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South Dakota State University is a public land-grant research university in Brookings,South Dakota. Founded in 1881,it is the state's largest and most comprehensive university and the oldest continually operating university in South Dakota. The university is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents,which governs the state's six public universities and two special schools.
Eureka is a city in western McPherson County,South Dakota,United States,near the North Dakota state line. The population was 813 at the 2020 census.
The University of South Dakota (USD) is a public research university in Vermillion,South Dakota. Established by the Dakota Territory legislature in 1862,27 years before the establishment of the state of South Dakota,USD is the flagship university for the state of South Dakota and the state's oldest public university. It occupies a 274 acres (1.11 km2) campus located in southeastern South Dakota,approximately 63 miles (101 km) southwest of Sioux Falls,39 miles (63 km) northwest of Sioux City,Iowa,and north of the Missouri River.
Marion Michael Rounds is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Dakota since 2015. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 31st governor of South Dakota from 2003 to 2011.
Milton Robert Carr is an American lawyer,academic,and politician from the U.S. state of Michigan.
Daktronics,Inc. is an American company based in Brookings,South Dakota,that designs,manufactures,sells,and services video displays,scoreboards,digital billboards,dynamic message signs,sound systems,and related products. It was founded in 1968 by two South Dakota State University professors.
Donald C. Simmons Jr. author and filmmaker,has held numerous elected and appointed political positions during his career. Simmons is a pastor,consultant and contractor. He was also previously with the Omaha Storm Chasers,the Triple-A affiliate of the Kansas City Royals,and the faculty of the University of Nebraska System,Dakota Wesleyan University,and other institutions of higher learning.
Kevin John Cramer is an American politician who has served as the junior United States senator for North Dakota since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he represented North Dakota's at-large congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019.
Daniel Paul Ahlers is an American businessman and politician who was the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in South Dakota in the 2020 election,which he lost to Republican incumbent Mike Rounds. Ahlers was a Democratic member of the South Dakota House of Representatives and of the South Dakota Senate (2008–10),representing District 25,which encompasses Dell Rapids and areas north and northeast of Sioux Falls.
Robert E. "Bob" Vanasek is a Minnesota politician and a former member and Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A Democrat,he was first elected to the House in 1972 at just 23 years of age,and was re-elected every two years from 1974 to 1990. He represented the old districts 24A and 25A,which included portions of Dakota,Le Sueur,Rice and Scott counties in the southeastern part of the state.
Kristi Lynn Noem is an American politician who became the 33rd governor of South Dakota in 2019. 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 2007 to 2011.
Steven Haugaard is an American politician and attorney. He has served as a Republican member for the 10th district in the South Dakota House of Representatives since 2015. He was elected Speaker of the House and served in that office from 2019 to 2021. He had been elected as Speaker pro tempore of the South Dakota House of Representatives and served in that office from 2017 to 2019.
Dustin Michael Johnson is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party,he served as South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner from 2005 to 2011,when he was appointed chief of staff to Governor Dennis Daugaard,a position he held until 2014. Between his state political career and congressional service,Johnson was the vice president of Vantage Point Solutions in Mitchell,South Dakota.
Daniel Cregan is an Australian lawyer and Independent politician who has served as Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly since 12 October 2021. He has represented Kavel in the House of Assembly since the 2018 South Australian state election.
Joshua R. Haeder is an American businessman and politician from the state of South Dakota. He is the South Dakota State Treasurer.
Spencer Gosch is an American politician who served in the South Dakota House of Representatives. He served as the Speaker of the House during the 96th and 97th Legislative Sessions. Prior to that,he served as Speaker pro tempore during the 94th and 95th Legislative Sessions.
The COVID-19 pandemic in South Dakota is an ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19),a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The state of South Dakota reported its first four cases and one death from COVID-19 on March 10,2020. On June 15,2021,South Dakota public health authorities reported 25 new cases of COVID-19,bringing the state's cumulative total to 124,377 cases. The state's COVID-19 death toll is 2,026,with no new deaths reported over the previous 24 hours. The state ranks 9th in deaths per capita among U.S. states,and 3rd in cases per-capita,behind only North Dakota and Rhode Island.
The 2022 South Dakota gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,electing the governor of South Dakota. Incumbent Republican governor Kristi Noem defeated Democratic nominee Jamie Smith to win a second term.
Jennifer Healy Keintz is an American politician and businesswoman who was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 1st district. Elected in 2020,she assumed office on January 12,2021.
Mary Fitzgerald is an American politician and accountant serving as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 31st district. Elected in November 2020,she assumed office on January 12,2021. Fitzgerald was re-elected to the SD House of Representatives on November 8,2022.
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