David Lust, a former Republican state lawmaker in South Dakota who served four years as the state GOP’s majority leader, died suddenly Friday, according to reports.
The cause was believed to be a heart attack, the Argus Leader of Sioux Falls reported.
Lust, 53, was most recently serving as a partner of a law firm in Rapid City, according to the newspaper.
He served two stints in the South Dakota House of Representatives, serving from January 2007 to January 2015, following his first election victory in 2006.
David Lust, a former South Dakota state lawmaker who died Friday at age 53, was a married father of four children.
After leaving public office, Lust returned in September 2016, being appointed by then-Gov. Dennis Daugaard to succeed state Rep. Dan Dryden, following Dryden’s death from cancer. Lust served until January 2019.
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