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Dennis M. Daugaard (pronounced DEW-guard) (born June 11, 1953) is an American politician who has been the 32nd Governor of South Dakota since January 2011. Upon winning the 2010 South Dakota gubernatorial election, Daugaard became the first CODA governor in South Dakota history and the history of the United States.[1][2][3]
Daugaard was raised on a family farm near Garretson, South Dakota by his mother and father who were both deaf. The family descends from immigrants from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.[citation needed] While growing up, sign language was the main method of communication in his home.[citation needed] Daugaard went to a one-room country school as a child but then attended high school in the town of Dell Rapids and graduated in 1971.[citation needed]
Daugaard then attended the University of South Dakota in Vermillion where he was advised by William O. Farber. Professor Farber also advised former USD students Tom Brokaw and Al Neuharth.[citation needed] Daugaard graduated USD in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science in Government and went on to attend Northwestern University School of Law where he earned a Juris Doctor in 1978.[citation needed] Daugaard paid his way through law school, driving a bus through the downtown loop and working as a security guard.[citation needed]
After graduation, Daugaard worked as an attorney in Chicago, Illinois from 1978 to 1981, before returning to South Dakota.[citation needed] He then took a job as an executive banker in Sioux Falls, South Dakota from 1981 to 1990.[citation needed] He left the bank to become the Development Director for the Children's Home Society of South Dakota from 1990 to 2002 before becoming Executive Director from 2002 to 2009.[citation needed]
His first entry into politics came in 1997, when Daugaard was elected a South Dakota State Senator.[citation needed] In 2003, Daugaard became the 37th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, a position he held from 2003 to 2011.[citation needed] Daugaard and his wife, Linda, have been married since 1981 and have three children: Laura, who is married to Jay Mitchell; Sara, who is married to Tony Venhuizen; and Christopher, who is married to Emily Conway.[citation needed]
He was elected in 2002 on a ticket with Governor Mike Rounds, and the two were re-elected in 2006.[citation needed] As a lieutenant governor under the South Dakota Constitution, Daugaard served as the President of the South Dakota Senate.[citation needed] In addition, he served as the chair of the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council which reviews and makes recommendations regarding South Dakota's worker compensation program.[citation needed] While serving as lieutenant governor, Daugaard also fulfilled other duties as assigned by the governor and delegated by the state constitution.[citation needed] He served as a member of a commission that dealt with state constitutional amendments and was chairman of a state task force that considered options which would reduce the number of South Dakotans lacking health insurance coverage.[citation needed] In 2009, Daugaard promoted legislation to create the South Dakota Ellsworth Development Authority, which will promote economic development in Rapid City and other areas surrounding Ellsworth Air Force Base in western South Dakota.[citation needed] Daugaard has also promoted the Honor Flight program, which honors World War II veterans.[4]
Dennis M. Daugaard (pronounced DEW-guard) (born June 11, 1953) is an American politician who has been the 32nd Governor of South Dakota since January 2011. Upon winning the 2010 South Dakota gubernatorial election, Daugaard became the first CODA governor in South Dakota history and the history of the United States.[1][2][3]
Daugaard was raised on a family farm near Garretson, South Dakota by his mother and father who were both deaf. The family descends from immigrants from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.[citation needed] While growing up, sign language was the main method of communication in his home.[citation needed] Daugaard went to a one-room country school as a child but then attended high school in the town of Dell Rapids and graduated in 1971.[citation needed]
Daugaard then attended the University of South Dakota in Vermillion where he was advised by William O. Farber. Professor Farber also advised former USD students Tom Brokaw and Al Neuharth.[citation needed] Daugaard graduated USD in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science in Government and went on to attend Northwestern University School of Law where he earned a Juris Doctor in 1978.[citation needed] Daugaard paid his way through law school, driving a bus through the downtown loop and working as a security guard.[citation needed]
After graduation, Daugaard worked as an attorney in Chicago, Illinois from 1978 to 1981, before returning to South Dakota.[citation needed] He then took a job as an executive banker in Sioux Falls, South Dakota from 1981 to 1990.[citation needed] He left the bank to become the Development Director for the Children's Home Society of South Dakota from 1990 to 2002 before becoming Executive Director from 2002 to 2009.[citation needed]
His first entry into politics came in 1997, when Daugaard was elected a South Dakota State Senator.[citation needed] In 2003, Daugaard became the 37th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota, a position he held from 2003 to 2011.[citation needed] Daugaard and his wife, Linda, have been married since 1981 and have three children: Laura, who is married to Jay Mitchell; Sara, who is married to Tony Venhuizen; and Christopher, who is married to Emily Conway.[citation needed]
He was elected in 2002 on a ticket with Governor Mike Rounds, and the two were re-elected in 2006.[citation needed] As a lieutenant governor under the South Dakota Constitution, Daugaard served as the President of the South Dakota Senate.[citation needed] In addition, he served as the chair of the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council which reviews and makes recommendations regarding South Dakota's worker compensation program.[citation needed] While serving as lieutenant governor, Daugaard also fulfilled other duties as assigned by the governor and delegated by the state constitution.[citation needed] He served as a member of a commission that dealt with state constitutional amendments and was chairman of a state task force that considered options which would reduce the number of South Dakotans lacking health insurance coverage.[citation needed] In 2009, Daugaard promoted legislation to create the South Dakota Ellsworth Development Authority, which will promote economic development in Rapid City and other areas surrounding Ellsworth Air Force Base in western South Dakota.[citation needed] Daugaard has also promoted the Honor Flight program, which honors World War II veterans.[4]
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