Let's make this birthday one to remember.

71 years old (Born on June 11, 1953)

Happy Birthday, Dennis Daugaard! From Lieutenant Governor to South Dakota's 32nd Governor, you've navigated politics with the ease of someone who clearly knows how to handle prairie winds and legislative storms. Your leadership has been as steady as Mount Rushmore itself—though thankfully without needing dynamite or chisels!

Your dedication in office brought lasting improvements for education and economic growth across South Dakota. While your political career is impressive enough on its own, we suspect your greatest achievement might be surviving countless winters in Pierre without losing that cheerful smile.

Here's wishing you another year filled with laughter—and fewer snow shoveling duties!