Race:
South Dakota Governor
Jack
Billion Mike
Rounds
CURRENT PROFESSION CURRENT
PROFESSION Chairman,
Minnehaha County Democratic Party; Board of Trustees, Dakota Wesleyan University,
1996-present Governor
LAST ELECTION RESULTS LAST
ELECTION RESULTS N/A Won
57 percent of the vote against Jim Abbott in 2002 POLITICAL EXPERIENCE POLITICAL
EXPERIENCE South
Dakota House of Representatives, 1993-96; vice-chairman, South Dakota Democratic
Party South
Dakota Senate, 1990-2000; one term as governor COMMITTEES COMMITTEES N/A N/A PREVIOUS WORK PREVIOUS
WORK Orthopedic
surgeon Insurance
executive BORN BORN March
4, 1939 in Minnehaha County, South Dakota Oct.
24, 1954 in Huron, S.D. EDUCATION EDUCATION B.A.
from Loras College; M.D. from Stritch School of Medicine at Loyola University,
1964 B.S.
from South Dakota State University, 1977 FAMILY FAMILY Married
to Deborah Billion Married
to Jean; has four children CAMPAIGN WEB SITE CAMPAIGN
WEB SITE www.billionforgovernor.com
www.roundsforgov.com
OFFICIAL WEB SITE OFFICIAL
WEB SITE N/A www.state.sd.us/governor
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South
Dakotans Prepare to Vote on Abortion Ban
IIn response to
an abortion ban passed by the South Dakota Legislature
this year, opponents successfully petitioning
to put a referendum on the Nov. 7 ballot to let
voters decide whether the controversial law should
stay or go.
-- NewsHour
Conservatives
Rally Behind Gay Marriage Debate
This November,
voters in six states, including South Dakota,
will vote on ballot initiatives to ban same-sex
marriages, an issue that Republicans have used
in the past to appeal to their conservative base.
-- Online NewsHour
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