# Jason Frerichs > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jason_Frerichs > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Jason_Frerichs.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Frerichs > Source revision: 1320488893 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jason Frerichs | image = Jason Frerichs Germany 2011 (cropped).jpg | caption =Frerichs in Germany (2011) |office1 = Minority Leader of the [South Dakota Senate](/source/South_Dakota_Senate) |term_start1 = January 3, 2011 |term_end1 = January 4, 2015 |predecessor1 = [Scott Heidepriem](/source/Scott_Heidepriem) |successor1 = [Billie Sutton](/source/Billie_Sutton) |office2 = Minority Whip of the [South Dakota Senate](/source/South_Dakota_Senate) |term_start2 = January 11, 2017 |term_end2 = January 8, 2019 |predecessor2 = [Scott Parsley](/source/Scott_Parsley)
[Jim Peterson](/source/Jim_Peterson_(South_Dakota_politician)) |successor2 = [Reynold Nesiba](/source/Reynold_Nesiba) |state_senate3 = South Dakota |district3 = 1st |term_start3 = January 3, 2011 |term_end3 = January 8, 2019 |predecessor3 = [Gary D. Hanson](/source/Gary_D._Hanson) |successor3 = [Susan Wismer](/source/Susan_Wismer) |state_house4 = South Dakota |district4 = 1st |term_start4 = January 13, 2009 |term_end4 = January 2, 2011 |alongside4 = [Susan Wismer](/source/Susan_Wismer) |predecessor4 = [Clayton Halverson](/source/Clayton_Halverson)
[David Sigdestad](/source/David_Sigdestad) |successor4 = [David Sigdestad](/source/David_Sigdestad)
[Susan Wismer](/source/Susan_Wismer) |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|11|24}} |birth_place = |death_date = |death_place = |party = [Democratic](/source/Democratic_Party_(United_States)) |alma_mater = [South Dakota State University](/source/South_Dakota_State_University) |profession = Farmer, rancher }} '''Jason Elliott Frerichs''' (born November 24, 1984) is a former state senator and state representative from [South Dakota](/source/South_Dakota). ==Early life and education== Frerichs graduated from [South Dakota State University](/source/South_Dakota_State_University) in 2007, earning a B.S. in Agriculture Education. He is the president of the [Roberts County](/source/Roberts_County%2C_South_Dakota) Farmers Union.{{cite web|title=Senator Jason Frerichs|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/103944/jason-frerichs#.Ug5RU5K1GSo|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=16 August 2013}} He lives in [Wilmot, South Dakota](/source/Wilmot%2C_South_Dakota).{{cite web|title=Senator Jason Frerichs|url=http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2013/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=115|publisher=South Dakota Legislature|accessdate=16 August 2013}} Frerichs owns and works on a farm with his father and brothers, and also manages 150 cows.{{cite news|last=Bruckner|first=Tracy|title=Stories from the Field: Farmland Access in South Dakota|url=http://sustainableagriculture.net/blog/stories-from-the-field-tip/|accessdate=16 August 2013|newspaper=National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition|date=30 November 2012}} Frerichs teaches agriculture at Lake Area Technical Institute, and is an [FFA](/source/National_FFA_Organization) adviser.{{cite news|title=Ag Entrepreneur: February 2010|url=http://www.agriculture.com/successful-farming/family/Ag-Entrepreneur-February-2010_123-ar6138|accessdate=16 August 2013|newspaper=Agriculture.com|date=9 February 2010}} Frerichs' father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all served in the [South Dakota House of Representatives](/source/South_Dakota_House_of_Representatives). Frerichs served as a [page](/source/page_(occupation)) in both the South Dakota Legislature and the [United States Senate](/source/United_States_Senate), working for Senator [Tom Daschle](/source/Tom_Daschle).{{cite news|last=Harriman |first=Peter |title=Democrats in S.D. craft identity, strain for gains |url=http://www.argusleader.com/article/20101003/VOICES/10030327 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130819013021/http://www.argusleader.com/article/20101003/VOICES/10030327 |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 August 2013 |accessdate=19 August 2013 |newspaper=Argus Leader |date=3 October 2010 }} ==Political career== Frerichs served in the [South Dakota State House of Representatives](/source/South_Dakota_State_House_of_Representatives) from 2008 to 2010, where he was the minority whip. In 2010, he was elected to the state senate, becoming minority leader. Frerichs was a member of the Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee, the Legislative Procedure Committee, and the State Affairs. In 2010, he defeated fellow state senator [Eldon Nygaard](/source/Eldon_Nygaard) in the race for senate minority leader; Nygaard switched to the Republican Party shortly after.{{cite news|last=Montgomery|first=David|title=South Dakota lawmaker Eldon Nygaard switches to GOP after election|url=http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/south-dakota-lawmaker-eldon-nygaard-switches-to-gop-after-election/article_f03e1ca8-f36e-11df-a313-001cc4c002e0.html|accessdate=16 August 2013|newspaper=Rapid City Journal|date=10 November 2010}} Frerichs advocates the development of [renewable energy](/source/renewable_energy) in South Dakota. He is considered to be an ally of former Representative [Stephanie Herseth Sandlin](/source/Stephanie_Herseth_Sandlin).{{Cite web |last=Kraushaar |first=Josh |last2=Journal |first2=National |date=2014-06-02 |title=For Democrats, the Race That Got Away |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/06/for-democrats-the-race-that-got-away/448905/ |access-date=2025-05-31 |website=The Atlantic |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2013-03-05 |title=GOP sees nepotism in South Dakota |url=https://www.politico.com/story/2013/03/nepotism-charges-follow-son-of-senator-before-possible-run-088478 |access-date=2025-05-31 |website=POLITICO |language=en}} ==References == ==External links== *[http://jasonfrerichs.com/ JasonFrerichs.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131008040440/http://jasonfrerichs.com/ |date=October 8, 2013 }} *[https://twitter.com/jasonfrerichs Frerichs's Twitter account] {{DEFAULTSORT:Frerichs, Jason}} Category:Living people Category:Democratic Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives Category:Democratic Party South Dakota state senators Category:South Dakota State University alumni Category:1984 births Category:21st-century members of the South Dakota Legislature {{SouthDakota-politician-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Jason Frerichs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Frerichs) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jason_Frerichs?action=history)). 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