Governor Dennis Daugaard Appoints William J. Shorma for District 16

Governor Dennis Daugaard announced that he will appoint William J. Shorma of Dakota Dunes to the vacant seat in the state Senate representing District 16.

Shorma will succeed Sen. Dan Lederman, who resigned earlier this year. District 16 includes all of Union County, and southern and eastern portions of Lincoln County, including the cities of Worthing, Canton, Beresford and Hudson.

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Shorma is a former director of the Board of the Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank. He has served as chair of the South Dakota Chamber of Commerce and Industry, chair of the Yankton Area Chamber of Commerce, president of the Prairie Family Business Association and a member of the South Dakota Junior Achievement Board of Directors.

The appointment is effective immediately. Shorma will serve the remainder of Sen. Lederman’s term, which expires after the 2016 general election.