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Name: Jason Ahrendt
Position: Chair
City: Sioux Falls
Term End Date: 1/1/2025
Biography:
Commissioner Ahrendt has served in the Lottery Commission since 2018. He currently resides in Sioux Falls where he was born and raised.
Commissioner Ahrendt has been employed with State Farm for 22 years and he is also a board member of the Sanford Health Foundation. He previously served as a board member for the
Good Samaritan Society.
Commissioner Ahrendt holds a bachelor's degree from the University of South Dakota
Political Party:Republican
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Name: Tim Donohue
Position: Commissioner
City: Sioux Falls
Term End Date: 1/1/2025
Biography:
Commissioner Donohue has served with the Lottery Commission since 2023. He is a lifelong resident of South Dakota who graduated from Augustana University in 1982 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration.
Commissioner Donohue has been employed at Williams Insurance agency since 1987 and employed by Sioux Falls Regional livestock since 2006. He has also served in the Augustana Athletic Booster Board and the O’Gorman High School Alumni Association.
Commissioner Donohue has also volunteered for several organizations in Sioux Falls including the YMCA, EMBE, FCA, MAW, Forward Sioux Falls, Sioux Falls Catholic Schools, Broom Tree, Great LIFE CARES, and United Way.
Political Party:Republican
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Name: Steve Harding
Position: Commissioner
City: Pierre
Term End Date: 1/1/2027
Biography:
Commissioner Harding has served in the Lottery Commission since 2024. He currently resides in Pierre where he was born and raised.
Commissioner Harding is a graduate of Black Hills State University with a BS in education. He is a retired full Colonel after serving 34 years in the South Dakota Army National Guard with numerous awards and commands.
Commissioner Harding had a 22-year career at the Governor’s Office of Economic Development before being appointed Deputy Secretary of the South Dakota Department of the Military by Governor Mike Rounds.
He also currently serves as the Mayor of Pierre, and was recently sworn in for an additional 3-year term.
Political Party:Republican
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Name: Joe Kafka
Position: Commissioner
City: Sioux Falls
Term End Date: 1/1/2026
Biography:
Commissioner Kafka has served on the Lottery Commission since 2016. He currently resides in Valley Springs after living in Pierre for 27 years.
Commissioner Kafka previously served as press secretary for governors Rounds and Daugaard. He also aided Gov. Daugaard with appointments to state boards and commissions.
Prior to joining state government, Commissioner Kafka enjoyed a 39-year career in journalism. This included work with the Associated Press in both Pierre and Washington
D.C. He covered 22 legislative sessions in South Dakota.
Political Party:Independant
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Name: Tona Rozum
Position: Vice Chair
City: Mitchell
Term End Date: 1/1/2027
Biography:
Commissioner Rozum has served in the Lottery Commission since 2021. She is a lifelong resident of Mitchell.
Commissioner Rozum is a graduate of Dakota Wesleyan University. She has been a financial advisor since 1991. She has also worked in Main Street retail business and as a teacher.
Commissioner Rozum previously served four 2-year terms in the South Dakota legislature as a representative.
Political Party:Republican
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