Andrew Howes

Sioux Falls City Council

Howes won the April 9, 2002 election for At-Large A with 10,251 votes (43.87%), ahead of Jerry Noonan, James Seymour and Shawn Adams. He served one four-year term, from May 20, 2002, to May 15, 2006. The City Charter sets the start of the term on the third Monday in May following the final canvass. The council minutes show Howes on the roll on May 20, 2002, and his successor, J. Pat Costello, on the roll on May 15, 2006. Costello won the April 25, 2006 runoff. ^{[9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

Sioux Falls City Council roll calls name Andy Howes on September 3, 2002, June 16, 2003, and June 7, 2004. In 2002 he seconded the resolution setting a hearing on financing for a Dow Rummel Village senior housing project. In 2004 he seconded a resolution to consider funding a replacement slide for the McKennan Park pool. An October 2005 Argus Leader column identified his seat as at-large and reported that he would decline to seek reelection. In 2018, he endorsed Jolene Loetscher for mayor. ^{[2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

Before taking office

The 2002 City Council campaign is the earliest political activity documented here. The Argus Leader archive indexes “Andy Howes” in its July 22, 2001, January 7, 2002, and April 10, 2002 issues. The page images require a subscription, and the index entries alone leave any earlier political roles unverified. ^{[14] [15] [16]}

Howes Oil and civic work

By 2015, 605 Magazine identified Howes as the third-generation owner and president of Howes Oil and reported on his creation of Local Zip, a brand for independently owned convenience stores. Headlights Theater has also listed him as a board member. ^{[7] [8]}