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George Mark Mickelson (born March 27, 1966) is an American politician and former member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 13. He is a Republican and a member of the prominent Mickelson family of South Dakota.
Early life and education
George Mark Mickelson was born to George Speaker Mickelson in 1965. His father was the 28th Governor of South Dakota. His grandfather, George Theodore Mickelson was the 18th Governor of South Dakota. Mickelson graduated from the University of South Dakota with a B.S. in accounting. He then went on to Harvard Law School to obtain his J.D..
Political career
When incumbent Representatives Democrat Susy Blake and Republican Brian Liss left the Legislature and left both the District 13 seats open, Mickelson ran in the three-way June 5, 2012 Republican Primary and placed first with 2,063 votes (53.6%); Mickelson and fellow Republican nominee Steven Westra were unopposed for the November 6, 2012 General election, where Mickelson took the first seat with 7,122 votes (58.06%) and Westra took the second seat.
Mickelson served as the South Dakota Speaker of the House Representatives like his father and grandfather before him. Mickelson decided to retire from politics in 2018, after choosing not to run for Governor of South Dakota, again an office his father and grandfather previously held.
