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Matt Michels
38th Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
Assumed office
January 8, 2011
GovernorDennis Daugaard
Preceded byDennis Daugaard
Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives
In office
January 2003 – January 2007
Preceded byScott Eccarius
Succeeded byThomas Deadrick
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
from the 18th district
In office
January 1999 – January 2007
Preceded by???
Succeeded byNick Moser
Personal details
Born1960 (age 63–64)
Pierre, South Dakota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseKaren Lindbloom
Children1 son
EducationUniversity of South Dakota (BS, JD)

Matt Michels (born 1960) is the 38th and current Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota and formerly the Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives. He and running mate Dennis Daugaard were elected in the general election on November 2, 2010[1][2] and re-elected on November 4, 2014. Michels is a Republican.

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

Political offices
Preceded by
Scott Eccarius
Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives
2003–2007
Succeeded by
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of South Dakota
2011–present
Incumbent