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Under ReviewRepublicanSD State House · District 31Incumbent

Mary J. Fitzgerald

Protecting your freedom, supporting our families

Mary J. Fitzgerald is a sixth-generation South Dakotan who grew up on a family farm in Lawrence County. She holds a B.S. in Accounting and Business Administration from Black Hills State University and worked as an accountant managing budgets for a Spearfish-based corporation with 30 retail locations across three states. First elected in 2020, she now serves her third term in the South Dakota House representing District 31 (Lawrence County), sitting on the House Judiciary and House Local Government committees.

Party
Republican
County
Lawrence
District
District 31
Filing date
2026-01-13
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