Deceased
Full Name:
Richard Vasgaard
Family:
Wife: Joyce; 2 Children: Thomas, Lisa
BS, Plant Science, Agronomy, and Crop Science, South Dakota State University, 1972
Representative, South Dakota State House of Representatives, District 16, 2025
Candidate, South Dakota State House of Representatives, District 16, 2024
Representative, South Dakota State House of Representatives, District 17, 2021-2023
No caucus information on file.
Owner/ Operator, Vasgaard Famrs, 1972-2025
Member, American Farm Bureau Advocacy Committee on Water Quality and Irrigation
Member, Monsanto's Growing Rural Education Council
Member, National Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Committee on Animal Agriculture Production
Member, Nutrient Research and Education Council
Board President, South Dakota Ag United
Member, State Farm Bureau Board of Directors
Alternate Member, Turner County Planning and Zoning Committee
Vice President, Turner Lincoln Clay Water Board District