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Michael Diedrich

Politician

Michael Diedrich is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Michael Diedrich · Mike Diedrich				[sources]
Alias	Diedrich, M. · M. Diedrich · M.G. Diedrich · Michael Diedrich · Michael G. Diedrich				[sources]
Birth date	1954-08-10				[sources]
Place of birth	Rapid City				[sources]
Death date	2025-07-13				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	United States				[sources]
Citizenship	United States				[sources]
Classification	State government (unknown status)				[sources]
E-Mail	mike.diedrich@sdlegislature.gov				[sources]
First name	Michael · Mike				[sources]
Last name	Diedrich				[sources]
Political association	Republican · Republican Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q98398340				[sources]
Position	member of the South Dakota House of Representatives (2017-2021) · member of the State Senate of South Dakota (1987-1991) · member of the State Senate of South Dakota (1993-1995) · member of the State Senate of South Dakota (2021-)				[sources]
Source link	pluralpolicy.com				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-15	Last processed	2026-02-24	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

American politician (1954–2025)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-07-23

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the South Dakota Senate	2021-01-12	2025-01-13

Data sources

US Legislators by Plural (formerly OpenStates)11,429

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons271,230

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions503,469

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Wikidata333,870

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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