Marty Jackley
What this job does: South Dakota's one vote in the U.S. House, chosen by the whole state. House members write and vote on federal laws, taxes and spending, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Current office
- South Dakota Attorney General (2009-2019 and since Jan. 2023)
- Occupation
- Attorney General; attorney; owns a ranch near Pierre and a farm in Butte County
- Lives in
- Pierre
Background
- B.S. in electrical engineering, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (1992); J.D., University of South Dakota School of Law (1995). source: en.wikipedia.org
- U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, July 2006 to September 2009. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Attorney General of South Dakota, Sept. 2009 to Jan. 2019 (appointed, then elected 2010 and 2014) and again since Jan. 2023. source: en.wikipedia.org
- Lost the 2018 Republican primary for governor. Did not seek another term as Attorney General in 2026 and filed for the at-large U.S. House seat, which is open because Rep. Dusty Johnson ran for governor. source: en.wikipedia.org
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- News Watch lists border security, public safety and 'less Washington red tape' for farmers and ranchers. source: sdnewswatch.org
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