Lance S. Russell[3] (born November 8, 1969) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate and a former member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 30.
One was in connection with a grand jury investigation regarding the scope and quality of the contractor's work on a local golf course.
[18] In 2012, as a member of the State House of Representatives, Russell was banned from the Republican Caucus along with Rep. Stace Nelson .
[19] In 2018, a controversy arose as Russell was running for both the state senate and the office of Attorney General at the same time in contrast to South Dakota law.
"[21] A court proceeding determined that Russell could be re-nominated for his state senate position and eventually he was re-nominated and won the general election to reclaim a seat in the state senate.