V. J. Smith

American politician, author, and motivational speaker
V. J. Smith
Member of the South Dakota Senate
from the 7th district
In office
January 8, 2019 – January 10, 2023
Preceded byLarry Tidemann
Succeeded byTim Reed
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
EducationSouth Dakota State University

V. J. Smith is an American politician, author, and motivational speaker. He served as a member of the South Dakota Senate from the 7th district for two terms as a Republican from 2019 to 2023.[1]

Background

One of four siblings, Smith was raised in South Dakota. He graduated from South Dakota State University in 1978.

After earning his bachelor's degree, he worked for AlliedSignal Aerospace Company in Kansas City, Missouri during the 1980s. In 1990, he returned to South Dakota State University to serve as the assistant athletic director. He served as the executive director of the SDSU Alumni Association from 1996 to 2007, resigning to pursue a career as a full-time public speaker. Smith is also the author of several books, including The Richest Man in Town, the biography of a Walmart employee in Brookings, South Dakota. As a public speaker, Smith frequently tours the United States to perform speeches at schools.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "V.J. Smith". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2023-10-23.
  2. ^ "Jackrabbit Tales". www.statealum.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  3. ^ "VJ Smith | Bio | Premiere Speakers Bureau". premierespeakers.com. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
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Members of the South Dakota Senate
South Dakota Legislature (2023–present)
President of the Senate
Larry Rhoden (R)
President pro tempore
Lee Schoenbeck (R)
Majority Leader
Casey Crabtree (R)
Minority Leader
Reynold Nesiba (D)
  1. ▌Michael Rohl (R)
  2. ▌Steve Kolbeck (R)
  3. ▌Al Novstrup (R)
  4. ▌John Wiik (R)
  5. ▌Lee Schoenbeck (R)
  6. ▌Herman Otten (R)
  7. ▌Tim Reed (R)
  8. ▌Casey Crabtree (R)
  9. ▌Brent "B.R." Hoffman (R)
  10. ▌Liz Larson (D)
  11. ▌Jim Stalzer (R)
  12. ▌Arch Beal (R)
  13. ▌Jack Kolbeck (R)
  14. ▌Larry Zikmund (R)
  15. ▌Reynold Nesiba (D)
  16. ▌Jim Bolin (R)
  17. ▌Sydney Davis (R)
  18. ▌Jean Hunhoff (R)
  19. ▌Kyle Schoenfish (R)
  20. ▌Joshua Klumb (R)
  21. ▌Erin Tobin (R)
  22. ▌David Wheeler (R)
  23. ▌Bryan Breitling (R)
  24. ▌Jim Mehlhaff (R)
  25. ▌Tom Pischke (R)
  26. ▌Shawn Bordeaux (D)
  27. ▌Red Dawn Foster (D)
  28. ▌Ryan Maher (R)
  29. ▌Dean Wink (R)
  30. ▌Julie Frye-Mueller (R)
  31. ▌Randy Deibert (R)
  32. ▌Helene Duhamel (R)
  33. ▌David Johnson (R)
  34. ▌Michael Diedrich (R)
  35. ▌Mike Walsh (R)


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