A co-worker and I were sitting around Wednesday morning, talking about the election results, when the topic came up about men and women seeking public office.  After watching all the acceptance (and conciliatory) speeches, it dawned on us that everyone elected from the State of South Dakota was married with a family.  That, in turn, brought up the question, "Has there ever been a single male elected to public office from South Dakota?"

I know Stephanie Herseth was single when she was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, but she ultimately ended up getting married while in office.  Other than her, I can't think of anyone else elected while single.  Especially, when it comes to male candidates.

I do have to admit though, it would be rather interesting to see a single guy standing up on stage thanking his Mom and Dad, and brothers and sisters.  And instead of being ushered up on stage by the song "We Got A Feeling" by the Black Eyed Peas, he would walk up to some head-banging, heavy-metal song by the group Slipknot.

And instead of flashing the peace sign, he holds up the horns and yells, "Let's go rock Washington!  Who's with me?!?"  And, of course, the perfect ending to the night - stage diving into the audience and crowd surfing!!!

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