Neal Tapio
Neal Tapio | |
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Member of the South Dakota Senate from the 5th district | |
In office 2017–2019[1] | |
Preceded by | Ried Holien |
Succeeded by | Lee Schoenbeck |
Personal details | |
Born | Moorhead State University | September 19, 1970
Profession | Businessman Entrepreneur |
Website | www |
Neal Tapio (born September 19, 1970) is an American businessman, South Dakota state senator, and a former candidate for
Early life and education
Neal Tapio was born in
Business career
He worked in the finance industry for Wells Fargo in Rapid City, South Dakota. Tapio later founded New Horizon Homes in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Before entering the petroleum industry, Tapio worked in the ethanol industry. He worked as a director of Growth Energy, an ethanol trade association. Tapio is the current CEO of NT Sales and Leasing in Watertown, South Dakota. Tapio's business has been heavily involved in the oil industry in the Bakken formation. During his time working in the oil fields, Tapio stated he worked 80 hours per week for 7 years having to resort to living in a tent due to housing shortages.[4] Tapio also sells his machines to Fortune 50 companies.[5]
Political career
In 2002, Tapio was the campaign director for Larry Diedrich's congressional bid in the
In 2016, Tapio upset state representative Roger Solum in the South Dakota State Senate District 5 Republican primary. Tapio ran unopposed in the November 2016 general election.[8] Tapio was sworn into the South Dakota Senate on January 10, 2017.[1]
2016 U.S. presidential election
Tapio successfully managed the South Dakota Trump campaign in the South Dakota primary and general elections. After securing the South Dakota primary, Tapio assisted the Trump Campaign in Northern Colorado for the general election. Tapio ultimately organized five rallies with Trump and two rallies with then-vice presidential nominee Mike Pence.
2018 U.S. House of Representatives election
Campaign
On January 28, 2018, Tapio announced his bid to become the Republican nominee for U.S. Representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district.[9][10] He faced former PUC commissioner Dusty Johnson and secretary of state Shantel Krebs in the June 5, 2018 GOP primary. Following the election, Tapio returned to the oil fields of the Bakken formation.
Issues
Tapio has stated he would declare a "
Electoral history
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican
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Dusty Johnson | 47,032 | 46.8 | |
Republican
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Shantel Krebs | 29,442 | 29.2 | |
Republican
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Neal Tapio | 23,980 | 24.0 | |
Total votes | 100,454 | 100 |
See also
- United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2018
References
- ^ a b State of South Dakota. "Senator Neal Tapio — 2018". sdlegislature.gov. State of South Dakota.
- ^ Associated Press. "Republican State Sen. Neal Tapio Announces Bid for Congress". U.S. News & World Report. usnews.com.
- ^ Obeidallah, Dean (2018-01-18). "Meet Neal Tapio, the Mini-Trump of South Dakota Who Thinks Interfaith Services Are Un-Christian". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on 2018-12-07.
- ^ Opp, Todd. "WATCH: GOP U.S. House candidate Neal Tapio". kelo.com/news. KELO radio. Archived from the original on 2018-06-19. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
- ^ Opp, Todd. "GOP Candidate Neal Tapio". kelo.com. KELO. Archived from the original on April 18, 2018.
- ^ Primary Source. "Meet Neal Tapio". nealtapio.com. Neal Tapio Congressional Website. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018.
- ^ "Pre-Campaign Organization". p2016.org/trump/orggen. Organization of Donald Trump. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016.
- ^ Tanner, Mike (August 10, 2016). "Neal Tapio will be unopposed in SD Senate District 5 race in November". gowatertown.net. Go Watertown. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016.
- ^ Ferguson, Dana. "Former Trump state campaign director Neal Tapio announces bid for U.S. Hous". Argus Leader. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023.
- ^ Olson, Shad. "Neal Tapio for Congress Announcement Tour January 30, 201". nealtapio.com. NealTapioforCongress.
- ^ Opp, Todd. "GOP Candidate Neal Tapio". kelo.com. KELO.
- ^ Source, Primary. "Neal Tapio on Gun Rights". nealtapio.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2018.
External links
- Neal Tapio on Facebook