Dean Schrempp

Dean D. Schrempp (born July 4, 1935 in Dupree, South Dakota) is an American politician and a Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 28A since January 2009. Schrempp was non-consecutively a member from January 1993 until January 1995 and from January 1997 until January 1999.

• 2012 Schrempp was unopposed for both the June 5, 2012 Democratic Primary and the November 6, 2012 General election, winning with 2,657 votes.
• 1992 Under a new district system, Schrempp won the District 28A June 2, 1992 Democratic Primary with 542 votes (53.4%), and won the November 3, 1992 General election with 1,564 votes (55.34%) against Republican nominee Vince Dahlgren.
• 1994 Schrempp was challenged in the June 7, 1994 Democratic Primary and lost to Mark Van Norman; Van Norman lost the November 8, 1994 General election to Republican nominee Eric Bogue.
• 1996 Schrempp and incumbent Republican Representative Eric Bogue were unopposed for their primaries, Schrempp won the November 5, 1996 General election with by 76 votes with 1,762 votes (51.1%) against Representative Bogue.
• 1998 When William Johnson left the South Dakota Senate District 28 seat open, Schrempp and former Republican Representative Bogue were unopposed for their primaries; in the November 3, 1998 General election Schrempp lost to Representative Bogue.
• 2000 Schrempp and incumbent Republican Senator Bogue were unopposed for their 2000 primaries, setting up a rematch; in the November 7, 2000 General election Schrempp again lost to Senator Bogue.
• 2004 To challenge incumbent Republican Senator Bogue again, Schrempp won the June 1, 2004 Democratic Primary by 90 votes with 1,075 votes (52.2%) but lost the November 2, 2004 General election to Senator Bogue/
• 2008 When District 28A incumbent Democratic Representatives Tom Van Norman was term limited and left the seat open, Schrempp won the June 3, 2008 Democratic Primary with 878 votes (66.1%), and won the four-way November 4, 2008 General election with 1,673 votes (49.1%) ahead of Republican nominee Everett Hunt and Independent candidates Ira Blue Coat and Manny Iron Hawk; Hunt had been the Republican nominee in 2004 and 2006.
• 2010 Schrempp was challenged by former Representative Tom Van Norman in the June 8, 2010 Democratic Primary; Schrempp won with 462 votes (65%), and was unopposed for the November 2, 2010 General election, winning with 1,849 votes.