control to the Federal Government
Support Pro-Life legislation
Preserve our 2nd amendment rights
Keep state bureaucrats in check