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Ken Knuppe is a member of the Republican Party, who ran for the governor of South Dakota in the South Dakota gubernatorial election in 2010. In a Republican primary election on June 8, 2010, Knuppe lost to Lt. Gov. (Daugaard ).〔Jon Walker. ("Daugaard, Noem claim GOP prizes" ), Argus Leader. June 9, 2010. Accessed 25 August 2010.〕 Knuppe received just 3.8% or 3,186 of the 83,832 ballots cast.〔〔 If Knuppe had become governor, Knuppe would have been the third cowboy in South Dakota history to be elected to the state's top office.〔Kevin Woster. ("West River cowboy one of few ever to run for governor" ), Rapid City Journal. Oct. 29, 2009. Accessed 24 August 2010.〕 Apart from his political ambitions, he is a rancher and lives near Buffalo Gap, South Dakota.〔〔Drew Sandholm. ("Interview: Ken Knuppe" ), ABC News affiliate KSFY-TV. May 3, 2009. Accessed 4 June. 2010.〕 As a rancher, Knuppe eventually became president of South Dakota Stock Growers Association.〔("South Dakota Stock Growers Association: Board of Directors" ), South Dakota Stock Growers Association. Accessed 24 August 2010.〕 He then spent three years lobbying for the Stock Growers at the legislature in Pierre, the capital of South Dakota.〔Charles Michael Ray. ("Dakota Digest, Candidate Profile: Ken Knuppe" ), South Dakota Public Broadcasting. May 28, 2010. Accessed 24 August 2010.〕 During that time, he became interested in politics.〔 Knuppe grew up in New Underwood, South Dakota. He attended South Dakota State University where he met his wife Monica. The two moved to a ranch 30 miles northeast of Buffalo Gap, South Dakota.〔 They raised four children: Clay, Richard, Kendra and Kerry.〔Drew Sandholm. ("Interview: Ken Knuppe on Education" ), ABC News affiliate KSFY-TV. July 5, 2009. Accessed 4 June. 2010.〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ken Knuppe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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