Mike Rounds — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as the junior United States Senator from South Dakota since 2015.
Was the 31st Governor of South Dakota from 2003 to 2011.
Served in the South Dakota Senate from 1990 to 2001, becoming Senate Majority Leader in 1995.
Former partner at Fischer Rounds & Associates, an insurance and real estate firm.
Holds a Bachelor of Science degree in political science from South Dakota State University.

Biography

Marion Michael Rounds is an American politician who currently serves as the junior United States Senator from South Dakota, a position he has held since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2014 and reelected in 2020. Prior to his time in the Senate, Rounds served as the 31st Governor of South Dakota from 2003 to 2011.

Born on October 24, 1954, in Huron, South Dakota, Rounds was raised in Pierre.