Dennis Daugaard

Dennis Daugaard
Daugaard in 2017
32nd Governor of South Dakota
In office
January 8, 2011 – January 5, 2019
LieutenantMatt Michels
Preceded byMike Rounds
Succeeded byKristi Noem
37th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
In office
January 7, 2003 – January 8, 2011
GovernorMike Rounds
Preceded byCarole Hillard
Succeeded byMatt Michels
Member of the South Dakota Senate
from the 9th district
In office
January 7, 1997 – January 7, 2003
Preceded byMark E. Rogen
Succeeded byTom Dempster
Personal details
Born
Dennis Martin Daugaard

(1953-06-11) June 11, 1953 (age 71)
Garretson, South Dakota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Linda Schmidt
(m. 1981)
Children3
EducationUniversity of South Dakota (BS)
Northwestern University (JD)
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Dennis Martin Daugaard (born June 11, 1953) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 32nd governor of South Dakota from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was the first chief executive of a U.S. state to be the child of deaf parents.[1][2][3] Before being elected governor, he was a lawyer, banker, development director for a nonprofit organization; he also served as a state senator from 1997 to 2003 and the 37th lieutenant governor of South Dakota from 2003 to 2011.

  1. ^ Schaffhauser, Erich (November 3, 2010). "Deaf Community Happy With Daugaard Win". Sioux Falls (S. Dakota) KELO-TV. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  2. ^ "First CODA becomes the Governor of South Dakota". Fookem and Bug. February 6, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "Gov to Speak at NAD (National Association of the Deaf) Conference". Deaf News Today. May 15, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2012.