Randolph “Randy” Seiler, former United States Attorney in South Dakota, passed away Monday, April 17th, in Sioux Falls, SD. He was 76. Prior to be named U.S. Attorney, Randy was as Assistant U.S. Attorney in Pierre, SD, beginning in 1995. He believed that being an AUSA was one of the greatest jobs for a lawyer. In 2009 he became First Assistant U.S. Attorney in that office. In March 2015 he was named South Dakota’s acting U.S. Attorney. Then, on February 5, 2016, he was officially appointed by the District Court as South Dakota’s 41st U.S. Attorney, serving until 2017.

Randy served three years in the U.S. Air Force, including a year in Vietnam. He graduated from the University of South Dakota Law School with honors and was chosen to be Editor-in-Chief of the Law Review. He ran a strong, but unsuccessful race for SD Attorney General in 2018. In 2019 he was elected Chair of the SD Democratic Party, a position he held at the time of his death. He was hailed by colleagues, both Democrat and Republican, as “a brilliant lawyer, a great U.S. Attorney for SD, a strong
advocate for victims, a dear friend, and most importantly, an amazing father and husband.”

He is survived by his wife, Wanda, and two sons, Christopher and Jeffrey Seiler, and stepdaughters Jennifer Newcomb and Paige Jensen. A visitation will be held on Monday, April 24 at the Pat Duffy Community Youth and Involved Center in Ft. Pierre. A funeral service will be held at Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Pierre, SD on Tuesday April 25 at 10:00 am.