Dennis Daugaard

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dennis Daugaard
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jun 11, 1953(1953-06-11)
Age	71
Birthplace	Garretson
Country	United States
Birth City	South Dakota
Horoscope	Gemini

Dennis Daugaard Biography

Dennis Daugaard is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on June 11, 1953 in Garretson, South Dakota, United States. Republican politician who was elected governor for the 32nd time in South Dakota in 2011. He was previously a member of the state as the Lieutenant Governor.

He is a well-known South Dakotan politician as He is a prominent South Dakotan in politics much like John Thune..

Dennis Martin Daugaard (/ˈ d uː ɡ ɑːr d / ; born June 11, 1953) is an American attorney and politician who served as the 32nd governor of South Dakota from 2011 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was the first chief executive of a U.S. state to be the child of deaf parents. Before being elected governor, he was a lawyer, banker, development director for a nonprofit organization; he also served as a state senator from 1997 to 2003 and the 37th lieutenant governor of South Dakota from 2003 to 2011.

Daugaard attended the University of South Dakota in Vermillion where he was advised by William O. Farber. He graduated from USD in 1975 with a Bachelor of Science in government and from Northwestern University School of Law in 1978. Daugaard worked to pay his way through law school as an ASL interpreter, a bus driver, a law clerk and a security guard.

He has three kids with his wife Linda whom he got was married in 1981.

Dennis Daugaard Net Worth

Dennis Daugaard is one of the richest Politician from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dennis Daugaard 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He graduated with an legal degree in the year 1978 at Northwestern University School of Law and paid for his college by taking a school bus and also working as an security guard.

He was the first CODA (Child of an adult deaf) head of state within South Dakota history and the history of the United States.

Dennis Martin Daugaard was born in 1953 and raised on a family farm near Garretson, South Dakota, the son of Florence Margaret (Kennedy) and Raymond Victor Daugaard. Both his parents were deaf. (Such children are referred to as CODA, child of deaf adult(s), and a national interest organization for them was founded in 1983 because of their common issues as mediators between the deaf and hearing worlds.) His paternal grandparents were immigrants from Denmark. While Dennis Daugaard was growing up, his family’s primary language at home was American Sign Language. Daugaard went to a local one-room country school as a child. For high school, he had to go to the city of Dell Rapids; there he played the French horn. He graduated in 1971.

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Who is Dennis Daugaard Dating?

According to our records, Dennis Daugaard married to Linda Daugaard. As of December 1, 2023, Dennis Daugaard’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2009, Daugaard promoted legislation to establish the South Dakota Ellsworth Development Authority to promote and manage economic development in Rapid City and other areas surrounding Ellsworth Air Force Base in western South Dakota. He has also promoted the Honor Flight program, which honors World War II veterans.

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Dennis Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Dennis Daugaard celebrates birthday on June 11 of every year.

In 2011, Daugaard established the first Office of Tribal Relations in his cabinet, appointing J.R. LaPlante (Cheyenne River Sioux) as its Secretary. No other state government has such an office. LaPlante had a law practice in Vermillion, and had served as the “chief judge and court administrator for the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe in Fort Thompson. In addition, he had served as an administrative officer for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.” He worked with Daugaard to build government-to-government working relationships on issues such as “housing, economic development, public safety, and human services.” He used mediation to resolve conflicts, for instance reaching agreement among state, county and tribal officials in Charles Mix County to recognize the Yankton Sioux’s historical presence in highway signage. In 2011, Daugaard appointed Dusty Johnson as his chief of staff. In 2014, he appointed his son- in-law and former campaign director Tony Venhuizen as his chief of staff.