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Mark Schmidt grew up in Marietta, MN. He graduated high school from Marietta Public School and then received a degree in Animal Science Business from South Dakota State University. After graduation Schmidt was in the ag banking industry for eight years in South Dakota and Montana. For the past thirteen years he owned and operated a full time farm/ranch operation consisting of grain, cow/calf, and alfalfa hay. Schmidt currently lives in rural Gary, SD with his wife Lorie who is the Deputy Auditor for Codington County. They are the parents of three grown children and presently have three grandsons. Schmidt has been active in the community serving as chairman for Stateline Farmers Cooperative Board of Directors, Glenwood Township Supervisor, and past Director for State Bank of Marietta. Mark and Lorie are members of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. | 