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Jean M. Hunhoff (b. December 30, 1953) is a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 18. She was first elected to the chamber in 2014.
Hunhoff served in the South Dakota State Senate, representing District 18 from 2006 to 2015. Hunhoff did not run for re-election to the South Dakota State Senate in 2014. She previously served in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007.
Hunhoff earned her B.S.N. from South Dakota State University in 1976. She went on to receive her M.S.N. from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1978. She then earned her M.H.A. from the University of Minnesota in 1991.
Hunhoff worked as a registered nurse for Sioux Valley Hospital from 1976 to 1977. She worked as a health educator for Sandhills Visiting Nurses Association from 1979 to 1980. She then worked as Assistant Clinical Director of Nursing for Avera Sacred Heart Hospital from 1980 to 1982. She has worked as Homecare Mentor/Homecare Services Director for Avera Sacred Heart Hospital since 1982. She has also worked as Corporate Quality/Compliance Officer since 1987.
Hunhoff's political experience began with her work as Commissioner for the City of Yankton from 1991 to 1997. She served as the mayor for the City of Yankton from 1995 to 1997.
Former Member, FTE Subcommittee, South Dakota State House of Representatives
Former Chair, Government Operations and Audit Committee, South Dakota State House of Representatives
Vice Chair, Appropriations Committee
Member, Joint Committee on Appropriations
Vice Chair, Joint Committee on Rules Review
Member, Joint Subcommittee on Revenue Projection
Chair, Redefine Nursing Home Criteria and Build Capacity Joint Committee
Favorite Book:
Vietnam Vets: Still Coming
Favorite Musician:
KYNT 1450 AM
Favorite Sport:
Nebraska Huskers
1. Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?
- Pro-life
2. Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy?
- No
3. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- No
4. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- Yes
5. Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes
6. Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes
7. Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods?
- Yes
8. Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs?
- No
9. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Education (higher)
- Maintain Status
2. Education (K-12)
- Maintain Status
3. Environment
- Maintain Status
4. Health care
- Maintain Status
5. Law enforcement
- Maintain Status
6. Transportation and highway infrastructure
- Maintain Status
7. Welfare
- Maintain Status
8. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
1. Alcohol taxes
- Maintain Status
2. Cigarette taxes
- Slightly Increase
3. Corporate taxes
- Maintain Status
4. Gasoline taxes
- Maintain Status
5. Property taxes
- Slightly Decrease
6. Sales taxes
- Maintain Status
7. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
1. Tapping into South Dakota's "rainy day" fund
- No
2. Reducing tax credits for high-cost construction projects
- Yes
3. Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders
- Yes
4. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- No
5. Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees
- No
6. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- No
7. Privatizing certain government services
- Yes
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Individual
- Yes
2. Political Action Committee
- Yes
3. Corporate
- Yes
4. Political Party
- No
5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- No
6. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes
2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes
3. Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized?
- No
4. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- No
5. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- Yes
6. Do you support allowing law enforcement officials to stop and ticket motorists for seat belt violations?
- No
7. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- Yes
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
- Yes
2. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- No
3. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- No
4. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- No
5. Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?
- No
6. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- No
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support national education standards?
- No
2. Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams?
- Yes
3. Do you support lowering the age of compulsory school attendance from eighteen to sixteen?
- No
4. Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers?
- Yes
5. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- No
6. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- No
7. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from South Dakota high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?
- Yes
2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- Yes
3. Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops?
- Yes
4. Do you support state funding for improvements to South Dakota's energy infrastructure?
- Yes
5. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- No
6. Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?
- No
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- No
2. Do you support requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- No
3. Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns?
- Yes
4. Do you support requiring a license for gun possession?
- Yes
5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- No
2. Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?
- Yes
3. Do you support interstate health insurance compacts?
- Yes
4. Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance?
- No
5. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- Yes
6. Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in South Dakota?
- No
7. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- No
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Should marriage only be between one man and one woman?
- Yes
2. Should South Dakota allow same-sex couples to form civil unions?
- No
3. Do you support state funding for stem cell research?
- No
4. Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research?
- No
5. Do you support the state's use of affirmative action?
- No
6. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in South Dakota's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes
7. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in South Dakota's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- Priority is to deliver a balanced budget. Programming needs to be supported by revenue generated by the state with no use of reserves. Implement a medicaid program that can be supported by revenues generated by the state.
