Larry Rhoden

Larry Rhoden
Official portrait, 2025
34th Governor of South Dakota
Assumed office
January 25, 2025
LieutenantTony Venhuizen
Preceded byKristi Noem
39th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
In office
January 5, 2019 – January 25, 2025
GovernorKristi Noem
Preceded byMatt Michels
Succeeded byTony Venhuizen
Secretary of Agriculture of South Dakota
Acting
May 8, 2020 – August 27, 2020
GovernorKristi Noem
Preceded byKim Vanneman
Succeeded byHunter Roberts (Agriculture and Natural Resources)
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
from the 29th district
In office
January 10, 2017 – January 5, 2019
Preceded byDean Wink
Succeeded byKirk Chaffee
In office
January 9, 2001 – January 13, 2009
Preceded byKenneth McNenny
Succeeded byDean Wink
Member of the South Dakota Senate
from the 29th district
In office
January 13, 2009 – January 13, 2015
Preceded byKenneth McNenny
Succeeded byGary Cammack
Personal details
Born (1959-02-05) February 5, 1959 (age 66)
Sturgis, South Dakota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Sandy Murphy
(m. 1981)
Children4
ResidenceSouth Dakota Governor's Residence
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1978–1985
UnitSouth Dakota National Guard

Larry Rhoden (born February 5, 1959) is an American politician and businessman serving since 2025 as the 34th governor of South Dakota.[1]

A member of the Republican Party, Rhoden served from 2001 to 2009 as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, from 2009 to 2015 and from 2017 to 2019 as a member of the South Dakota Senate, and from 2019 to 2025 as the 39th lieutenant governor of South Dakota.[2][3][4] He ran for U.S. Senate in the 2014 election, losing in the Republican primary to Mike Rounds.[5] In January 2025 he became governor after Governor Kristi Noem resigned to become United States Secretary of Homeland Security.[6]

  1. ^ "Larry Rhoden succeeds to governor of South Dakota". KELOLAND.com. January 25, 2025. Retrieved January 25, 2025.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference gov_off was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - SD State Senate 29 Race - Nov 04, 2008".
  4. ^ "Larry Rhoden".
  5. ^ Weigel, David (July 31, 2013). "Mike Rounds, the Republican Most Likely to Take Over a Democratic Senate Seat, and His Struggles With the Tea Party". Slate Magazine. Retrieved January 6, 2023.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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