{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.rounds.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rounds-general-counsel-to-serve-as-dc-deputy-chief-of-staff_", "Rounds\u2019 General Counsel to serve as DC Deputy Chief of Staff", "2020-11-19", "2020", "2020-11", "Republican", "Senate", "SD", "Mike Rounds", "R000605", "www.rounds.senate.gov", "rounds", "https://www.rounds.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases", "scraper", "PIERRE \u2014U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today announced that Kyle Chase will serve as Rounds\u2019 Deputy Chief of Staff in his Washington, D.C., office. Chase, who has worked for Rounds since 2017, will continue to serve as Rounds\u2019 General Counsel. Additionally, Mark Johnston, head of Rounds\u2019 DC office since 2018, will remain on Rounds\u2019 staff as a Special Advisor. Chase will report to Chief of staff Rob Skjonsberg, who will remain based in South Dakota.\n\n\u201cKyle is one of my most trusted advisers and plays a critical role on our team,\u201d Rounds said. \u201cOver the past four years, he\u2019s proven to be a steadfast leader who understands the needs of South Dakotans and can cut through DC\u2019s dysfunction to get results. I am excited to have him lead my office in Washington, D.C., where I can continue to rely on his knowledge and insight as we serve the people of South Dakota.\u201d\n\nOriginally from Mobridge, Chase served as a policy analyst for the South Dakota Department of Tribal Relations prior to working for Rounds\u2019 office. He earned his B.S. in history and education from South Dakota State University and his J.D. from the University of South Dakota School of Law. He is an enrolled member of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.\n\n\u201cMark is a dedicated public servant to the people of South Dakota who continues to be an indispensable asset to our team,\u201d Rounds said. \u201cI am thankful for his leadership in our DC office over the past two years, and know he\u2019s looking forward to serving South Dakotans in this new role, which will allow him to spend more time back home in Sioux Falls. I will continue to rely on his trusted service as I begin my second term.\u201d\n\nJohnston served as the head of Rounds\u2019 DC staff since 2018, as DC Chief of Staff. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of Advancement at Dakota State University in Madison. He previously worked for Sen. Rounds as Regional Director in his Sioux Falls office, and as press secretary for then-Governor Rounds. He is a former South Dakota State Senator and a retired Colonel in the U.S. Army, serving 28 years in the National Guard and Reserve. Johnston also spent more than seven years as Vice President at Sanford Health, focusing on communications, public policy and development and research.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-06-28T00:39:51Z"]], "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-general-counsel-to-serve-as-dc-deputy-chief-of-staff_"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8620209991931915, "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"}