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Biographical

Family:

Press Releases

Education

• South Dakota State University - BS, political science (1977)

Office History

Election Results

• 2021 (Nov. 3, 2020 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for South Dakota (Class 2)
  Marion Michael Rounds (Mike), 65.74%

  Republican
  Dan Ahlers, 34.26%

  Democrat

• 2015 (Nov. 4, 2014 election)

  U.S. Senate Seat for South Dakota (Class 2)
  Marion Michael Rounds (Mike), 50.37%

  Republican
  Rick Weiland, 29.51%

  Democrat
  Larry Pressler, 17.09%

  Independent
  Gordon Howie, 3.03%

  Independent

Employment History

• Fischer Rounds and Associates Inc. (Dec. 1995-Jan. 2015)

  President/CEO

• State of South Dakota (Jan. 2003-Jan. 2011)

  Governor

Associated Organizations

• Peter Norbeck Leadership PAC

• Ss. Peter and Paul Parish (Pierre, S.D.)

• Rounds for Senate (South Dakota)

Awards

• Outstanding Senate Legislator of the Year Award (Disabled American Veterans) (Feb. 2024)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2022)

• Fiscal Hero (Fix the Debt Coalition Inc.) (June 2022)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (Nov. 2019)

• Fueling Growth Award (Growth Energy Inc.) (Sept. 2019)

• Guardian of Small Business (National Federation of Independent Business Inc.) (Feb. 2019)

• Excellence in Cybersecurity Award (CompTIA Inc.) (June 2018)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (May 2018)

• Conservative Achievement Award (American Conservative Union) (April 2018)

• Freedom to Fly Award (Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association) (March 2018)

• Spirit of Enterprise Award (U.S. Chamber of Commerce) (March 2017)

• Manufacturing Legislative Excellence Award (National Association of Manufacturers) (Oct. 2016)

• Hero of Main Street (National Retail Federation) (July 2015)

Activities and Interests

• Hobbies: boating, camping, hunting, racquetball, dog owner
  

Official Signature

Contact Information

• Email, member official contact form
• Vekeo, official

Office Addresses:

Main Office:

Address:	716 Hart Senate Office Building Washington, DC 20510
Phone:	202-224-5842
Fax:	202-224-7482

Note: Toll-free, 844-875-5268

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Personal Financial Disclosures

Disclosures as a member:

Congressional Staff

Committees

• Senate Armed Services Committee
Senate Armed Services Committee Cybersecurity Subcommittee, Ranking Member
Senate Armed Services Committee Personnel Subcommittee
Senate Armed Services Committee Strategic Forces Subcommittee
• Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Economic Policy Subcommittee
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Housing, Transportation and Community Development Subcommittee
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Securities, Insurance and Investment Subcommittee, Ranking Member
• Senate Indian Affairs Committee
• Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
• Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee

Caucuses

• Common Sense Coalition
• Congressional America 250 Caucus
• Congressional Caucus on the Deadliest Cancers
• Congressional Coalition on Adoption
• Congressional Farmer's Cooperative Caucus
• Congressional Fire Services Caucus
• Congressional French Caucus
• Congressional Multiple Sclerosis Caucus
• Congressional Pilots Caucus
• Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus
• Congressional Wine Caucus
• Former Governors Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate Air Force Caucus
• Senate Army Caucus
• Senate Artificial Intelligence Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate Baltic Freedom Caucus
• Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Anti-Semitism
• Senate Broadband Caucus
• Senate Community Development Finance Caucus
• Senate Cybersecurity Caucus
• Senate FFA Caucus
• Senate Financial Innovation Caucus
• Senate General Aviation Caucus
• Senate ICBM Coalition
• Senate Impact Aid Coalition
• Senate India Caucus
• Senate Law Enforcement Caucus
• Senate Marine Corps Caucus
• Senate Military Family Caucus
• Senate Motorcycle Caucus
• Senate National Guard Caucus
• Senate National Laboratory Caucus
• Senate Payments Innovation Caucus, Co-Chair
• Senate Pilots Caucus
• Senate Pro-Life Caucus
• Senate Recreational Vehicle Caucus
• Senate Regulations Caucus, Co-Chair and Co-Founder
• Senate Republican Conference
• Senate Retirement Security Caucus
• Senate Special Operations Forces Caucus
• Senate Taiwan Caucus
• Senate Travel and Tourism Caucus
• Senate Unmanned Aerial Systems Caucus
• Senate Western Caucus
• United Service Organizations Congressional Caucus

Caught Our Eye

• Sen. Rounds LA jumps to GSK

  Posted by Andy Gottlieb on April 22, 2024
  A Republican staffer has moved to Big Pharma after six years on Capitol Hill. read more

• Small Business Committee banks on JPMorgan Chase hire

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on May 17, 2023
  The House Small Business Committee's newest hire comes straight from the JPMorgan Chase lobbying team. read more

• Senior staffer returns to Senate following lobbying gig

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Aug. 31, 2021
  With a new lobbying job under his belt, a high-powered GOP staffer is back in the Senate. read more

• Niece brings Chaffetz name back to the Hill

  Posted by Keturah Hetrick on Jan. 6, 2021
  When ex-Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) resigned from Congress in 2017, he explained that his time had come to "get off the crazy train." Now in the 117th Congress, his niece has climbed aboard. read more

• Obama and Wilmore move staffers to Twitter

  Posted by J. Todd Foster on May 2, 2016
  Comedian Larry Wilmore, the roaster-in-chief for President Obama's final White House Correspondents Dinner over the weekend, might have bombed inside the Hilton ballroom, but several congressional staffers on the outside took to Twitter on Sunday to praise Wilmore's performance. Many staffers thought Obama was the real comedian-in-chief on that night. read more

• Rand Paul takes the floor, colleagues and staff take to Twitter

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on May 21, 2015
  As presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) took a physical stand on the Senate floor Wednesday, his colleagues and their staffs took the debate over filibusters, procedure and the NSA online. read more

• Mailman drops by with letters for Congress, staffers tweet their confusion

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on April 16, 2015
  When a mailman dropped from the sky Wednesday with a special delivery for members of Congress, staffers who may have processed the letters through more typical channels took to Twitter instead. read more

• Former energy lobbyist leads Rounds transition team

  Posted by Jenna Ebersole on Nov. 14, 2014
  The head of incoming Sen. Mike Rounds' (R-S.D.) transition team may be new to Congress, but his experience in the ways of Washington goes back years. read more