Burrus grew up in Boise, Idaho, where he attended Centennial High School and participated in sports including football and wrestling. While in Idaho, he enjoyed the outdoors and spent time hunting and fishing with his grandparents.
After high school, Gary joined the Marine Corps where he began his career in telecommunications and information technology. During his enlistment, Gary was meritoriously promoted to corporal, and then promoted to sergeant. He spent most of his enlistment in Japan and California. When he was honorably discharged he moved to Mitchell to attend Mitchell Technical Institute and obtain his associate’s degree in satellite communication.
During this time he married Casey Teel and together they lived in Bridgewater while he worked at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls as the communications technician and in information technology.
While working and raising a two boys with his wife, Gary attended Southeast Technical Institute and earned his business management degree.
After living in Bridgewater for ten years, Gary and Casey made the decision to move to Gregory County to be closer to family.
They now live on a small acreage by Herrick and their two boys attend Burke Elementary School. Gary is employed by Winner Regional Healthcare Center as the IT Director and spends his free time fishing with his kids, cheering his kids on in baseball, and helping out the 4-H club by teaching the Lego robotics class.
Gary is running for District 21 representative to bring a perspective of someone who has lived on both sides of the state and realizes that each side of the state has unique needs. He brings the viewpoint of someone who pays for healthcare but also sees how important it is that people receive care. As a veteran, he understands the struggles that our returning soldiers face. But most importantly he realizes that South Dakota is a great place to live and how important it is to keep it that way.
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