Bob Glanzer

Robert E. Glanzer (September 13, 1945 – April 3, 2020) was an American politician who served in the South Dakota House of Representatives as a member of the Republican Party from 2017 to 2020.[1][2]

Bob Glanzer
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
from the 22nd district
In office
January 10, 2017 – April 3, 2020
Preceded byPeggy Gibson
Dick Werner
Succeeded byLynn Schneider (elect)
Personal details
Born
Robert E. Glanzer

(1945-09-13)September 13, 1945
Huron, South Dakota, U.S.
DiedApril 3, 2020(2020-04-03) (aged 74)
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Alma materTabor College (BBA)

Early life

Robert E. Glanzer was born on September 13, 1945, to Jacob S. Glanzer and Mattie King in Huron, South Dakota. In 1963, he graduated from James Valley Christian School in Huron and later graduated from Tabor College with a business degree and a minor in physical education in 1967. On August 2, 1968, he married Penny Glanzer and later had two children with her.[3]

Career

He taught business education classes and coached sports at Wessington Springs High School. In 1975, he became the manager of the South Dakota State Fair and retired from his banking career in 2012 after 33 years.[4]

In 2016, he started his first political campaign for one of the twenty-second state house district's two seats and won in the general election.[5] During his tenure as a state representative, he served on the Agriculture and Natural Resources and Education Committees and on the Select Committee on Discipline and Expulsion.[6]

Death

On March 22, 2020, he tested positive for COVID-19 and was initially treated at the Huron Regional Medical Center and was later moved to Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls during the pandemic.[7] On April 3, 2020, he died due to the coronavirus at age 74. He was the second person in his family to die from COVID-19 complications and the third in South Dakota.[8][9]

Electoral history
2016 South Dakota House of Representatives 22nd district election[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bob Glanzer 6,106 36.87%
Republican Roger Chase 4,992 30.14%
Democratic Joan Wollschlager 3,159 19.07%
Democratic Carmen Dannenbring 2,306 13.92%
Total votes '16,563' '100.00%'
2018 South Dakota House of Representatives 22nd district election[11]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bob Glanzer 5,296 39.63% +2.76%
Republican Roger Chase 4,579 34.27% +4.13%
Democratic Tyler B. Volesky 3,488 26.10%
Total votes '13,363' '100.00%'

References
  1. "SDLRC - Representative Bob Glanzer - 2020". Archived from the original on April 5, 2020.
  2. "Glanzer announces re-election bid for District 22 House". February 28, 2018. Archived from the original on April 5, 2020.
  3. "Obituary Robert E. Glanzer of Huron, South Dakota Kuhler Funeral Home". April 4, 2020. Archived from the original on April 5, 2020.
  4. "Glanzer Announces Candidacy for Re-Election". Performance Radio Inc. February 27, 2018. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  5. "Five Minutes with Bob Glanzer". March 1, 2017. Archived from the original on April 5, 2020.
  6. "SDLRC - Representative Bob Glanzer - 2018". Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
  7. "SD Rep Bob Glanzer tests positive for COVID-19". March 24, 2020. Archived from the original on April 5, 2020.
  8. "Coronavirus news: South Dakota lawmaker Bob Glanzer dies of COVID-19". April 4, 2020.
  9. "Rep. Bob Glanzer dies after contracting COVID-19". April 4, 2020. Archived from the original on April 5, 2020.
  10. "SD State House 22 2016". March 2, 2017.
  11. "SD State House 22 2018". April 4, 2020.
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