Local Government
Local Government
Use the links below to contact local, state and national elected officials. Brookings City Council • Brookings School Board • Brookings County Commission • State Legislature • US Congress
Brookings City Council
Brookings operates under a council-manager form of government. The Brookings City Council holds meetings on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month with a Work Session at 5:00 p.m. and Council Meeting at 6:00 p.m.
City Manager: Jeff Weldon
City Council Members:
Tim Reed, Mayor
Jael Thorpe, Deputy Mayor
Tom Bezdichek
Keith Corbett
John Kubal
Mike McClemans
Oepke “Ope” Niemeyer
Brookings School Board
The Brookings Board of Education is governed by a 5-members elected to three-year terms. The Brookings School Board meets on the first Monday of the month at 6:00 p.m.
Marysz Rames, President
Matthew Vukovich, Vice President
Tom Yseth
Larry Rogers
Steve Bayer
Brookings County Commission
Brookings County is governed by a five-member commission elected at large to four-year terms. The County Commission meets every Tuesday at 8:30 a.m.
Commission Assistant: Stephanie Ellwein
Commissioners:
Alan Gregg, Chairperson
Deanna Santema Vice-Chairperson
Stephne Miller
Don Larson
Dennis Falken
State Legislature
Gov. Dennis Daugaard
Office of the Governor
500 E. Capitol Ave., Pierre, SD 57501
Phone: (605) 773-3212
www.state.sd.us/governor
District 04
| Name | Chamber | Status | Party | City |
| Begalka, Tim | Senate | New Member | Republican | Clear Lake |
| Rausch, Val | House | Incumbent | Republican | Big Stone City |
| Street, Steve | House | Incumbent | Democrat | Revillo |
District 07
| Name | Chamber | Status | Party | City |
| Hawley, Spencer | House | New Member | Democrat | Brookings |
| Munsterman, Scott | House | New Member | Republican | Brookings |
| Tidemann, Larry | Senate | Other House | Republican | Brookings |
US Congress
| Name | Chamber | Website | Party | Hometown |
| Tim Johnson | Senate | johnson.senate.gov | Democrat | Vermillion |
| John Thune | Senate | thune.senate.gov | Republican | Sioux Falls |
| Kristi Noem | House | noem.house.gov | Republican | Castlewood |
The Brookings Area Chamber of Commerce helps fund a lobbyist to monitor issues at the state levels of government. If you have questions about a particular issue or have any concerns, you can also contact the Chamber at (605) 692-6125.