Mike Stevens (South Dakota politician) explained

Mike Stevens
Office:	Speaker pro tempore of the South Dakota House of Representatives
Term Start:	January 10, 2023
Predecessor:	Jon Hansen
State House1:	South Dakota
District1:	18th
Alongside1:	Ryan Cwach
Term Start1:	January 12, 2021
Predecessor1:	Jean Hunhoff
Alongside2:	Jean Hunhoff
Term Start2:	January 11, 2013
Term End2:	January 8, 2019
Predecessor2:	Nick Moser
Successor2:	Ryan Cwach
Birth Date:	24 January 1953
Party:	Republican
Education:	Bethel 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]

External links

Official page at the South Dakota Legislature
- Blackburn & Stevens Law Firm Mike's Law Firm

Notes and References

Web site: Mike Stevens' Biography . . January 10, 2014.
Web site: Mike Stevens . . . January 10, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140101201501/http://legis.sd.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=513 . January 1, 2014 . dead.
Web site: South Dakota Legislature.
News: 2020 General State Canvass Final Certificate. sdsos.gov. July 31, 2021.
News: 2016 General State Canvass Final Certificate. sdsos.gov. July 31, 2021.
News: 2014 Election Return. sdsos.gov. July 31, 2021.
Web site: Official Results General Election November 6, 2012 . Secretary of State of South Dakota . Pierre, South Dakota . January 10, 2014.