Kyle Schoenfish (R-Scotland) is a candidate for re-election to the South Dakota Senate from District 19, which includes Bon Homme, Hanson, Hutchinson and McCook counties, as well as the southwest precinct of Turner county. Schoenfish served in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2013-2019. In 2020, he was appointed by Gov. Kristi Noem to fill the vacant Senate seat, to which he has since been re-elected.
Schoenfish, a certified public accountant, is employed at Schoenfish & Company, Inc., in Parkston, where he works as a federal income tax preparer and participates in financial statement audits for local government entities. His experience as a CPA has provided him with a thorough understanding of the needs of schools, farmers, business owners and South Dakota’s workforce.
A graduate of Scotland High School, Schoenfish participated in 4-H, FFA and FCCLA. His involvement in South Dakota’s legislative process also began in high school, when he was sponsored by former Representative Gary Jerke as a page to the South Dakota legislature. He received a degree in accounting from Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, where he was involved in student government and was on the cross country and track teams.
Schoenfish is a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Menno. As a lifelong resident of Hutchinson County, Schoenfish was blessed with many opportunities to garner the skills and knowledge to build a successful professional and legislative career early in life.
“As your legislator, it is my honor to support a system that continues to provide those opportunities for people of all ages for generations to come,” Schoenfish said.
Schoenfish currently serves South Dakota as a member of the Transportation Committee, State Affairs Committee and as vice chairman of the Education Committee. In 2021, he served on the Redistricting Committee, which protected rural areas and put all of Bon Homme County in the same district after being split across legislative district lines for the last decade. He has a record of supporting education, the second amendment, the sanctity of life, family values, veterans, small schools, rural issues and the state’s infrastructure.