Gov. Noem appoints new South Dakota Attorney General

RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – Mark Vargo, Pennington County State’s Lawyer, has been appointed by Gov. Kristi Noem to function interim Lawyer Basic of South Dakota. This appointment comes after the state Senate convicted the previous legal professional basic on two impeachment costs associated to a lethal crash.

“Mark Vargo returns integrity, expertise and stability to the Lawyer Basic’s Workplace,” mentioned Governor Noem. “He’s an excellent prosecutor who has the respect of legislation enforcement companies and prosecutors statewide. Mark will present the management the workplace wants till the subsequent Lawyer Basic is elected in November and takes workplace in January.”

Vargo has greater than 30 years {of professional} and public authorized expertise. He has served as an Assistant State’s Lawyer for Florida’s Dade County, Assistant United States Lawyer for the District of South Dakota and has been Pennington County State’s Lawyer since 2013. He was nominated in 2010 for a U.S. Division of Justice’s Director’s Award and was named the South Dakota Prosecutor of the Yr in 2015.

“I’m honored to have been requested by Governor Noem to function the Lawyer Basic,” mentioned Vargo. He additionally mentioned that he needs to return to the Pennington County State’s Lawyer’s Workplace after serving on this function by way of January 6, 2023.

South Dakota Lawyer Basic election will happen on Nov. 8. Republicans nominated former Lawyer Basic Marty Jackley.  The state Democratic Celebration will nominated it’s AG alternative at a conference in July.

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