Will Mortenson

William Mortenson is an American attorney and a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 24 since January 2021.[1]

Will Mortenson
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
from the 24th district
Assumed office
January 12, 2021
Serving with Mike Weisgram
Preceded byTim Rounds
Mary Duvall
Personal details
BornPierre, South Dakota
Political partyRepublican
Residence(s)Pierre, South Dakota
Alma materUniversity of South Dakota (B.A.)
University of Virginia (J.D.)
ProfessionAttorney

Early life and education

Will Mortenson was born in Pierre, South Dakota. He attended University of South Dakota where he received his B.A. He worked in the Office of the Governor of South Dakota as a policy analyst before attending the University of Virginia School of Law graduating with his J.D. in 2016.

Political career

Mortenson ran for election to become to represent District 24 in the South Dakota House of Representatives. He won the primary in June 2020 and the general election on November 3, 2020.

Election history

2020 South Dakota House of Representatives District 24 General election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Will Mortenson 8,410 43.63%
Republican Mike Weisgram 7,786 40.39%
Democratic Amanda Bachmann 3,079 15.97%
Total votes 19,275 100.0%
Republican hold
Republican hold

References

  1. "South Dakota Legislature". sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved 2021-03-17.


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