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The governor of South Dakota heads the executive branch of the state government. [2] The state constitution gives the governor the power to either sign into law or veto bills passed by the state legislature, to serve as commander-in-chief of the state's armed forces, to appoint a cabinet, and to commute criminal sentences or to pardon those convicted of crimes.
South Dakota's longest-serving governor was Bill Janklow; he was the first governor to complete two four-year terms, and he did it twice, serving from 1979 to 1987 and again from 1995 to 2003. [12] Janklow is also the only person to serve non-consecutive terms as governor.
Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem [1] (/ n oʊ m / NOHM; [2] née Arnold; born November 30, 1971) is an American politician who has served since 2019 as the 33rd governor of South Dakota.A member of the Republican Party, she was the U.S. representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district from 2011 to 2019 and a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives for the 6th district from ...
Gov. Kristi Noem speaks to lawmakers during the budget address on Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023 at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre. She served four terms in the House before running for the ...
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) is a state government organization in charge of maintaining public roadways of the U.S. state of South Dakota.South Dakota has 82,447 miles of highways, roads and streets, as well as 5,905 bridges.
Longstanding official social media accounts belonging to South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem appear to have been deleted without explanation. The accounts on Facebook, Instagram and X, the site formerly ...
Larry Rhoden (born February 5, 1959) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 39th lieutenant governor of South Dakota since 2019.. A Republican, he served as a member of the state House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009 and later from 2017 to 2019, and as a member of the state senate from 2009 to 2015.
Dakota Territory was organized on March 2, 1861; [1] on November 2, 1889, it was split into the states of North Dakota and South Dakota. [2] The Constitution of South Dakota originally provided for the election of a governor and lieutenant governor every two years with no limits. A law passed in 1947 prohibited parties from nominating someone ...