Mark Mickelson

Mark Mickelson
Speaker of South Dakota House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 10, 2017
Preceded by Dean Wink
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
from the 13th district
Assumed office
January 11, 2013
Serving with Steven Westra
Preceded by Susy Blake
Brian Liss
Personal details
Born (1966-03-27) March 27, 1966
Political party Republican
Relatives George T. Mickelson (grandfather)
George S. Mickelson (father)
Education University of South Dakota (BA)
Harvard University (JD)
Website Official website

George Mark Mickelson[1] (born March 27, 1966) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 13 since January 11, 2013.[2][3] He is a member of the prominent Mickelson family of South Dakota.

Early life and education

George Mark Mickelson was born to George Speaker Mickelson in 1965. His father was the 28th Governor of South Dakota. His grandfather, George Theodore Mickelson was the 18th Governor of South Dakota. Mickelson graduated from the University of South Dakota with a B.S. in accounting. He then went on to Harvard Law School to obtain his J.D..

Political career

When incumbent Representatives Democrat Susy Blake and Republican Brian Liss left the Legislature and left both the District 13 seats open, Mickelson ran in the three-way June 5, 2012 Republican Primary and placed first with 2,063 votes (53.6%); Mickelson and fellow Republican nominee Steven Westra were unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, where Mickelson took the first seat with 7,122 votes (58.06%) and Westra took the second seat.[4]

Mickelson served as the South Dakota Speaker of the House Representatives like his father and grandfather before him. Mickelson decided to retire from politics in 2018, after choosing not to run for Governor of South Dakota, again an office his father and grandfather previously held.

References

  1. ↑ "Steve Mark Mickelson's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Representative G. Mark Mickelson". Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota Legislature. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.sdlegislature.gov/legislators/historical_listing/LegislatorDetail.aspx?MemberID=3860
  4. ↑ "Official Results General Election November 6, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
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