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Matt Michels


38th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2011
Governor	Dennis Daugaard
Preceded by	Dennis Daugaard
Succeeded by	Larry Rhoden (elect)
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
Succeeded by	Nick Moser

Personal details
Born	1960 (age 64–65) Pierre, South Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Karen Lindbloom
Children	1 son
Education	University of South Dakota (BS, JD)

Matthew Michels (born 1960) is an American politician serving the 38th and current Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota since 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he previously 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;^[1]^[2] they were reelected in the 2014 election.

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

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 Lieutenant governors in the United States
Vice President of the United States: ▌Kamala Harris (D)
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An asterisk indicates an Acting Lt. Governor Italics indicate next-in-line of succession for states and territories without a directly elected lieutenant governor or whose lieutenant governor office is vacant: 1. Secretary of State 2. President of the Senate 3. Council Chair 4. State Treasurer Political party affiliation ▌Republican: 25 (25 states) ▌Democratic: 26 (23 states, 3 territories, 1 district) ▌Vermont Progressive: 1 (1 state) ▌New Progressive: 1 (1 territory) ▌Independent: 1 (1 territory) ▌Vacant: 1 (1 state)

v t e Presidents of state senates
United States Senate: ▌Kamala Harris (D), ▌Patty Murray (D)
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Italics indicate presidents pro tempore *Unicameral body

v t e Statewide political officials of South Dakota
U.S. senators	John Thune Mike Rounds
U.S. representative	Dusty Johnson, At-large representative
State government	Kristi Noem, Governor Larry Rhoden, Lieutenant Governor Monae Johnson, Secretary of State Marty Jackley, Attorney General Josh Haeder, Treasurer Rich Sattgast, Auditor Brock Greenfield, School and Public Lands Commissioner Kristie Fiegen, Gary W. Hanson, Chris Nelson, Public Utilities Commissioners
Senate	Larry Rhoden, President Lee Schoenbeck, President pro tempore Casey Crabtree, Majority Leader Reynold Nesiba, Minority Leader
House	Hugh Bartels, Speaker Mike Stevens, Speaker pro tempore Will Mortenson, Majority Leader Oren Lesmeister, Minority Leader
Supreme Court (appointed)	Steven R. Jensen, Chief Justice Janine M. Kern Mark Salter Patricia DeVaney Scott P. Myren, Associate Justices

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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