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'''Scott D. Munsterman''' is a former mayor of Brookings, South Dakota. Munsterman sought the Republican nomination for governor of South Dakota in the South Dakota gubernatorial election.<ref>{{cite news |title=Munsterman begins new campaign |url=http://www.kmeg.com/Global/story.asp?S=10208845 |work=KMEG |agency=Associated Press |date=April 19, 2009 |accessdate=April 21, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5gC0NCreH |archivedate=April 21, 2009 }}</ref> In a Republican primary election on June 8, 2010, Munsterman came in second to Lt. Gov. Dennis Daugaard. Munsterman received 17.6% or 14,733 of the 83,832 ballots cast, approximately one third of the 50% received by Daugaard.<ref>Jon Walker. [http://www.argusleader.com/article/20100609/NEWS/6090316/Daugaard-Noem-claim-GOP-prizes "Daugaard, Noem claim GOP prizes"], Argus Leader. June 9, 2010. Retrieved Aug 25, 2010.</ref><ref name="Politico">{{cite web|url=http://www.politico.com/2010/maps/#/Governor/2010/SD |title=South Dakota Primary Results |work=Politico|date=June 8, 2010 |accessdate=June 8, 2010}}</ref>  

==Before gubernatorial campaign==
Munsterman had been part of the Brookings City Council since 2001,<ref name="Uecker">{{cite news |first=Toby |last=Uecker |title=Two campaign for Brookings mayor |url=http://media.www.sdsucollegian.com/media/storage/paper484/news/2003/03/25/StateLocal/Two-Campaign.For.Brookings.Mayor-399760.shtml |work=SDSU Collegian |publisher=South Dakota State University |date=March 25, 2003 |accessdate=April 21, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5gC0uPmUE |archivedate=April 21, 2009 }}</ref> and he had served as mayor for six years until 2009.<ref>{{cite news |title=Mayor Aims to Overturn Political History by Running for Governor |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AB&s_site=aberdeennews&p_multi=AB&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=1244568F320C4180&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |work=The American News |publisher=Schurz Communications |date=June 14, 2008 |accessdate=April 21, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5gC1HCFbm |archivedate=April 21, 2009 }}</ref> Prior to running for city council, Munsterman was a chiropractor.<ref name="Uecker"/> He is married to Mary Jeanne Munsterman,<ref>{{cite news |title=Governor's race may be under way |url=http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/articles/2008/11/20/news/top/doc4925c040c6eaf490627596.txt |work=[[Rapid City Journal]] |agency=Associated Press |date=November 20, 2008 |accessdate=April 21, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5gC1zmym6 |archivedate=April 21, 2009 }}</ref> and they have five daughters and two grandchildren.<ref name="Uecker"/><ref>{{cite news |title=Munsterman ready to announce candidacy for governor |url=http://www.argusleader.com/article/20090420/UPDATES/90420016/1001/news |work=Argus Leader |agency=Associated Press |date=April 20, 2009 |accessdate=April 21, 2009 |archiveurl=http://www.webcitation.org/5gC1e02mx |archivedate=April 21, 2009 }}</ref>  According to the [[American Chiropractic Association]], no [[chiropractic|chiropractor]] has ever been elected governor of South Dakota.<ref>{{cite web | http://www.acatoday.org/content_css.cfm?CID=3898 | title = On the Road with Dr. Scott Munsterman | publisher = [[American Chiropractic Association]] | author = Caitlin Lukacs | accessdate =August 14, 2011}}</ref>

==Gubernatorial campaign==
Munsterman made education one of his biggest talking points on the gubernatorial campaign trail in 2009 and said he would reform public education in South Dakota by consolidating school districts and eliminating redundancies by suggesting there might not be a need for one superintendent per district.<ref>Drew Sandholm. [http://www.ksfy.com/explorepolitics/48730512.html Interview: Munsterman on Education]{{dead link | date = August 2011}}, ABC News affiliate KSFY-TV. June 21, 2009. Retrieved June 4,. 2010.</ref> Munsterman is strongly pro-life, and claims that he is "not sure what the litmus test is for conservatives these days".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/former-state-sen-bill-napoli-builds-war-chest-considers-run/article_68273a69-459f-5c81-9c91-b0a745fca844.html | title = Former state Sen. Bill Napoli builds war chest, considers run for governor | author = Kevin Woster | date = April 27, 2009 | publisher = Rapid City Journal | accessdate =August 14, 2011}}</ref>  During Munsterman's gubernatorial campaign, he met at least once with local [[ethanol]] producers, and assured them that, if elected, he would share their priorities.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.sdfu.org/news/read-more-news/ethanol-producers-day-help-at-pierre | title = Ethanol Producers Day Help at Pierre | publisher = South Dakota Farmers Union | date = February 4, 2010 | accessdate =August 14, 2011}}</ref>

