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Jarrod is a 5th
generation cattleman from Corson, where his
family homesteaded in 1874. He received a B.S. in Animal and
Range Sciences from South Dakota
State University in Brookings. While completing his degree, he
conducted research and assisted in teaching graduate
and post-graduate courses. His family operates the Split Rock Cattle
Company, which extends from Aurora to Minnehaha
counties, in South Dakota.
Jarrod was elected in 2006 to serve South Dakota as Commissioner of School and Public Lands, and was elected to a second term in 2010. In January 2011, he was elected by his peers to serve as President of the Western States Land Commissioners Association (WSLCA), representing 23 western states managing over 447 million acres of State Trust Lands, as well as vast oil and gas reserves, on behalf of school children. He also serves as Chairman of the Western States Land Commissioners Association Interstate Transmission Task Force and is an appointed member of the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission. In January of 2009, Jarrod was appointed to the United States Department of the Interior's Royalty Policy Committee. Jarrod has also been named to the Bureau of Land Management's Dakotas Resource Advisory Council.
Jarrod has been married to his wonderful wife,
Heidi, for 19 years. Heidi is a Registered
Nurse at Avera McKennan Hospital and they have
two children; Clayton, 12 and Anna,
7. They enjoy farm and ranch life and spending
time together outdoors.
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