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Dennis Daugaard
	Dennis Daugaard
37th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 7, 2003
Governor	Mike Rounds
Preceded by	Carole Hillard
	Member of the South Dakota Senate; from the 9th district
	In office; 1997–2002
Preceded by	Mark E. Rogen
Succeeded by	Clarence Kooistra
Constituency	McCook, Minnehaha, and Turner Counties
Born	June 11, 1953 (age 56);
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Linda Daugaard
Residence	Garretson, South Dakota
Alma mater	University of South Dakota; Northwestern University School of Law
Profession	Nonprofit director; Attorney

Dennis M. Daugaard (born June 11, 1953) is the current Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota. He was elected in 2002 on a ticket with Governor Mike Rounds, and the two were re-elected in 2006.

Prior to his current office, Daugaard served as a member of the South Dakota State Senate from 1997 to 2003. Until 2009, Daugaard was the executive director of the Children's Home Society of South Dakota. Daugaard has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for governor of South Dakota in 2010.

[edit] Official duties

Under the South Dakota Constitution, Daugaard serves as President of the South Dakota Senate. In addition, he serves as chair of the Workers' Compensation Advisory Council, which reviews and makes recommendations regarding the state's workers' compensation program.

Daugaard also undertakes other duties as assigned by the governor. He has served as a member of a commission that dealt with amendments to the legislative article of South Dakota's Constitution, and was chairman of a state task force that considered options to reduce the number of South Dakotans without health insurance coverage. In 2009, Daugaard promoted legislation to create the South Dakota Ellsworth Development Authority, which will promote economic development in the area surrounding Ellsworth Air Force Base. Daugaard has also promoted the Honor Flight program, which honors World War II veterans.

[edit] Personal and family background

Daugaard was raised on a family farm near Garretson, South Dakota. He attended country school and graduated from Dell Rapids High School in 1971. He attended the University of South Dakota, receiving a Bachelors Degree in Political Science. While at USD, Daugaard's advisor was Prof. William O. Farber. Daugaard received his Juris Doctor from Northwestern University School of Law in Chicago, Illinois.

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.

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Preceded by Carole Hillard	Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota 2003–present	Incumbent

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