==Views on health care==
Munsterman is opposed to government sponsored health care, and has described pending federal medical insurance plans as a “double-barrelled shotgun point right at us”.<ref name=capjournal />  Munsterman has also described federal medical insurance legislation as a "runaway health care train".<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.yankton.net/articles/2009/10/06/community/doc4acacf1581a4b098926486.txt | title = Munsterman: Change In Health Care Approach Is Needed | author = Nathan Johnson | date = October 6, 2009 | publisher = Yankton Press and Dakotan | accessdate =August 14, 2011}}</ref>  He believes that medicaid recipients should exercise "more personal responsibility."<ref name=capjournal>{{cite web | url = http://www.capjournal.com/news/munsterman-says-medicaid-eligibility-must-be-scaled-back-in-sd/article_c680afaf-0db5-5aa8-b759-299a9f25fdca.html | title = Munsterman says Medicaid eligibility must be scaled back in SD | author = David Montgomery | publisher = Capitol Journal | date = October 26, 2009 | accessdate =August 14, 2011}}</ref>  

==Legislative career==
In 2010, Munsterman was elected to the South Dakota State Legislature, where, in 2011, he served as vice-chair of the health and human services committee and as a member of the local government committee.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2011/MemberCommittees.aspx?Member=161 | title= 2011 Member Committees | publisher = South Dakota State Legislature | accessdate =August 14, 2011}}</ref>  In January 2011, Munsterman cosponsored South Dakota Senate Bill 165, which aims to "reduce by ten percent the small school adjustment in the state aid to education formula, and to appropriate the money saved by the state as a result of the reduction to fund the education service agencies."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2011/Bill.aspx?Bill=165 | title = 2011 Session Bill 165 | publisher = South Dakota State Legislature | accessdate =August 14, 2011}}</ref>  Also in January 2011, Munsterman cosponsored South Dakota Senate Bill 79, which would "provide for the application of [[Lean manufacturing|LEAN]] techniques to certain state government processes and to provide for prioritization and oversight of the lean government program."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2011/Bill.aspx?Bill=79 | title = 2011 Session Bill 165 | publisher = South Dakota State Legislature | accessdate =August 14, 2011}}</ref>  One of the stated goals of this law would be to "align work processes, identify problematic issues, and streamline the [[The Process (collective)|process]]."<ref>{{cite web | url = http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2011/Bill.aspx?File=SB79P.htm | title = EIGHTY-SIXTH SESSION LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY, 2011 Senate Bill 79 |  publisher = South Dakota State Legislature | accessdate =August 14, 2011}}</ref> 

Munsterman was also a cosponsor of HB 1193, which makes it illegal for townships in South Dakota to restrict the "possession, transportation, sale, transfer, ownership, manufacture, or repair of firearms or ammunition or their components" and continues on to state that "any ordinances existing restrictions prohibited by this section are null and void."<ref>{{cite web | url =http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2011/Bill.aspx?File=HB1193P.htm | title = 2011 Session HB 1193 | publisher = South Dakota State Legislature | accessdate =August 14, 2011}}</ref>  Coincidentally, in 2011 the South Dakota State Legislature overturned governor Daugaard's veto of House Bill 1146, which prevents health insurers from charging higher copayments for patients' visits to chiropractors than they do for patients' visits to medical doctors.  Despite the fact that Munsterman is himself a doctor of chiropractic, he seems to have voted on the bill.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://my605.com/pierrereview/?p=3884 | title = Legislature overrides governor on chiropractor bill | publisher = Pure Pierre Politics | author = Bob Mercer | accessdate =August 14, 2011 | date = March 28, 2011}}</ref>

Munsterman has written a book, ''A Vision for South Dakota'', which is freely distributed on his website.  In this book, Munsterman delineates the manner in which South Dakota, after its coming resurgence, will lead the United States into the twenty-first century.  For instance, he states:
<blockquote>
However, we currently
stand on the brink of losing our opportunity to catch the next train...it is just now
departing the station. This train is representative of the knowledge-based economy
and as of today, we have yet to purchase our tickets.<ref>{{cite book|title=A Vision for South Dakota|url=http://www.scottmunsterman.com/vision.pdf|accessdate=18 July 2012|author=Scott Munsterman|publisher=Pine Hill Press|year=2009|place=Sioux Falls|isbn=978-1-57579-404-4}}</ref>
</blockquote>

==Bibliography==
*{{cite book|title=A Vision for South Dakota|url=http://www.scottmunsterman.com/vision.pdf|accessdate=18 July 2012|author=Scott Munsterman|publisher=Pine Hill Press|year=2009|place=Sioux Falls|isbn=978-1-57579-404-4}}

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2012/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=161 South Dakota Legislature Official web page]
* [http://www.scottmunsterman.com/ Official website]


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