Full Name:
James A. Sperry
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Jo Ann Burnham; 3 Children: Kathy, Scott, John
Birth Date:
09/24/1930
Birth Place:
Aberdeen, SD
Home City:
Bath, SD
Religion:
Methodist
BS, South Dakota State University, 1952
Experience, Brown County Farmers Home Administration County Committee
Board, Hub Area Vocational School
Candidate, South Dakota House of Representatives, District 2, 2000
Board of Directors, South Dakota Wheat Growers Association, 1996-2000
Board of Directors, South Dakota Corn Growers, 1993-1999
Experience, South Dakota State House, District 2, 1996-1998
Brown County Extensions Board, 1975-1985
Board Chair, Aberdeen Public Schools, 1974-1983
Aberdeen School Board, 1970-1980
Advisory Board, Mother Joseph Manor
Advisory Board, State Workers Hospital
President, Sperry Farms Incorporated, 1980-present
Self-Employed Farmer, 1952-present
General Manager, Sperry Farms, 1960-1997
South Dakota Corn Growers State Board, 1992-1996
Masons, Scottish Rite Shrine, 1997-present
Transportation Committee, Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce, 1996-present
Kiwanis, 1996-present
Agriculture Committee, Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce, 1972-present
Elks Club, 1972-present
Experience, National Federation of Independent Business
Experience, Pro Farmer Association
Experience, South Dakota Cattlemen
Experience, South Dakota Farmers Union
Experience, South Dakota Livestock Feeders Association
Experience, South Dakota Soybean Association
Leader, Local 4-H Club, 1953-1970