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Will Mortenson

Majority Leader of the South Dakota House of Representatives
In office January 10, 2023 – January 14, 2025
Preceded by	Kent Peterson
Succeeded by	Scott Odenbach
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 24th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 12, 2021Serving with Mike Weisgram
Preceded by	Tim Rounds Mary Duvall

Personal details
Born	Pierre, South Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Education	University of South Dakota (BA) University of Virginia (JD)

Will D. Mortenson is an American attorney and a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing the 24th district since January 2021.

Early life and education

Mortenson was born in Pierre, South Dakota and graduated from T. F. Riggs High School. He is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.

Mortenson attended University of South Dakota where he received his B.A. He ran the 2010 reelection campaign of Public Utilities Commissioner Dusty Johnson, then worked in the Office of Governor Dennis Daugaard as a policy analyst, before attending the University of Virginia School of Law graduating with his J.D. in 2016.

Political career

Mortenson first ran for the South Dakota House of Representatives from District 24 in 2020. He won the primary in June 2020 and the general election on November 3, 2020. In 2021, Mortenson filed articles of impeachment against Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg, and again in 2022, leading to Ravnsborg's removal from office.

In 2022, Mortenson was selected to serve as House Majority Leader by his Republican colleagues in the State House of Representatives. He is the youngest Republican to serve as House Majority Leader in state history, and the first tribal member to lead a majority caucus.

Election history

2020 South Dakota House of Representatives District 24 General election
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Will Mortenson	8,410	43.63%
	Republican	Mike Weisgram	7,786	40.39%
	Democratic	Amanda Bachmann	3,079	15.97%
Total votes			19,275	100.0%
	Republican hold
	Republican hold

References

"South Dakota Legislature". sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
"Mortenson announces candidacy for District 24 House of Representatives". drgnews.com.
"District 24 Rep. Will Mortenson files Articles of Impeachment against Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg". drgnews.com.
"Mortenson files impeachment resolution". keloland.com. April 11, 2022.
"South Dakota Removes Its Attorney General After Fatal Crash". The New York Times.
"Will Mortenson elected to serve as House Majority Leader in SD Legislature". argusleader.com.
"SD House Republicans pick leadership team". sodakgovs.wordpress.com. November 19, 2022.

External links

Official page at the South Dakota Legislature

South Dakota House of Representatives
Preceded byKent Peterson	Majority Leader of the South Dakota House of Representatives 2023–2025	Succeeded byScott Odenbach

v t e Members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
South Dakota Legislature (2023–present) Speaker of the House Hugh Bartels (R-5) Speaker pro tempore Mike Stevens (R-18) Majority Leader Will Mortenson (R-24) Minority Leader Oren Lesmeister (D-28)
1. ▌Joe Donnell (R) ⎣ ▌Tamara St. John (R) 2. ▌David Kull (R) ⎣ ▌John Sjaarda (R) 3. ▌Brandei Schaefbauer (R) ⎣ ▌Carl E. Perry (R) 4. ▌Stephanie Sauder (R) ⎣ ▌Fred Deutsch (R) 5. ▌Hugh Bartels (R) ⎣ ▌Byron Callies (R) 6. ▌Aaron Aylward (R) ⎣ ▌Ernie Otten (R) 7. ▌Mellissa Heermann (R) ⎣ ▌Roger DeGroot (R) 8. ▌John Mills (R) ⎣ ▌Tim Reisch (R) 9. ▌Bethany Soye (R) ⎣ ▌Kenneth Teunissen (R) 10. ▌Erin Healy (D) ⎣ ▌Kameron Nelson (D) 11. ▌Brian Mulder (R) ⎣ ▌Chris Karr (R) 12. ▌Amber Arlint (R) ⎣ ▌Greg Jamison (R) 13. ▌Sue Peterson (R) ⎣ ▌Tony Venhuizen (R) 14. ▌Taylor Rehfeldt (R) ⎣ ▌Tyler Tordsen (R) 15. ▌Kadyn Wittman (D) ⎣ ▌Linda Duba (D) 16. ▌Karla Lems (R) ⎣ ▌Kevin D. Jensen (R) 17. ▌William Shorma (R) ⎣ ▌Chris Kassin (R) 18. ▌Mike Stevens (R) ⎣ ▌Julie Auch (R) 19. ▌Drew Peterson (R) ⎣ ▌Jessica Bahmuller (R) 20. ▌Lance Koth (R) ⎣ ▌Ben Krohmer (R) 21. ▌Rocky Blare (R) ⎣ ▌Marty Overweg (R) 22. ▌Roger D. Chase (R) ⎣ ▌Lynn Schneider (R) 23. ▌James D. Wangsness (R) ⎣ ▌Scott Moore (R) 24. ▌Will Mortenson (R) ⎣ ▌Mike Weisgram (R) 25. ▌Randy Gross (R) ⎣ ▌Jon Hansen (R) 26A. ▌Eric Emery (D) 26B. ▌Rebecca Reimer (R) 27. ▌Liz Marty May (R) ⎣ ▌Peri Pourier (D) 28A. ▌Oren Lesmeister (D) 28B. ▌Neil Pinnow (R) 29. ▌Gary Cammack (R) ⎣ ▌Kirk Chaffee (R) 30. ▌Trish Ladner (R) ⎣ ▌Dennis Krull (R) 31. ▌Mary Fitzgerald (R) ⎣ ▌Scott Odenbach (R) 32. ▌Steve Duffy (R) ⎣ ▌Kristin Conzet (R) 33. ▌Curt Massie (R) ⎣ ▌Phil Jensen (R) 34. ▌Mike Derby (R) ⎣ ▌Becky Drury (R) 35. ▌Tina Mulally (R) ⎣ ▌Tony Randolph (R)
▌Republican (63) ▌Democratic (7) South Dakota Legislature South Dakota House of Representatives South Dakota Senate

