Mark Vargo (politician)

Mark Vargo
32nd Attorney General of South Dakota
In office
June 28, 2022 – January 3, 2023
GovernorKristi Noem
Preceded byCharlie McGuigan (acting)
Succeeded byMarty Jackley
Personal details
Born
Mark Alexander Vargo

(1963-07-29) July 29, 1963 (age 61)
Stuttgart, West Germany (now Germany)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseBarbara Melber (1988–present)
Children3
EducationPrinceton University (BA)
Georgetown University (JD)

Mark Alexander Vargo[1] (born July 29, 1963) is an American lawyer and politician who served as the 32nd Attorney General of South Dakota. In June 2022, he was appointed by Governor Kristi Noem to fill the vacancy created by Jason Ravnsborg's impeachment and removal from office. He previously served as the State's Attorney of Pennington County, South Dakota, having left the position in April 2023.[2]

  1. ^ Vargo, Mark Alexander (1985). "Catalogue Record, Senior Thesis, Vargo, Mark Alexander". Dataspace.Princeton.edu. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University, Mudd Manuscript Library. Retrieved June 30, 2022.
  2. ^ Lara Roetzel unanimously appointed Pennington County State's Attorney Rapid City Journal