Biography
Byron Callies is a Republican candidate for the South Dakota House of Representatives, District 5, and a former state representative who served from 2023 to 2025.[1][2]
Callies served in the U.S. military and reached the rank of lieutenant colonel.[2] His career experience includes working with the South Dakota Department of Energy.[2]
Callies lost the 2018 Republican primary for the District 5 State Senate seat, then won election to the South Dakota House of Representatives from District 5 in 2022 and took office on January 10, 2023.[2] In the 2023–2024 session he served on the House Commerce and Energy, Education, and Military and Veterans' Affairs committees.[2] He lost the 2024 Republican primary and left office on January 14, 2025; the 2026 Republican primary for the seat was canceled.[2]
- 1.South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Byron Callies - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
South Dakota House District 5
Byron Callies is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for South Dakota House District 5 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.
