Jean M. Hunhoff

Jean M. Hunhoff REPRepublican

State Senator, District 18

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Jean M. HunhoffREPRepublican State Senator, District 18
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Jean M. Hunhoff (born December 30, 1953) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate since 2021. She has also served in the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 18 from 2001 to 2007 and again from 2015 to 2021. She previously served in the South Dakota Senate from 2007 to 2015. Hunhoff was the mayor of Yankton from 1995 until 1997.

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Education5 - 5 of 3
University of Minnesota
MHA Hospital Administration
1991
University of Nebraska Medical Center
MSN Nursing
1979
South Dakota State University
BSN Nursing
1976
Past Positions1 - 6 of 6
Senator
South Dakota State Senate
2022
Commissioner
City of Yankton
1991 - 1997
Mayor
City of Yankton
1995 - 1997
Homecare Services Director
Avera Sacred Heart Hospital
1980 - Current
Health Educator
Sandhills Visiting Nurses Association
1979 - 1980
Registered Nurse
Sioux Valley Hospital
1976 - 1977
Other Experience1 - 19 of 19
Member
American Legion Auxiliary, Kotan-Hutwan Post #183
2004 - Current
Board Member
Yankton United Way
2004
Member
Job Link Advisory Board
2004
Chair
South Dakota Association of Health Care Organizations Community Council
2002 - Current
Member
National Association of Home Care Hospital Based Agencies
1999 - Current
Member
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Auxiliary
1998 - Current
Chair
Governmental Affairs, Yankton Chamber of Commerce
1996 - 1998
Diplomat
American College of Home Health Executives
1996 - Current
Member
Park Board, City of Yankton
1990 - 1991
President
South Dakota Home Care Association
1988 - 1990
Member
American Nurses Association
1976 - Current
Member
South Dakota Nurses Association
Former Chair
Redefine Nursing Home Criteria and Build Capacity Joint Committee, South Dakota State House of Representatives
Former Chair
Government Operations and Audit Committee, South Dakota State House of Representatives
Former Member
Joint Committee on Appropriations, South Dakota State House of Representatives
Former Member
FTE Subcommittee, South Dakota State House of Representatives
Former Member
Joint Subcommittee on Revenue Projection, South Dakota State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair
Joint Committee on Rules Review, South Dakota State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair
Appropriations Committee, South Dakota State House of Representatives
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