Mike Rounds
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United States Senator from South Dakota |
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Assumed office January 3, 2015 Serving with John Thune |
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| Preceded by | Tim Johnson |
| 31st Governor of South Dakota | |
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In office January 7, 2003 – January 8, 2011 |
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| Lieutenant | Dennis Daugaard |
| Preceded by | Bill Janklow |
| Succeeded by | Dennis Daugaard |
| Member of the South Dakota Senate from the 24th district |
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In office January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2001 |
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| Preceded by | Jacquie Kelley |
| Succeeded by | Patricia de Hueck |
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Marion Michael Rounds October 24, 1954 Huron, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Jean Rounds (1978–present) |
| Children | 4 |
| Education | South Dakota State University (BS) |
| Website | Senate website |
Marion Michael "Mike" Rounds (born October 24, 1954) is an American politician and the junior United States Senator from South Dakota, since January 2015. A member of the Republican Party, Rounds served as the 31st Governor of South Dakota from 2003 to 2011, having previously served in the South Dakota Senate from 1991 to 2001.
He holds the U.S. Senate seat previously held by retired Democrat Tim Johnson.
Rounds, the eldest of eleven siblings, was born in Huron, South Dakota, the son of Joyce (Reinartz) and Don Rounds. He has German, Belgian, Swedish, and English ancestry. Rounds has lived in the state capital of Pierre since he was three years old. He was named for an uncle, Marion Rounds, who was killed in the Pacific theater during the Second World War. Several members of the Rounds family have been involved in state government. His father worked at various times as state director of highway safety, a staffer for Rural Electrification Administration and executive director of the South Dakota Petroleum Council. Rounds' brother, Tim Rounds, is a member of the South Dakota State Legislature representing District 24, which includes Pierre.
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