Julie Frye-Mueller

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Julie Frye-Mueller
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Republican Party

Prior offices
South Dakota House of Representatives District 30
Successor: Trish Ladner
South Dakota State Senate District 30
Predecessor: Lance Russell
Elections and appointments
Last election

June 4, 2024

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Julie Frye-Mueller (Republican Party) was a member of the South Dakota State Senate, representing District 30. She assumed office on January 12, 2021. She left office on January 14, 2025.

Frye-Mueller (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Dakota State Senate to represent District 30. She lost in the Republican primary on June 4, 2024.

Frye-Mueller was suspended from the South Dakota State Senate on January 26, 2023, after a vote in the Senate. Frye-Mueller was reinstated on February 1, 2023, after another vote in the Senate.[1][2]

Committee assignments

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2021-2022

Frye-Mueller was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Frye-Mueller was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

South Dakota committee assignments, 2017
• Education
• Transportation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Noteworthy events

Suspension and Censure by South Dakota Senate (2023)

A staffer alleges that State Senator Frye-Mueller asserted her child could “get Down Syndrome or autism” if given a vaccine before proceeding to make lewd remarks and hand gestures regarding breastfeeding on January 24, 2023.[3] On January 26, 2023, Frye-Mueller was suspended from the South Dakota State Senate indefinitely, removed from her committee assignments, and barred from voting on senate business.[4] After a Select Committee on Discipline and Expulsion was formed to investigate, Frye-Mueller was censured and reinstated on February 1st, 2023 by a vote of 31-1.[5] Denying the allegations, State Senator Frye-Mueller said after her censure "I think that I've been treated absolutely terrible. I'm humiliated that you all ran me through the wringer, that you publicized stuff that you didn't even know was true. You didn't even give me a chance. You hid everything from me."[6]

Elections

2024

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2024

General election

General election for South Dakota State Senate District 30

Amber Hulse defeated Bret Swanson in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 30 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Amber Hulse
Amber Hulse (R) Candidate Connection
 
74.4
 
11,214
Image of Bret Swanson
Bret Swanson (D)
 
25.6
 
3,868

There were no incumbents in this race. Source

Total votes: 15,082
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Bret Swanson advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 30.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 30

Amber Hulse defeated incumbent Julie Frye-Mueller and Forrest Foster in the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 30 on June 4, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Amber Hulse
Amber Hulse Candidate Connection
 
45.9
 
2,216
Image of Julie Frye-Mueller
Julie Frye-Mueller
 
42.5
 
2,048
Image of Forrest Foster
Forrest Foster Candidate Connection
 
11.6
 
560

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,824
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Endorsements

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2022

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for South Dakota State Senate District 30

Incumbent Julie Frye-Mueller won election in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 30 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Julie Frye-Mueller
Julie Frye-Mueller (R)
 
100.0
 
9,598

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 9,598
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 30

Incumbent Julie Frye-Mueller defeated Tim Goodwin in the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 30 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Julie Frye-Mueller
Julie Frye-Mueller
 
50.3
 
2,826
Image of Tim Goodwin
Tim Goodwin
 
49.7
 
2,791

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 5,617
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2020

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2020

General election

General election for South Dakota State Senate District 30

Julie Frye-Mueller defeated Gideon Oakes in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 30 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Julie Frye-Mueller
Julie Frye-Mueller (R)
 
71.3
 
10,043
Image of Gideon Oakes
Gideon Oakes (L) Candidate Connection
 
28.7
 
4,046

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 14,089
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 30

Julie Frye-Mueller defeated George Kotti in the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 30 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Julie Frye-Mueller
Julie Frye-Mueller
 
51.9
 
2,477
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George Kotti
 
48.1
 
2,297

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 4,774
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for South Dakota State Senate District 30

Gideon Oakes advanced from the Libertarian convention for South Dakota State Senate District 30 on May 9, 2020.

