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Carl Perry is a Republican State Senate representative for South Dakota district 3 and holds an OppScore of +2.69. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.
Carl Perry is a Republican who represented South Dakota's District 3 in the State Senate from 2025 until losing his 2026 primary. Raised on a farm near Selby after moving from Kansas City as a child, he built a business career in management and collections before entering the legislature in 2018. He advanced from the House to the Senate and served as Assistant Majority Leader.
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