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Marion Michael Rounds (born October 24, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Dakota since 2015. A member of the Republican Party , he served as the 31st governor of South Dakota from 2003 to 2011.
Rounds' victory was one of South Dakota's greatest political upsets. [ citation needed ] Until late in 2001, then-Congressman John Thune was the front-runner for the nomination. When Thune passed on the race in order to challenge Senator Tim Johnson , state Attorney General Mark Barnett and former Lieutenant Governor Steve T. Kirby quickly ...
Incumbent Republican Governor Mike Rounds defeated Democrat Jack Billion to serve a second term as governor. Democratic primary. Candidates Jack ...
Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., speaks during during a hearing to examine United States Special Operations Command and United States Cyber Command in review of the Defense Authorization Request for ...
Bill Janklow spent at least $5 million, and Mike Rounds spent about $55 million. ... In 2003, Rounds became governor and began using the fund to help businesses and train employees, and for ...
Should the office of governor become vacant, the lieutenant governor becomes governor. [3] The Republican Party has been in control of the governorship continuously since 1979, Democrats last won the governorship of South Dakota in 1974. This is the longest drought of any state where the opposite party last held the office.
Elected Governor. Mike Rounds Republican. The 2002 South Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 2, 2002 to elect a governor of South Dakota.
Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., added that he disagrees with Trump’s "unacceptable rhetoric." "I think that that rhetoric is very inappropriate, but this administration’s policies are feeding right ...