Biography
Bryan Breitling is an independent candidate for South Dakota State Senate District 25 in the November 3, 2026 general election, where he faces Bart Sample (R).[1][2] Breitling, a health care administrator, represented District 23 in the State Senate as a Republican from 2021 to 2025.[2]
Bryan Breitling was born in Hoven, South Dakota, and graduated from Roscoe High School.[2] He served in the U.S. Army National Guard for 11 years, earned a business degree from Northern State University and a master's degree in health care administration from the University of Sioux Falls, and worked as a health care administrator.[2]
Breitling won the South Dakota State Senate District 23 seat in the 2020 general election, defeating CJ Abernathey (L).[2] He won re-election in 2022 after defeating Spencer Gosch in the Republican primary, and he served as vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee in the 2021-2022 and 2023-2024 sessions.[2] He did not file for re-election in 2024 and left office on January 14, 2025.[2]
- 1.South Dakota State Senate elections, 2026 · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Bryan Breitling - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
South Dakota Senate District 25
Bryan Breitling is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for South Dakota Senate District 25 as IND. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.