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Matt Michels
Matt Michels
38th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
	In office; January 8, 2011 – January 5, 2019
Governor	Dennis Daugaard
Preceded by	Dennis Daugaard
Succeeded by	Larry Rhoden
Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives
	In office; January 2003 – January 2007
Preceded by	Scott G. Eccarius
Succeeded by	Thomas Deadrick
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives; from the 18th district
	In office; January 1999 – January 2007
Succeeded by	Nick Moser
Personal details
Born	March 9, 1960 (age 64); Pierre, South Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Karen Lindbloom
Children	1 son
Education	University of South Dakota (BS, JD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1985-1989
Unit	J.A.G. Corps

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Matthew Michels (born March 9, 1960^[1]) is an American politician who served from 2011 to 2019 as the 38th lieutenant governor of South Dakota.

Early life and education

Michels was born in Pierre, South Dakota. He graduated with a B.S. from the University of South Dakota in 1981 and a J.D. from the University of South Dakota School of Law in 1985. Michels also worked as a nurse between 1981 and 1985.

Career

Michels attended Naval Justice School and entered U.S. Navy JAG Corps. He was honorably discharged from the JAG Corps in 1989. He later became general counsel for Avera Health.

A member of the Republican Party, he served as speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2003 to 2007. Dennis Daugaard picked him as his running mate in the 2010 gubernatorial election;^[2]^[3] they were reelected in 2014.

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

^ Montgomery, David (2011-03-09). "Lt. Gov. Michels celebrates birthday today". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
^ 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

Party political offices
Preceded by Dennis Daugaard	Republican nominee for Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota 2010, 2014	Succeeded by Larry Rhoden
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 2011–2019	Succeeded by Larry Rhoden

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[1] Montgomery, David (2011-03-09). "Lt. Gov. Michels celebrates birthday today". Rapid City Journal. Retrieved 2018-12-04.

[2] 2010 Elections: Senate, House and Governors' Races By State - South Dakota - ABC News

[3] Dennis Daugaard for Governor Archived 2010-10-24 at the Wayback Machine

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-'''Matthew Michels''' (born March 9, 1960<ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Montgomery|title=Lt. Gov. Michels celebrates birthday today |url=https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/legislature/lt-gov-michels-celebrates-birthday-today/article_5595024e-4a8e-11e0-8921-001cc4c03286.html|publisher=[[Rapid City Journal]]|date=2011-03-09|accessdate=2018-12-04}}</ref>) is an American politician who served as the 38th [[Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota|lieutenant governor of South Dakota]], from 2011 to 2019. A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], he previously served as [[List of Speakers of the South Dakota House of Representatives|speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives]] from 2003 to 2007. [[Dennis Daugaard]] picked him as his running mate in the [[South Dakota gubernatorial election, 2010|2010 gubernatorial election]];<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/politics/2010_elections/South_Dakota 2010 Elections: Senate, House and Governors' Races By State - South Dakota - ABC News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.dennisdaugaard.com/AboutMatt/ Dennis Daugaard for Governor<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024222310/http://www.dennisdaugaard.com/AboutMatt/ |date=2010-10-24 }}</ref> they were reelected in [[South Dakota gubernatorial election, 2014|2014]].
+'''Matthew Michels''' (born March 9, 1960<ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Montgomery|title=Lt. Gov. Michels celebrates birthday today |url=https://rapidcityjournal.com/news/legislature/lt-gov-michels-celebrates-birthday-today/article_5595024e-4a8e-11e0-8921-001cc4c03286.html|publisher=[[Rapid City Journal]]|date=2011-03-09|accessdate=2018-12-04}}</ref>) is an American politician who served  from 2011 to 2019 as the 38th [[Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota|lieutenant governor of South Dakota]].
+==Early life and education==
+Michels was born in Pierre, South Dakota. He graduated with a B.S. from the [[University of South Dakota]] in 1981 and a J.D. from the [[University of South Dakota School of Law]] in 1985. Michels also worked as a nurse between 1981 and 1985.
+==Career==
+Michels attended [[Naval Justice School]] and entered [[Judge Advocate General's Corps, U.S. Navy|U.S. Navy JAG Corps]]. He was honorably discharged from the JAG Corps in 1989. He later became general counsel for [[Avera Health]].
+A member of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], he served as [[List of Speakers of the South Dakota House of Representatives|speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives]] from 2003 to 2007. [[Dennis Daugaard]] picked him as his running mate in the [[South Dakota gubernatorial election, 2010|2010 gubernatorial election]];<ref>[https://abcnews.go.com/politics/2010_elections/South_Dakota 2010 Elections: Senate, House and Governors' Races By State - South Dakota - ABC News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.dennisdaugaard.com/AboutMatt/ Dennis Daugaard for Governor<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101024222310/http://www.dennisdaugaard.com/AboutMatt/ |date=2010-10-24 }}</ref> they were reelected in [[South Dakota gubernatorial election, 2014|2014]].
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v t e 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 Noem
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 Rhoden

v t e Members of the South Dakota Senate
South Dakota Legislature (2023–present) President of the Senate Larry Rhoden (R) President pro tempore Lee Schoenbeck (R) Majority Leader Casey Crabtree (R) Minority Leader Reynold Nesiba (D)
▌Michael Rohl (R) ▌Steve Kolbeck (R) ▌Al Novstrup (R) ▌John Wiik (R) ▌Lee Schoenbeck (R) ▌Herman Otten (R) ▌Tim Reed (R) ▌Casey Crabtree (R) ▌Brent Hoffman (R) ▌Liz Larson (D) ▌Jim Stalzer (R) ▌Arch Beal (R) ▌Jack Kolbeck (R) ▌Larry Zikmund (R) ▌Reynold Nesiba (D) ▌Jim Bolin (R) ▌Sydney Davis (R) ▌Jean Hunhoff (R) ▌Kyle Schoenfish (R) ▌Joshua Klumb (R) ▌Erin Tobin (R) ▌David Wheeler (R) ▌Bryan Breitling (R) ▌Jim Mehlhaff (R) ▌Tom Pischke (R) ▌Shawn Bordeaux (D) ▌Red Dawn Foster (D) ▌Ryan Maher (R) ▌Dean Wink (R) ▌Julie Frye-Mueller (R) ▌Randy Deibert (R) ▌Helene Duhamel (R) ▌David Johnson (R) ▌Michael Diedrich (R) ▌Mike Walsh (R)
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