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Mike Rohl
Member of the South Dakota Senate
from the 1st district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 12, 2021
Preceded bySusan Wismer
Personal details
BornMichael H. Rohl
Political partyRepublican
EducationDrake University (BS)

Michael H. Rohl is an American politician serving as a member of the South Dakota Senate from the 1st district. Elected in November 2020, he assumed office on January 12, 2021.

Education

Rohl earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Drake University.

Career

Outside of politics, Rohl is a small business owner. He was elected to the South Dakota Senate in November 2020 and assumed office on January 12, 2021. He is also a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senate Health and Human Services Committee, and Senate State Affairs Committee. Rohl also is the Senate Chair of State Tribal Relations Committee.

During his tenure in the Senate, Rohl has successfully authored 21 bills into law, and has received 1 Gubernatorial Veto. Perhaps best known for his success in advocating for marijuana reform in South Dakota. In his first session Rohl was the architect of stopping the 2021 House Bill 1100, in its original form from passing the Senate, which sought to strike from law South Dakota’s voter approved medical marijuana program before it could take effect. The bill was supported by Governor Kristi Noem and leadership in both legislative chambers. He was also the prime sponsor of Senate Bill 3, which would have legalized recreational marijuana for adults 21+. SB 3 passed the Senate 18-17 after Rohl held together a bipartisan coalition to support the measure against the wishes of Governor Kristi Noem and Legislative Leadership. It later failed in the House of Representatives 28-40. The South Dakota Senate is the most conservative legislative body in the United States to have passed a cannabis legalization bill through a chamber of the legislature.

References

  1. "Michael Rohl". Ballotpedia. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  2. "Meet the Candidates: Michael Rohl". SDPB. August 17, 2020. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  3. "Senator Rohl, Michael H - 2021r". sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  4. "Agenda in Pierre: Marijuana, federal windfall, social issues". AP NEWS. January 7, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  5. Goss, Austin. "SD state lawmakers set to consider legal recreational marijuana in 2022". www.blackhillsfox.com. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
Members of the South Dakota Senate
South Dakota Legislature (2023–present)
President of the Senate
Larry Rhoden (R)
President pro tempore
Lee Schoenbeck (R)
Majority Leader
Casey Crabtree (R)
Minority Leader
Reynold Nesiba (D)
  1. ▌Michael Rohl (R)
  2. ▌Steve Kolbeck (R)
  3. ▌Al Novstrup (R)
  4. ▌John Wiik (R)
  5. ▌Lee Schoenbeck (R)
  6. ▌Herman Otten (R)
  7. ▌Tim Reed (R)
  8. ▌Casey Crabtree (R)
  9. ▌Brent Hoffman (R)
  10. ▌Liz Larson (D)
  11. ▌Jim Stalzer (R)
  12. ▌Arch Beal (R)
  13. ▌Jack Kolbeck (R)
  14. ▌Larry Zikmund (R)
  15. ▌Reynold Nesiba (D)
  16. ▌Jim Bolin (R)
  17. ▌Sydney Davis (R)
  18. ▌Jean Hunhoff (R)
  19. ▌Kyle Schoenfish (R)
  20. ▌Joshua Klumb (R)
  21. ▌Erin Tobin (R)
  22. ▌David Wheeler (R)
  23. ▌Bryan Breitling (R)
  24. ▌Jim Mehlhaff (R)
  25. ▌Tom Pischke (R)
  26. ▌Shawn Bordeaux (D)
  27. ▌Red Dawn Foster (D)
  28. ▌Ryan Maher (R)
  29. ▌Dean Wink (R)
  30. ▌Julie Frye-Mueller (R)
  31. ▌Randy Deibert (R)
  32. ▌Helene Duhamel (R)
  33. ▌David Johnson (R)
  34. ▌Michael Diedrich (R)
  35. ▌Mike Walsh (R)


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