Biography
Fred Deutsch is a Republican candidate for the South Dakota House of Representatives, District 4, and a former state representative who held the seat from 2015 to 2017 and from 2019 to 2025.[1][2] He is a chiropractor in Watertown.[2]
Deutsch is the owner and operator of a chiropractic office in Watertown, South Dakota, and previously served on the Watertown School Board.[2] He first served in the House from 2015 to 2017 and returned to the chamber in 2019.[2] In the 2023–2024 session he was vice chair of the House Education Committee and also served on the Health and Human Services and Military and Veterans' Affairs committees.[2]
Deutsch did not seek re-election to the House in 2024 and instead ran for the District 4 State Senate seat, losing the June 4, 2024 Republican primary to Stephanie Sauder by 1,868 votes to 1,804.[2] He advanced from the June 2, 2026 Republican primary for the District 4 House seats, receiving 25.7 percent of the vote.[2]
- 1.South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2026 - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
- 2.Fred Deutsch - Ballotpedia · Ballotpedia Reference
Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21. Not yet independently fact-checked.
South Dakota House District 4
Fred Deutsch is on the Nov 3, 2026 ballot for South Dakota House District 4 as R. Not researched in depth — candidate list only.