Rick Weiland
| Rick Weiland | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Richard Paul Weiland July 26, 1958 Madison, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Stacy Newcomb |
| Alma mater | University of South Dakota |
| Website | Official website |
Richard Paul "Rick" Weiland (born July 26, 1958), is an American businessman, politician and member of the Democratic Party from the state of South Dakota. Weiland was the Chief Executive Officer of the International Code Council, was appointed by Bill Clinton to the Federal Emergency Management Agency and served as senior advisor to former U.S. Senator Tom Daschle. He was the Democratic nominee for South Dakota's at-large congressional district in 1996 and a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the district in 2002. He was the Democratic nominee the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Tim Johnson in the 2014 election.
Weiland was born in Madison, South Dakota, to Thoreen and Donald "Bud" Weiland. Weiland’s father and mother owned and operated a local ambulance service and funeral home, serving Madison and the surrounding communities. Weiland graduated from Madison High School in 1976, where he first met his wife Stacy Newcomb. He graduated from the University of South Dakota in 1980 with a degree in communications and political science. Weiland and his wife Stacy Newcomb-Weiland have been married since 1981. They have five children and live in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where they are small-business owners.
After college, Weiland moved to Sioux Falls, where he started working for then-Congressman Tom Daschle. Weiland married Stacy Newcomb in 1981, and in 1983 they moved to Rapid City, South Dakota where Weiland opened the first west-river field office for Tom Daschle. Weiland and his family then moved to Washington, D.C. in 1985 to serve as Tom Daschle’s National Finance Director and Senior Advisor.
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