Matt Michels

Matt Michels


38th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2011
Governor	Dennis Daugaard
Preceded by	Dennis Daugaard
Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives
In office January 2003 – January 2007
Preceded by	Scott Eccarius
Succeeded by	Thomas Deadrick
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 18th district
In office January 1999 – January 2007
Preceded by	???
Succeeded by	Nick Moser

Personal details
Born	1960 (age 57–58) Pierre, South Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Karen Lindbloom
Children	1 son
Education	University of South Dakota (BS, JD)

Matt Michels (born 1960) is the 38th and current Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota and a former Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives. He and running mate Dennis Daugaard were elected in the general election on November 2, 2010^[1]^[2] and reelected on November 4, 2014. Michels is a Republican.

Electoral history

South Dakota House of Representatives District 18 Election, 2002
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Matt Michels	5,724	35.31
Republican	Jean Hunhoff	4,699	28.98
Democratic	Scott Swier	4,234	26.11
Democratic	Jay Blankenfield	1,556	9.60

South Dakota House of Representatives District 18 Election, 2004
Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Matt Michels	6,866	53.39
Republican	Jean Hunhoff	5,993	46.61

References

↑ 2010 Elections: Senate, House and Governors' Races By State - South Dakota - ABC News
↑ Dennis Daugaard for Governor Archived 2010-10-24 at the Wayback Machine.

External links

Lieutenant Governor Matt Michels Homepage

Political offices
Preceded by Scott Eccarius	Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives 2003–2007	Succeeded by Thomas Deadrick
Preceded by Dennis Daugaard	Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota 2011–present	Incumbent

Governors and Lieutenant Governors of South Dakota
Governors	Mellette Sheldon Lee Herreid Elrod Crawford Vessey Byrne Norbeck McMaster Gunderson Bulow Green Berry Jensen Bushfield Sharpe G.T. Mickelson Anderson Foss Herseth Gubbrud Boe Farrar Kneip Wollman Janklow G.S. Mickelson Miller Janklow Rounds Daugaard
Lieutenant Governors	Fletcher Hoffman Herreid Hindman Kean Snow McDougall Shober Byrne Abel Norbeck McMaster Gunderson Forney Covey Coyne J. Grigsby Whitney Ustrud Peterson McMurchie A. Miller S. Grigsby Terry Houck Lindley Bottum Boe Overpeck Abdnor Dougherty Wollman Hansen W. Miller Kirby Hillard Daugaard Michels

Current lieutenant governors in the United States
Vice President of the United States: Mike Pence (R)
AL Marsh (R)² AK Davidson (I) AZ Reagan (R)¹ AR Griffin (R) CA Newsom (D) CO Lynne (D) CT Wyman (D) DE Hall-Long (D) FL López-Cantera (R) GA Cagle (R) HI Chin (D) ID Little (R) IL Sanguinetti (R) IN Crouch (R) IA Gregg (R)⁴, Schneider (R)² KS Mann (R) KY Hampton (R) LA Nungesser (R) ME Thibodeau (R)² MD Rutherford (R) MA Polito (R) MI Calley (R) MN Fischbach (R) MS Reeves (R) MO Kehoe (R) MT Cooney (D) NE Foley (R) NV Hutchison (R) NH Morse (R)² NJ Oliver (D) NM Sanchez (R) NY Hochul (D) NC Forest (R) ND Sanford (R) OH Taylor (R) OK Lamb (R) OR Richardson (R)¹ PA Stack (D) RI McKee (D) SC Bryant (R) SD Michels (R) TN McNally (R)² TX Patrick (R) UT Cox (R) VT Zuckerman (P) VA Fairfax (D) WA Habib (D) WV Carmichael (R)² WI Kleefisch (R) WY Buchanan (R)¹ DC Mendelson (D)³ Territories: AS Mauga (D) GU Tenorio (R) MP Hocog (R) PR Marín (R)¹ VI Potter (I)
Next-in-line of succession for states and territories without official lieutenant governors: 1. Secretary of State 2. Senate President 3. Council Chair 4. Acting; not in succession Political party affiliation: Republican: 39 (36 states, 3 territories) Democratic: 14 (12 states, 1 territory, 1 district) Vermont Progressive: 1 (state) Independent: 2 (1 state, 1 territory)

