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Lance Russell

REP · SD · State's Attorney for Fall River and Oglala Lakota Counties

Lance Russell is a Republican attorney and former South Dakota legislator who served in the South Dakota House and Senate for District 30 and is listed by the South Dakota Secretary of State as an active 2026 general-election candidate for Attorney General.

Track record

Election Integrity

· 1 record

  • In 2018, South Dakota officials required Lance Russell to choose between his state Senate nomination and his attorney general bid; after he withdrew from the Senate nomination and lost the attorney general convention, a court proceeding allowed him to be re-nominated for the Senate ballot.

    August 14, 2018Against

    Source: en.wikipedia.org · researched July 6, 2026

Civil Rights

· 1 record

  • As a South Dakota legislator, Lance Russell was listed among the sponsors of 2016 House Bill 1008, a bill that would have restricted transgender students' access to school bathrooms and locker rooms matching their gender identity.

    January 12, 2016Against

    Source: en.wikipedia.org · researched July 6, 2026

Integrity and Ethics

· 2 records

  • In 2018, South Dakota officials required Lance Russell to choose between his state Senate nomination and his attorney general bid; after he withdrew from the Senate nomination and lost the attorney general convention, a court proceeding allowed him to be re-nominated for the Senate ballot.

    August 14, 2018

    Source: en.wikipedia.org · researched July 6, 2026

  • The South Dakota Supreme Court publicly censured Lance Russell in 2011 over his handling of matters while serving as state's attorney, including a grand jury investigation and a press release criticizing a judge.

    January 1, 2011

    Source: en.wikipedia.org · researched July 6, 2026

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Profile last researched July 6, 2026.