1. Dennis Martin Daugaard was born on June 11,1953 and is an American attorney and politician who served as the 32nd governor of South Dakota from 2011 to 2019.
21 Facts About Dennis Daugaard
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Dennis Martin Daugaard was born in 1953 and raised on a family farm near Garretson, South Dakota, the son of Florence Margaret and Raymond Victor Daugaard.
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Dennis Daugaard attended the University of South Dakota in Vermillion where he was advised by William O Farber.
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Dennis Daugaard graduated from USD in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science in government and from Northwestern University School of Law in 1978.
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Dennis Daugaard worked to pay his way through law school as an ASL interpreter, a bus driver, a law clerk and a security guard.
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Dennis Daugaard worked as an attorney in Chicago from 1978 to 1981 before returning to South Dakota.
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Dennis Daugaard married Linda Schmidt that year and they 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.
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Dennis Daugaard worked as an executive banker in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, from 1981 to 1990.
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Dennis Daugaard then worked for the Children's Home Society of South Dakota, as Development Director from 1990 to 2002 and Executive Director from 2002 to 2009.
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Dennis Daugaard remained a state senator until he was elected the 37th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota in 2002 as the running mate of Governor Mike Rounds, a position he held for eight years.
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Dennis Daugaard was elected lieutenant governor in 2002 and reelected in 2006.
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Dennis Daugaard served as a member of a commission that dealt with state constitutional amendments and was chairman of a task force that considered options to reduce the number of South Dakotans lacking health insurance.
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In 2009, Dennis Daugaard promoted legislation to establish the South Dakota Ellsworth Development Authority to promote and manage economic development in Rapid City and other areas surrounding Ellsworth Air Force Base in western South Dakota.
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Dennis Daugaard has promoted the Honor Flight program, which honors World War II veterans.
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In 2010 Dennis Daugaard ran for the Republican nomination for governor.
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Dennis Daugaard won the primary election against several other candidates.
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Dennis Daugaard's campaign was led by his son-in-law Tony Venhuizen.
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Dennis Daugaard was the first child of deaf adults to be elected governor of any state.
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In 2011, Dennis Daugaard established the first Office of Tribal Relations in his cabinet, appointing JR LaPlante as its secretary.
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In 2011, Dennis Daugaard appointed Dusty Johnson as his chief of staff.
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On October 23,2018, Dennis Daugaard endorsed Kristi Noem for governor in the imminent election.