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Scott Odenbach

Republican · South Dakota · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for South Dakota House District 31, South Dakota

Biography

Scott Odenbach is an attorney who currently serves as House Majority Leader, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Odenbach is a fifth generation South Dakotan from Eureka who has lived in Lawrence County since 2006 and earned degrees from South Dakota State University and the University of South Dakota, per Odenbach's campaign site. Odenbach has practiced law in both Florida and South Dakota and raised a family in Spearfish, per the campaign site.

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