Lauren Nelson (politician)

Lauren Nelson
Lauren Nelson
Member of the South Dakota Senate; from the 18th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 14, 2025
Preceded by	Jean Hunhoff
Personal details
Born	Sinai, South Dakota
Party	Republican
Alma mater	South Dakota State University
Website	laurennelsonforsenate.com

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Lauren Nelson is an American politician. She serves as a Republican member for the 18th district in the South Dakota State Senate since 2025.^[1] The district includes the Yankton area.^[2]

v t e Members of the South Dakota Senate
South Dakota Legislature (2025–present) President of the Senate Tony Venhuizen President pro tempore Chris Karr (R) Majority Leader Jim Mehlhaff (R) Minority Leader Liz Larson (D)
▌Michael Rohl (R) ▌Steve Kolbeck (R) ▌Carl E. Perry (R) ▌Stephanie Sauder (R) ▌Glen Vilhauer (R) ▌Ernie Otten (R) ▌Tim Reed (R) ▌Casey Crabtree (R) ▌Joy Hohn (R) ▌Liz Larson (D) ▌Chris Karr (R) ▌Arch Beal (R) ▌Sue Peterson (R) ▌Larry Zikmund (R) ▌Jamie Smith (D) ▌Kevin D. Jensen (R) ▌Sydney Davis (R) ▌Lauren Nelson (R) ▌Kyle Schoenfish (R) ▌Paul Miskimins (R) ▌Mykala Voita (R) ▌Brandon Wipf (R) ▌Mark Lapka (R) ▌Jim Mehlhaff (R) ▌Tom Pischke (R) ▌Tamara Grove (R) ▌Red Dawn Foster (D) ▌J. Sam Marty (R) ▌John Carley (R) ▌Amber Hulse (R) ▌Randy Deibert (R) ▌Helene Duhamel (R) ▌Curt Voight (R) ▌Taffy Howard (R) ▌Greg Blanc (R)
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Lauren Nelson

Member of the South Dakota Senate from the 18th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 14, 2025
Preceded by	Jean Hunhoff

Personal details
Born	Sinai, South Dakota
Party	Republican
Alma mater	South Dakota State University
Website	laurennelsonforsenate.com