Jim Bolin

{{Short description|American politician}} {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Jim Bolin | image = | state_house = South Dakota | district = 16th<ref name="SDL">{{cite web |url= http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=453 |title= Representative Jim Bolin |publisher= South Dakota Legislature |location= Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate= January 22, 2014 |archive-date= January 1, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140101200826/http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=453 |url-status= dead }}</ref> | term_start = January 2009 | term_end = | predecessor = | successor = Incumbent | alongside = Dan Lederman (2009–2011)<br />Patty Miller (2011 – March 27, 2013)<br />David Anderson (May 13, 2013 – present) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1950|12|31}} | birth_place = Portland, Oregon, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | party = Republican | spouse = | children = | alma_mater = Seattle Pacific University (BA)<br>University of South Dakota (MA) | profession = | website = {{URL|votebolin.com}} }}

'''James 'Jim' W. Bolin'''<ref name="PVS">{{cite web |url= http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/103990 |title= James Bolin's Biography |publisher= Project Vote Smart |accessdate= January 22, 2014}}</ref> (born December 31, 1950, in Portland, Oregon) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 16 since January 2009. Bolin was the mayor of Canton, South Dakota, from 2007 until 2008.

==Education== Bolin earned his BA from Seattle Pacific University<ref>{{Cite web |title=Response: The Seattle Pacific University Magazine |url=https://spu.edu/depts/uc/response/2010-spring/footnotes/news.asp |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=spu.edu}}</ref> and his MA from the University of South Dakota.<ref>{{Cite web |title=James Bolin |url=https://ballotpedia.org/James_Bolin |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}</ref> He is a former teacher.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haiar |first=Joshua |date=2023-07-17 |title=Gap grows between targeted and actual teacher pay • South Dakota Searchlight |url=https://southdakotasearchlight.com/2023/07/17/gap-grows-between-targeted-and-actual-teacher-pay/ |access-date=2025-05-20 |website=South Dakota Searchlight |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Elections==

===South Dakota state Senate=== *2016 After serving his fourth term in the South Dakota House of Representatives, Bolin was term-limited from running again in the House. Bolin ran unopposed in the District 16 Republican Primary for the South Dakota Senate. In the general election, Bolin is running against Chad Skiles, a Democrat from Canton.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sos.sd.gov/Elections/CandidateList.aspx?eid=177|title=2016 Election Candidate List|access-date=2016-06-16|archive-date=2016-06-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629211803/http://sos.sd.gov/Elections/CandidateList.aspx?eid=177|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===South Dakota House of Representatives=== *2014 Bolin ran in the District 16 Republican Primary for the South Dakota House of Representatives. In the Republican Primary, out of a total of 3156 votes cast, Bolin received 1329, Anderson received 1049, and Kevin D. Jensen, who did not advance, received 778. Bolin and Anderson advanced to the general election, where they were unopposed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sdsos.gov/elections-voting/assets/2014_Legislative_ByCounty.pdf|title=South Dakota Secretary of State Results|last=Secretary of State|first=South Dakota|date=2014|website=|publisher=|access-date=June 16, 2016}}</ref> *2012 Bolin and Representative Patty Miller were challenged in the four-way June 5, 2012, Republican Primary, where Bolin placed first with 864 votes (40.9%);<ref>{{cite web |url= http://electionresults.sd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?eid=4&type=LEG&map=DIST |title= Official Results Primary Election - June 5, 2012 |publisher= Secretary of State of South Dakota |location= Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate= January 22, 2014}}</ref> in the four-way November 6, 2012, General election Bolin took the first seat with 6,760 votes (35.7%) and Representative Miller took the second seat ahead of returning 2010 Democratic challenger Ann Tornberg and Stanley Jacobson.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://electionresults.sd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=LEG&map=DIST |title= Official Results General Election November 6, 2012 |publisher= Secretary of State of South Dakota |location= Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate= January 22, 2014}}</ref> *2010 With incumbent Republican Representative Lederman running for South Dakota Senate and leaving a District 16 seat open, Bolin and Patty Miller were unopposed for both the June 8, 2010, Republican Primary;<ref>{{cite web |url= http://electionresults.sd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?eid=2&type=LEG&map=DIST |title= Official Results Primary Election June 8, 2010 |publisher= Secretary of State of South Dakota |location= Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate= January 22, 2014}}</ref> in the three-way November 2, 2010, General election, Miller took the first seat and Bolin took the second seat with 4,821 votes (34.76%) ahead of Democratic nominee Ann Tornberg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_general2010_leg.shtm |title=2010 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 2, 2010 |publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota |location=Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate=January 22, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116104333/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_general2010_leg.shtm |archivedate=January 16, 2014 }}</ref> *2008 When District 16 incumbent Democratic Representative Margaret V. Gillespie ran for South Dakota Senate and Republican Representative Joel Dykstra left the Legislature leaving both District 16 seats open, Bolin ran in the three-way June 3, 2008, Republican Primary and placed second with 1,224 votes (25.8%);<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_electioninfo08_primarylegislature.shtm |title=2008 South Dakota Official Primary Election Results June 3, 2008 |publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota |location=Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate=January 22, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103442/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo08_primarylegislature.shtm |archivedate=January 16, 2014 }}</ref> in the four-way November 4, 2008, General election fellow Republican nominee Dan Lederman took the first seat and Bolin took the second seat with 5,377 votes (27.61%) ahead of Democratic nominees Janelle O'Connor and Brian Wells.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=/elections/pastelections_electioninfo08_generalleg.shtm |title=2008 South Dakota Official General Election Results Legislature November 4, 2008 |publisher=Secretary of State of South Dakota |location=Pierre, South Dakota |accessdate=January 22, 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140116103400/http://sdsos.gov/content/viewcontent.aspx?cat=elections&pg=%2Felections%2Fpastelections_electioninfo08_generalleg.shtm |archivedate=January 16, 2014 }}</ref>

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==External links== *[http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=453 Official page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140101200826/http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=453 |date=2014-01-01 }} at the South Dakota Legislature *[http://votebolin.com/ Campaign site] * {{CongLinks | congbio= | votesmart=103990 | fec= | congress= }}

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