Candidate
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Gideon Oakes (L) Candidate Connection

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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2018

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 30 (2 seats)

Incumbent Tim Goodwin and incumbent Julie Frye-Mueller defeated Karen McGregor and Whitney Raver in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 30 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Tim Goodwin
Tim Goodwin (R)
 
36.4
 
7,433
✔
Image of Julie Frye-Mueller
Julie Frye-Mueller (R)
 
35.1
 
7,166
Image of Karen McGregor
Karen McGregor (D)
 
15.4
 
3,152
Image of Whitney Raver
Whitney Raver (D) Candidate Connection
 
13.1
 
2,684

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 20,435
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 30 (2 seats)

Whitney Raver and Henry Whitney advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 30 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
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Image of Whitney Raver
Whitney Raver Candidate Connection
✔
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Henry Whitney

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 30 (2 seats)

Incumbent Julie Frye-Mueller and incumbent Tim Goodwin advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 30 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
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Image of Julie Frye-Mueller
Julie Frye-Mueller
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Image of Tim Goodwin
Tim Goodwin

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2016

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the South Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 29, 2016. Incumbents Lance Russell (R) and Mike Verchio (R) did not seek re-election.

Tim Goodwin and Julie Frye-Mueller defeated Sandy Arseneault and Kristine Winter in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 30 general election.[7][8]

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 30 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tim Goodwin 36.42% 8,234
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Julie Frye-Mueller 35.66% 8,062
     Democratic Sandy Arseneault 15.03% 3,397
     Democratic Kristine Winter 12.89% 2,915
Total Votes 22,608
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State


Kristine Winter and Sandy Arseneault were unopposed in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 30 Democratic primary.[9][10]

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 30 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kristine Winter
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Sandy Arseneault


Tim Goodwin and Julie Frye-Mueller defeated Richard Mounce, Travis Lasseter and Marilyn Oakes in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 30 Republican primary.[9][10][11]

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 30 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Tim Goodwin 22.00% 1,507
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Julie Frye-Mueller 21.30% 1,459
     Republican Richard Mounce 21.10% 1,445
     Republican Travis Lasseter 17.96% 1,230
     Republican Marilyn Oakes 17.64% 1,208
Total Votes 6,849

2014

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for the South Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election took place on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 25, 2014. Incumbents Mike Verchio and Lance Russell defeated Julie Frye-Mueller in the Republican primary. Gardner Gray ran as an independent candidate. Russell and Verchio defeated Gray in the general election.[12][13][14]

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 30, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngMike Verchio Incumbent 39.5% 5,775
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngLance Russell Incumbent 36.9% 5,384
     Independent Gardner Gray 23.6% 3,443
Total Votes 14,602
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State
South Dakota House of Representatives, District 30 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngLance Russell Incumbent 36.7% 2,420
Green check mark transparent.pngMike Verchio Incumbent 32.7% 2,159
Julie Frye-Mueller 30.6% 2,019
Total Votes 6,598

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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Campaign finance summary

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Julie Frye-Mueller campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* South Dakota State Senate District 30Lost primary$6,662 $0
2022South Dakota State Senate District 30Won general$7,661 $0
2020South Dakota State Senate District 30Won general$9,785 N/A**
2018South Dakota House of Representatives District 30Won general$1,501 N/A**
2016South Dakota House of Representatives, District 30Won $5,870 N/A**
Grand total$31,479 N/A**
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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2024

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ KOTA Territory ABC, "Rebuking Lieutenant Governor, State Senate makes unprecedented move to suspend member," January 26, 2022
    2. ↑ DRG News, "Senate reinstates, censures Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller," February 2, 2023
    3. ↑ ‘’Argus Leader’’, “Discipline committee releases staffer's testimony in Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller censure case,” accessed February 9, 2024
    4. ↑ ‘’FOX KEVN’’, “State Senator Frye-Mueller reacts to her suspension,” accessed February 9, 2024
    5. ↑ ‘’Argus Leader’’, “Senate votes to reinstate, censure Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller after investigation,” accessed February 9, 2024
    6. ↑ ‘’Argus Leader’’, “Senate votes to reinstate, censure Sen. Julie Frye-Mueller after investigation,” accessed February 9, 2024
    7. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
    8. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results State Canvas," accessed May 2, 2017
    9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed December 18, 2015
    10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "State primary results," accessed June 7, 2016
    11. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Official State Canvass of Legislative Districts 16 and 30 Recounts," accessed May 2, 2017
    12. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Current Candidates for Primary Election," May 2, 2014
    13. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Primary Election - Official Results," accessed June 4, 2014
    14. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results - November 4, 2014," accessed November 12, 2014

    Political offices
    Preceded by
    Lance Russell (R)     		South Dakota State Senate District 30
    2021-2025    		 Succeeded by
    -
    Preceded by
    -     		South Dakota House of Representatives District 30
    2017-2021    		 Succeeded by
    Trish Ladner (R)


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