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Senate confirms Tonus H. Van Heisen as South Dakota lieutenant governor; he is sworn in
Summary
The South Dakota Senate adopted a resolution confirming Tonus H. Van Heisen as lieutenant governor by a unanimous roll call and administered the oath of office; House concurrence was transmitted and the new lieutenant governor outlined his priorities and family ties to the Capitol.
The South Dakota Senate on a unanimous roll-call vote confirmed Tonus H. Van Heisen as lieutenant governor and then administered the oath of office, making him the chamber's presiding officer.
The confirmation came after the Senate select committee on the nomination returned the nomination with a recommendation that the Senate confirm Van Heisen. The chamber adopted Senate Resolution 701 by voice and then by roll-call vote, which the secretary recorded as 35 yeas and 0 nays. The House later transmitted its adoption of a corresponding measure (H.R. 7001) to the Senate for concurrence.
The confirmation matters because it fills the second-highest executive office in South Dakota and…
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