Steven Haugaard

Steven Haugaard (born April 7, 1956) is an American politician. He has served as a Republican member for the 10th district in the South Dakota House of Representatives since 2015. He was elected Speaker of the House in 2019.

Steve Haugaard


Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives
Incumbent
Assumed office January 8, 2019
Preceded by	Mark Mickelson
Speaker pro tempore of the South Dakota House of Representatives
In office December 6, 2017 – January 8, 2019
Preceded by	Don Haggar
Succeeded by	Spencer Gosch
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 10th district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 13, 2015 Serving with Don Haggar (2015–2017), Doug Barthel (2017–present)
Preceded by	Jenna Haggar

Personal details
Born	(1956-04-07) April 7, 1956 Madison, South Dakota, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Mary
Children	8
Education	University of South Dakota (BS) University of Puget Sound (JD)

Early life and education

Haugaard graduated the University of South Dakota with a BS and then the University of Puget Sound School of Law for his JD.

Political career

Haugaard was elected as a Republican member for the 10th district in the South Dakota House of Representatives in 2015. He was elected Speaker of the House in 2019.

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References

South Dakota House of Representatives
Preceded by Don Haggar	Speaker pro tempore of South Dakota House of Representatives 2017–2019	Succeeded by Spencer Gosch
Political offices
Preceded by Mark Mickelson	Speaker of South Dakota House of Representatives 2019–present	Incumbent

Statewide political officials of South Dakota
U.S. Senators	John Thune Mike Rounds
U.S. Representatives	Dusty Johnson, At-large representative
State government	Kristi Noem, Governor Larry Rhoden, Lieutenant Governor Steve Barnett, Secretary of State Jason Ravnsborg, Attorney General Rich Sattgast, State Auditor Josh Haeder, State Treasurer Ryan Brunner, Commissioner of School and Public Lands
Senate	Brock Greenfield, President pro tempore Kris Langer, Majority Leader Troy Heinert, Minority Leader
House	Steven Haugaard, Speaker Spencer Gosch, Speaker pro tempore Lee Qualm, Majority Leader Jamie Smith, Minority Leader
Supreme Court (appointed)	David Gilbertson, Chief Justice Janine M. Kern Steven R. Jensen Mark Salter Patricia DeVaney, Associate Justices

Speakers of State Houses
United States House of Representatives: Nancy Pelosi (D)
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Italics indicate speakers pro tempore *Unicameral body

Members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
South Dakota Legislature (2019–present) Speaker of the House: Steven Haugaard (R) Speaker pro Tempore: Spencer Gosch (R) Majority Leader: Lee Qualm (R) Minority Leader: Jamie Smith (D)
Steven McCleerey (D) Tamara St. John (R) Lana Greenfield (R) Kaleb Weis (R) Drew Dennert (R) Carl E. Perry (R) John Mills (R) Fred Deutsch (R) Hugh Bartels (R) Nancy York (R) Herman Otten (R) Isaac Latterell (R) Tim Reed (R) Doug Post (R) Marli Wiese (R) Randy Gross (R) Michael Saba (D) Rhonda Milstead (R) Steven Haugaard (R) Doug Barthel (R) Mark Willadsen (R) Chris Karr (R) Arch Beal (R) Manny Steele (R) Sue Peterson (R) Kelly Sullivan (D) Larry Zikmund (R) Erin Healy (D) Jamie Smith (D) Linda Duba (D) David Anderson (R) Kevin Jensen (R) Nancy Rasmussen (R) Ray Ring (D) Jean Hunhoff (R) Ryan Cwach (D) Kent Peterson (R) Marty Overweg (R) Lance Koth (R) Paul Miskimins (R) Lee Qualm (R) Caleb Finck (R) Roger D. Chase (R) Vacant Spencer Gosch (R) James Wangsness (R) Tim Rounds (R) Mary Duvall (R) Tom Pischke (R) Jon Hansen (R) A. Shawn Bordeaux (D) B. Rebecca Reimer (R) Steve Livermont (R) Peri Pourier (D) A. Oren Lesmeister (D) B. J. Sam Marty (R) Thomas J. Brunner (R) Kirk Chaffee (R) Julie Frye-Mueller (R) Tim Goodwin (R) Timothy Johns (R) Dayle Hammock (R) Scyller Borglum (R) Chris P. Johnson (R) Taffy Howard (R) David Johnson (R) Michael Diedrich (R) Jess Olson (R) Tina Mulally (R) Tony Randolph (R)
Republican (59) Democratic (11) South Dakota Legislature South Dakota House of Representatives South Dakota State Senate

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