Tamara Grove
Tamara Grove | |
|---|---|
| Member of the South Dakota Senate from the 26th district | |
| Assumed office January 14, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Shawn Bordeaux |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Yankton, South Dakota |
| Political party | Republican |
| Alma mater | Huron University |
| Website | www |
Tamara R. Grove is an American politician. She serves as a Republican member for the 26th district in the South Dakota State Senate since 2025.[1] The district is based in south central South Dakota and includes Lower Brule and White River.[2]
Biography
[edit]Grove was adopted as a baby during the Indian Adoption Project, and is of Lakota Sioux and Anishinaabe descent.[3]
After the 2016 United States presidential election she was a researcher for the First Step Act and worked directly with President Donald Trump’s Urban Revitalization Coalition and was the lead co-author for his 13-Point Urban Revitalization Plan.[4]
In the 2024 South Dakota Senate election, she became the first Republican to represent the 26th district in a decade.[5] She is an advocate of drug reform.[6] She has worked for the anti-cannabis group Protecting South Dakota Kids.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Tamara Grove". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ "Meet the Candidates: Tamara Grove". South Dakota Public Broadcasting. August 6, 2024. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ "About". tamaragrovedistrict26. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ "About Tamara Grove". Community Revitalization. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ Hult, John (November 8, 2024). "Lost Democratic seat in state Senate signals newly competitive district • South Dakota Searchlight". South Dakota Searchlight. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ Ellis, Jonathan. "Freshman senator prevails in felony drug ingestion reform". www.thedakotascout.com. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
- ^ Hult, John (January 24, 2024). "'Critical threat' to medical marijuana falls as lawmakers consider nine cannabis bills • South Dakota Searchlight". South Dakota Searchlight. Retrieved June 20, 2025.
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