{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.rounds.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rounds-communications-director-to-serve-as-chief-of-staff", "Rounds\u2019 Communications Director to Serve as Chief of Staff", "2023-10-16", "2023", "2023-10", "Republican", "Senate", "SD", "Mike Rounds", "R000605", "www.rounds.senate.gov", "rounds", "https://www.rounds.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today announced that Dezmond Ward will serve as Rounds\u2019 Chief of Staff. Ward, who has worked in Rounds\u2019 office since 2018, most recently served as the Communications Director for Rounds.\n\n\u201cDezmond has been a trusted member of my team for almost six years,\u201d said Rounds. \u201cNo matter the role, Dezmond has proven to have a strong work ethic and knowledge of issues both in South Dakota and in D.C. I am excited to have him lead my team and see his impact in this new role.\u201d\n\n\u201cI am grateful for the opportunity to continue to serve the citizens of South Dakota in this new capacity,\u201d said Ward. \u201cI\u2019m excited to lead our great team that is service-oriented and focused on getting results. I look forward to the challenges ahead as we continue to work to bring South Dakota values to a broken Washington, D.C.\u201d\n\nOriginally from Milbank, Ward is a graduate of Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota. Ward interned in Rounds\u2019 office before joining full time as a Legislative Correspondent/Staff Assistant. He also served as a Field Representative until becoming Rounds\u2019 Communications Director.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-08T00:49:26Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.rounds.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rounds-communications-director-to-serve-as-chief-of-staff"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7379730232059956, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}