Category: South Dakota

Governor | Republican | JANKLOW, WILLIAM J., A Representative from South Dakota; born in Chicago, Cook County, Ill., September 13, 1939; B.S., University of South Dakota, Vermillion, S.Dak., 1964; LL.B., University of South Dakota, Vermillion, S.Dak., 1966; United States Marine Corps, 1955-1959; South Dakota state attorney general, 1974-1978; Governor of South Dakota, 1979-1987, 1994-2002; elected… Continue reading Bill Janklow

Lt. Governor | Republican | MCMASTER, WILLIAM HENRY, a Senator from South Dakota; born in Ticonic, Monona County, Iowa, May 10, 1877; attended the public schools at Sioux City, Iowa; graduated from Beloit (Wis.) College in 1899; moved to Yankton, Yankton County, S.Dak., in 1901 and engaged in banking; member, State house of representatives 1911-1912;… Continue reading William McMaster

Senator | Republican | MUNDT, KARL EARL, a Representative and a Senator from South Dakota; born in Humboldt, Minnehaha County, S.Dak., June 3, 1900; attended the public schools of Humboldt, Pierre, and Madison, S.Dak.; graduated from Carleton College, Northfield, Minn., in 1923 and from Columbia University, New York City, in 1927; high school teacher of… Continue reading Karl Mundt

Senator | Democrat | DASCHLE, THOMAS ANDREW, a Representative and a Senator from South Dakota; born in Aberdeen, S. Dak. on December 9, 1947; attended private and public schools; graduated South Dakota State University 1969; served in the United States Air Force 1969-1972; elected as a Democrat to the Ninety-sixth Congress in 1978 and reelected… Continue reading Tom Daschle

Representative | Republican | CASE, FRANCIS HIGBEE, a Representative and a Senator from South Dakota; born in Everly, Clay County, Iowa, December 9, 1896; moved with his parents to Sturgis, S.Dak., in 1909; attended the public schools; graduated from Dakota Wesleyan University, Mitchell, S.Dak., in 1918, and from Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., in 1920; during… Continue reading Francis Case

Representative | Democrat | MCGOVERN, GEORGE STANLEY, a Representative and a Senator from South Dakota; born in Avon, Bon Homme County, S.Dak., July 19, 1922; attended the public schools of Mitchell, S.Dak., and Dakota Wesleyan University, 1940-1942; enlisted in the United States Army Air Corps in June 1942, flew combat missions in the European Theater,… Continue reading George McGovern

Attorney General | Republican | JOHNSON, ROYAL CLEAVES, a Representative from South Dakota; born in Cherokee, Cherokee County, Iowa, October 3, 1882; moved with his parents to Highmore, Hyde County, S.Dak., March 19, 1883; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of the University of South Dakota at Vermilion in 1906; was… Continue reading Royal Johnson

Secretary of State | Republican | Alice Kundert on Wikipedia

Auditor / Comptroller | Republican | Al Hamre on Wikipedia