Members of the South Dakota House of Representatives

South Dakota Legislature (2023–present)

Speaker of the House: Hugh Bartels (R-5)
Speaker pro tempore: Mike Stevens (R-18)
Majority Leader: Will Mortenson (R-24)
Minority Leader: Oren Lesmeister (D-28)

1. ▌Joe Donnell (R)
⎣ ▌Tamara St. John (R)
2. ▌David Kull (R)
⎣ ▌John Sjaarda (R)
3. ▌Brandei Schaefbauer (R)
⎣ ▌Carl E. Perry (R)
4. ▌Stephanie Sauder (R)
⎣ ▌Fred Deutsch (R)
5. ▌Hugh Bartels (R)
⎣ ▌Byron Callies (R)
6. ▌Aaron Aylward (R)
⎣ ▌Ernie Otten (R)
7. ▌Mellissa Heermann (R)
⎣ ▌Roger DeGroot (R)
8. ▌John Mills (R)
⎣ ▌Tim Reisch (R)
9. ▌Bethany Soye (R)
⎣ ▌Kenneth Teunissen (R)
10. ▌Erin Healy (D)
⎣ ▌Kameron Nelson (D)
11. ▌Brian Mulder (R)
⎣ ▌Chris Karr (R)
12. ▌Amber Arlint (R)
⎣ ▌Greg Jamison (R)
13. ▌Sue Peterson (R)
⎣ ▌Tony Venhuizen (R)
14. ▌Taylor Rehfeldt (R)
⎣ ▌Tyler Tordsen (R)
15. ▌Kadyn Wittman (D)
⎣ ▌Linda Duba (D)
16. ▌Karla Lems (R)
⎣ ▌Kevin D. Jensen (R)
17. ▌William Shorma (R)
⎣ ▌Chris Kassin (R)
18. ▌Mike Stevens (R)
⎣ ▌Julie Auch (R)
19. ▌Drew Peterson (R)
⎣ ▌Jessica Bahmuller (R)
20. ▌Lance Koth (R)
⎣ ▌Ben Krohmer (R)
21. ▌Rocky Blare (R)
⎣ ▌Marty Overweg (R)
22. ▌Roger D. Chase (R)
⎣ ▌Lynn Schneider (R)
23. ▌James D. Wangsness (R)
⎣ ▌Scott Moore (R)
24. ▌Will Mortenson (R)
⎣ ▌Mike Weisgram (R)
25. ▌Randy Gross (R)
⎣ ▌Jon Hansen (R)
26A. ▌Eric Emery (D)
26B. ▌Rebecca Reimer (R)
27. ▌Liz Marty May (R)
⎣ ▌Peri Pourier (D)
28A. ▌Oren Lesmeister (D)
28B. ▌Neil Pinnow (R)
29. ▌Gary Cammack (R)
⎣ ▌Kirk Chaffee (R)
30. ▌Trish Ladner (R)
⎣ ▌Dennis Krull (R)
31. ▌Mary Fitzgerald (R)
⎣ ▌Scott Odenbach (R)
32. ▌Steve Duffy (R)
⎣ ▌Kristin Conzet (R)
33. ▌Curt Massie (R)
⎣ ▌Phil Jensen (R)
34. ▌Mike Derby (R)
⎣ ▌Becky Drury (R)
35. ▌Tina Mulally (R)
⎣ ▌Tony Randolph (R)

▌Republican (63)
▌Democratic (7)

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