Blake Curd | |
|---|---|
| Majority Leader of the South Dakota Senate | |
| In office January 10, 2017 – January 8, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Tim Rave |
| Succeeded by | Kris Langer |
| Member of the South Dakota Senate from the 12th district | |
| Assumed office June 6, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | J. Mark Johnston |
| Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 33rd district | |
| In office January 2009 – January 11, 2011 Serving with Manny Steele | |
| Preceded by | Hal Wick |
| Succeeded by | Hal Wick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 19, 1967 Atlantic, Iowa, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | University of Missouri, Columbia (BS) University of Missouri, Kansas City (MD) |
Richard Blake Curd[1] (born September 19, 1967) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 12[2] since June 6, 2013.[3] Curd served non-consecutively in the South Dakota Legislature from January 2009 until January 11, 2011 in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 12 seat. He was a candidate for the United States House of Representatives for South Dakota's at-large congressional district in the 2010 election. Curd was appointed to the South Dakota Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Republican Senator J. Mark Johnston.