Mike Stevens
Speaker pro tempore of the South Dakota House of Representatives
Assumed office
January 10, 2023
Preceded byJon Hansen
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
from the 18th district
Assumed office
January 12, 2021
Serving with Ryan Cwach
Preceded byJean Hunhoff
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
from the 18th district
In office
January 11, 2013 – January 8, 2019
Serving with Jean Hunhoff
Preceded byNick Moser
Succeeded byRyan Cwach
Personal details
Born (1953-01-24) January 24, 1953
Political partyRepublican
EducationBethel University (BA)
University of South Dakota (JD)

Mike Stevens[1] (born January 24, 1953) is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 18 since January 12, 2021.[2][3] Stevens also served in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019, where he was elected House Majority Whip on November 15, 2014.[2] Stevens served as the chairman of the Judiciary Committee during his first tenure in the South Dakota House of Representatives. Stevens also served on the Yankton School Board for 21 years and was the former president of the South Dakota Trial Lawyers.

Election history

  • 2020 Stevens was elected with 6,778 votes; Ryan Cwach was also re-elected with 5,109 votes.[4]
  • 2016 Stevens was re-elected with 6,296; Jean Hunhoff was re-elected with 5,393 votes and David Allen received 3,047 votes and Peter Rossiter received 2,250 votes.[5]
  • 2014 Stevens was re-elected with 4,604 votes; Jean Hunhoff was also elected with 3,966 votes and Terry Winter received 2,672 votes and Jay Williams received 2,336 votes.[6]
  • 2012 When incumbent Republican representative Nick Moser left the Legislature and left a District 18 seat open, Stevens ran in the four-way June 5, 2012, Republican primary and placed second with 710 votes; in the four-way November 6, 2012, general election, incumbent Democratic representative Bernie Hunhoff took the first seat and Stevens took the second seat with 4,657 votes (26.21%) ahead of fellow Republican nominee Thomas Stotz and Democratic nominee Charlie Gross.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Mike Stevens' Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Mike Stevens". Pierre, South Dakota: South Dakota Legislature. Archived from the original on January 1, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ "South Dakota Legislature".
  4. ↑ "2020 General State Canvass Final Certificate" (PDF). sdsos.gov. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  5. ↑ "2016 General State Canvass Final Certificate" (PDF). sdsos.gov. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  6. ↑ "2014 Election Return" (PDF). sdsos.gov. Retrieved July 31, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Official Results General Election November 6, 2012". Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved January 10, 2014.


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