Peri Pourier
Peri Pourier | |
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| Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 27th district | |
| Assumed office January 8, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Liz May |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 7, 1983 |
| Citizenship |
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| Party | Democratic (before 2025) Republican (2025–present) |
Peri Pourier (born March 7, 1983)[1] is an American attorney and politician serving as a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 27th district. Elected in November 2018, she assumed office on January 8, 2019.
Career
[edit]Pourier has served as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 27th district since 2019. She was elected as a Democrat but switched to become a Republican in September 2025, citing the Democratic Party's perceived soft-on-crime stances as well as the Indian Reorganization Act signed into law by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1934.[2]
Prior to entering politics, she worked as a background investigator.[3][4][5][6] As of 2022 her official profile listed her occupation as “small business owner”.[4] Pourier is a member of the Oglala tribal group and lives in Pine Ridge, South Dakota.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Peri R. Pourier". Sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved July 23, 2026.
- ↑ "South Dakota Representative announces switch from Democrat to Republican". Dakota News Now. September 22, 2025. Archived from the original on September 22, 2025.
- ↑ "Peri Pourier". Ballotpedia. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- 1 2 "SDLRC - Representative Peri Pourier - 2020". sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ↑ "Vote Smart - Facts For All".
- ↑ "BC-SD--South Dakota Weekend Exchange Digest, SD". AP NEWS. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ↑ "Rep. Peri Pourier Reflects". Lakota Country Times. February 28, 2019. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
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