Mary Jean Jensen

Mary Jean Jensen

Mary Jean is past President of the Lemmon Chamber of Commerce, Lemmon Area Foundation, Twentieth Century Women's Club, Chapter AH and PEO, and she was the organist at Calvary Lutheran Church. Mary Jean and her husband, Eldon, owned and operated the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Homes in the western Dakotas and were also owners of Farmers State Bank in Faith, SD, for many years.

She was a member and officer of the South Dakota Federation of Republican Women for over 50 years and served as South Dakota's Committeewoman on the Republican National Committee for 16 years. In 2020, the United States marked the centennial of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, commemorating women's right to vote. Honoring this event in South Dakota, Mary Jean served as a delegate of the Her Vote. Her Voice. women’s history initiative which celebrated the occasion by providing education and advocacy across the state.

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