Lance Carson
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Lance Koth
Lance Carson[1] | |
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| Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 20th district | |
| In office January 9, 2007 – January 13, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Lou Sebert |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Klumb |
| In office January 10, 2017 – January 8, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Joshua Klumb |
| Succeeded by | Paul Miskimins Lance Koth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 3, 1945 Nunda, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Died | October 14, 2020 (aged 74) Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
| Party | Republican |
Lance Allen Carson (December 3, 1945 – October 14, 2020) was an American politician. He was a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 20[2] from 2007 to 2015 and 2017 to 2019.[3]
Carson was born in Nunda, South Dakota. He graduated from Rutland High School and Southern State Teachers College. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Carson owned a gas station and automobile repair shop in Brookings, South Dakota.
Carson and his wife moved to Mitchell, South Dakota, and operated Lance's Interstate Amoco for twenty-five years. After serving in the legislature Carson was elected to serve as the County Chair for the Davison County Republican Party.[4] Prior to Carson's death he endorsed Barry Volk as his successor as State House Representative from District 20.
Health and death
Carson had suffered from heart problems after having four heart attacks, including the first one at age 38. He wore a heart pump in his later years and undergone two bypass surgeries.[5] Carson was hospitalized for a blood infection in 2012[6] which developed into leukemia.[7] He died from COVID-19 in Minneapolis, on October 14, 2020, at age 74, during the COVID-19 pandemic in Minnesota.[8]