Brandon Wipf was appointed to a state Senate seat in South Dakota’s District 22 in July 2025. (Courtesy of Governor’s Office)
South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden announced the appointment Thursday of a state senator to fill an empty seat in a legislative district that includes the cities of Huron and Redfield.
The appointee is Brandon Wipf, a Republican from Lake Byron.
“Brandon Wipf has a keen understanding of our property tax system and reflects South Dakota’s strong values,” Rhoden said in a news release. “As a dedicated farmer and ag advocate, he is equipped with an understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing our number one industry. I have no doubt that he will serve our state with excellence.”
Rhoden’s office described Wipf as a farmer in southern Spink County who serves on the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Ag Advisory Council and is a director for the American Soybean Association. He graduated as the valedictorian from James Valley Christian School in 2004 and obtained a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Dordt University in Iowa.
“I’m incredibly honored and grateful for the trust the governor has placed in me,” Wipf said in the release. “I will work hard to earn that same trust from the people of District 22.”
Wipf succeeds David Wheeler, a Republican and lawyer who resigned his state Senate seat in April to accept an appointment as a circuit court judge.
District 22 includes land in Beadle, Clark and Spink counties.