Current Presidents of State Senates
United States Senate: Mike Pence (R), Orrin Hatch (R)
AL Vacant, Marsh (R) AK Kelly (R) AZ Yarbrough (R), Kavanagh (R) AR Griffin (R), Dismang (R) CA Newsom (D), Atkins (D) CO Grantham (R), Sonnenberg (R) CT Wyman (D), Looney (D) / Fasano (R) DE Hall-Long (D), McBride (D) FL Negron (R), Flores (R) GA Cagle (R), Miller (R) HI Kouchi (D) ID Little (R), Hill (R) IL Cullerton (D), Harmon (D) IN Crouch (R), Long (R) IA Schneider (R), Behn (R) KS Wagle (R) KY Stivers (R), Higdon (R) LA Alario (R), Long (R) ME Thibodeau (R) MD Miller (D), McFadden (D) MA Spilka (D), Pacheco (D) MI Calley (R), Schuitmaker (R) MN Vacant, Limmer (R) MS Reeves (R), Burton (R) MO Kehoe (R), Richard (R) MT Sales (R), Keenan (R) NE Scheer (R)* NV Hutchison (R), Denis (D) NH Morse (R), Carson (R) NJ Sweeney (D), Ruiz (D) NM Sanchez (R), Papen (D) NY Hochul (D), Flanagan (R) NC Forest (R), Berger (R) ND Sanford (R), Lee (R) OH Obhof (R), Peterson (R) OK Lamb (R), Schulz (R) OR Courtney (D), Monnes Anderson (D) PA Stack (D), Scarnati (R) RI Ruggerio (D), Metts (D) SC Bryant (R), Leatherman (R) SD Michels (R), Greenfield (R) TN McNally (R), Haile (R) TX Patrick (R), Seliger (R) UT Niederhauser (R) VT Zuckerman (D), Ashe (D) VA Fairfax (D), Newman (R) WA Habib (D), Keiser (D) WV Carmichael (R), Boley (R) WI Roth (R), Marklein (R) WY Bebout (R) DC Mendelson (D)* Territories: AS Tofau (I) GU Terlaje (D)* MP Palacios (R) PR Rivera (PNP/R), Seilhamer (PNP) VI Jackson (D)*
Italics indicate presidents pro tempore *Unicameral body

Current elected statewide political officials of South Dakota
U.S. Senators	Mike Rounds John Thune
U.S. Representatives	Kristi Noem, At-large representative
State government	Dennis Daugaard, Governor Matt Michels, Lieutenant Governor Shantel Krebs, Secretary of State Marty Jackley, Attorney General Steve Barnett, State Auditor Rich Sattgast, State Treasurer Ryan Brunner, Commissioner of School and Public Lands
Senate	Brock Greenfield, President pro tempore Blake Curd, Majority Leader Billie Sutton, Minority Leader
House	Mark Mickelson, Speaker Don Haggar, Speaker pro tempore Lee Qualm, Majority Leader Spencer Hawley, Minority Leader
Supreme Court (appointed)	David Gilbertson, Chief Justice Steven L. Zinter Steven R. Jensen Janine M. Kern Mark Salter, Associate Justices

Members of the South Dakota State Senate
South Dakota Legislature (2017–2018) President of the Senate: Matt Michels (R) President pro Tempore: Brock Greenfield (R) Majority Leader: Blake Curd (R) Minority Leader: Billie Sutton (D)
Jason Frerichs (D) Brock Greenfield (R) David Novstrup (R) John Wiik (R) Neal Tapio (R) Ernie Otten (R) Larry Tidemann (R) Jordan Youngberg (R) Deb Peters (R) Jenna Netherton (R) Jim Stalzer (R) Blake Curd (R) Jack Kolbeck (R) Deb Soholt (R) Reynold Nesiba (D) Jim Bolin (R) Arthur Rusch (R) Craig Kennedy (D) Stace Nelson (R) Joshua Klumb (R) Billie Sutton (D) Jim White (R) Justin Cronin (R) Jeff Monroe (R) Kris Langer (R) Troy Heinert (D) Kevin Killer (D) Ryan Maher (R) Gary Cammack (R) Lance Russell (R) Bob Ewing (R) Alan Solano (R) Phil Jensen (R) Jeffrey Partridge (R) Terri Haverly (R)
Republican (29) Democratic (6) South Dakota Legislature South Dakota House of Representatives South Dakota State Senate

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