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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.
Larry Rhoden (born February 5, 1959) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 34th governor of South Dakota since 2025. [1]A member of the Republican Party, Rhoden served as a member of the state House of Representatives from 2001 to 2009 and from 2017 to 2019, as a member of the state senate from 2009 to 2015, and as the 39th lieutenant governor of South Dakota from 2019 to 2025.
On November 14, 2016, Noem announced that she would run for governor of South Dakota in 2018 rather than seek reelection to Congress. [79] She defeated South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley in the June 5 Republican primary, 56 to 44 percent, [80] [81] and Democratic nominee Billie Sutton in the general election, 51.0 to 47.6 percent. [82]
Direct admissions pilot project. Starting in fall 2024, some South Dakota public universities plan to proactively admit high school juniors to select programs based on the students’ transcript.
The governor of South Dakota is the head of government of South Dakota. [5] The governor is elected to a four-year term in even years when there is no presidential election . [ 1 ] The current governor is Larry Rhoden , a member of the Republican Party who took office on January 25, 2025.
Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives; In office January 2003 – January 2007: Preceded by: Scott G. Eccarius: Succeeded by: Thomas Deadrick: Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 18th district; In office January 1999 – January 2007: Succeeded by: Nick Moser: Personal details; Born March 9, 1960 (age 64 ...
Noem was first elected governor of South Dakota in 2018. She was reelected to a second term in 2022 after securing 62% of the vote. She rose to national prominence during the COVID-19 pandemic for ...
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.