Dan Lederman

Dan Lederman (born November 25, 1972 in Waterloo, Iowa) is an American politician and was a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 16 from January 11, 2011 to March 30, 2015. 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.

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

• 2012 Lederman was unopposed for the June 5, 2012 Republican Primary and won the November 6, 2012 General election with 6,604 votes (60.04%) against Democratic nominee Michael O'Connor.
• 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, 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.

• 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%); 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.
• 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 and won the November 2, 2010 General election with 6,082 votes (62.71%) against Democratic nominee Kathy Hill.