Larry Rhoden, the right-hand man of South Dakota's first female governor, Kristi Noem, has officially succeeded to the state's highest office. Rhoden, formerly the 39th lieutenant governor of ...

Larry Rhoden, the right-hand man of South Dakota's first female governor, Kristi Noem, has officially succeeded to the state's highest office. Rhoden, formerly the 39th lieutenant governor of ...

Governor Larry Rhoden signed over 200 bills into law that lawmakers passed during the 2025 Legislative Session, with 197 of ...

My roots are in South Dakota. I was born here, and I will die here. I’m a fourth-generation South Dakotan. My father’s grandfather, Allen Rhoden, came to western South Dakota in 1907.

Who is Larry Rhoden, lieutenant governor of South Dakota? Rhoden is the 39th lieutenant governor of South Dakota. He is currently in his second consecutive term as Noem's lieutenant governor after ...

Rhoden officially became the 34th governor of South Dakota late Saturday morning. “Until now, I have kept my extensive preparations for this succession to myself.

More than 200 bills were signed into law during South Dakota's legislative session in 2025, and the vast majority of them ...

On July 1, the ban on sanctuary cities in South Dakota, SB 7, will take effect. This was the first bill Gov. Larry Rhoden signed after taking office as governor.

Noem's first memoir says Rhoden took her under his wing in 2006 when she won a seat in the South Dakota House where he was serving as majority leader. He served in the Legislature for 16 years.

When he's not in the Capitol or the governor's mansion in Pierre, you will find Governor Larry Rhoden in his welding shop on ...

South Dakota Supreme Court Chief Justice Steven Jensen swears in Gov. Larry Rhoden while First Lady Sandy Rhoden holds a Bible at the State Capitol on Monday, Jan. 27. David Bordewyk, S.D ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — If Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden becomes the 40th Governor of South Dakota, the state would be his primary focus, said Republican Sen. Lee Schoenbeck. “Nobody’s… ...