Gov. Daugaard Appoints Wayne Steinhauer To District 9 House Seat

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Gov. Daugaard Appoints Wayne Steinhauer To District 9 House Seat

PIERRE, S.D. – Gov. Dennis Daugaard announced today that he will appoint Wayne H. Steinhauer of Hartford to the vacant seat in the state House representing District 9. Steinhauer will succeed Rep. Steve Hickey, who resigned earlier this year.

“I thank Wayne Steinhauer for taking on this role,” said Gov. Daugaard. “Wayne’s experience in business and in local government will make him a valuable contributor to the legislative process.”

Steinhauer is the outgoing chairman of the Minnehaha County Planning Commission, on which he has served for 14 years. He retired last year as chief operations officer of Amesbury, after a 30 year career in business. He also owns and operates the Best Western Hotel in Murdo.

“I am extremely honored to be appointed to the South Dakota House of Representatives,” said Steinhauer. “I am enthusiastic about the opportunity to represent District 9 and to work in Pierre with other South Dakota leaders for the benefit of all.”

Steinhauer has been active in many community organizations, including Rotary International, Downtown Sioux Falls, Sioux Empire United Way and Sioux Falls Tomorrow. He is also a member of the Murdo Chamber of Commerce.

Steinhauer and his wife of 40 years, Cindy, have two children and nine grandchildren. They are members of St. George Church in Hartford.

The appointment is effective immediately.  Steinhauer will serve the remainder of Rep. Hickey’s term, which expires after the 2016 general election. District 9 includes northwestern Minnehaha County, including the Hartford, Humboldt, Crooks and the Wall Lake area. The district also includes an area in north and northwestern Sioux Falls, encompassing Southeast Technical Institute, Hayward Elementary School and the Sioux Falls Regional Airport.

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10 thoughts on “Gov. Daugaard Appoints Wayne Steinhauer To District 9 House Seat”

  1. What happened to Michael Clark? Wasn’t he going to get the appointment or is he running for another seat in 2016?

  2. I am honored to even be considered for the position, and to get as far in the process that I did. To be honest I am a political no body.

    However with Paula Hawks running for another position that leaves that seat open in 2016.

    I will be running for that seat

  3. Mike,

    I know you’d be a great legislator. And, if it is any consolation, if you don’t know Wayne, he too will be a great legislator. A lot better than being passed over by a dodo. 🙂 Glad to hear you will be running.

  4. Mike: I wish you luck on your run. I never thought you’d be appointed. You have too much critical thinking to offer. I’ll be pulling for you!

  5. All the best to Wayne! I will definitely miss the legislature, especially our caucus.

    Glad to hear Michael Clark will be running and I encouraged him to do so. I know others put their names in for the appointment but haven’t heard if they will go on and run as well. Both Wayne and Michael are new names to the district (with Wayne now having some advantage) unless Hubbel or Deelstra also try to jump back in. There are a couple others out there with some interest and I’ll let them out themselves here. Now’s the time to put your foot in the door publicly.

    1. I’m sure you will have several Democrats stepping up and asking for your endorsement since you share their views except for abortion and gay sex.

      1. Neither party wants me. That fact tells the people I hang with that I’ve done something right.

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