Lt. Gov. Harvey Wollman became the first lieutenant governor in South Dakota history to succeed a governor in mid-term. I ...

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The once and future president tried to oust Thune from the Senate in 2022. Thune won another term. Now, he’s the Senate ...

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s ascension to Homeland Security secretary-in-waiting came as a surprise in some quarters.

Keturah Herron (D) became the first LGBTQ+ woman elected to the Kentucky state Senate. Also in Kentucky, Emma Curtis will be the first openly transgender person to hold city office in the state, ...

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Watertown and Aberdeen Republicans Josephine Garcia and Brandei Schaefbauer will join 37 other female lawmakers in Pierre when the 2025 session starts.

That puts the focus on Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden, a 65-year-old Meade County rancher and legislative veteran who would be thrust ...

Paul chose it over leading HELP, a Senate committee on health, education and labor. One of the committee’s first tasks: the ...