Al Novstrup [SEP] position held
Al Novstrup
Al Novstrup (born August 4, 1954) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 3 since January 2015. Novstrup has served in the South Dakota Legislature since 2003. He was a member of the State House of Representatives from 2003-2009 and a member of the South Dakota Senate from 2009-2015.
He recently admitted on the Oct 28th episode of This American Life that he believes Sharia Law is the rule of law in Dearborn, Michigan and
Democrat Brooks Briscoe and Democrat Justin Roemmick. Dennert and Perry won the two seats earning 32% and 29% respectively, Briscoe and Roemmick finished in 3rd and 4th with 21% and 18%. 
2016. Incumbent Representative Al Novstrup chose to run for the Senate, vacating his position in the House. Dennert ran for the Republican nomination and came in 2nd with 37% of the vote, incumbent Dan Kaiser came in 1st with 45% and Aberdeen school board member Todd Kolden came in 3rd with 18%.