Larry P. Zikmund
Larry Zikmund is a Sioux Falls Republican who has represented District 14 in the South Dakota legislature since 2015 — six years in the House and, since 2021, in the Senate. A U.S. Air Force veteran, he chairs the Senate Military and Veterans Affairs Committee and the Retirement Laws Committee, and sits on the Commerce and Energy and Transportation Committees. He holds degrees in industrial and vocational education from the University of Illinois and has devoted his career to association management and education administration.
Why they’re
Sensible
Zikmund is a reliable, committee-experienced senator whose legislative output reflects his priorities clearly: he authored the 2026 bill expanding pheasant hunts for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients, pushed funding for school meal programs, and secured grants for volunteer fire departments. His decade-plus of continuous service and committee chairmanships give him unusual institutional leverage for a district senator. He is an accessible, low-drama incumbent with a strong veterans and rural-services focus.
Key positions
“Since 2021, it has been my privilege to represent District 14 in the South Dakota Senate.”
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SD State Senate · District 14
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