The U.S. Senate confirmed Ron Parsons on Tuesday as South Dakota’s new U.S. attorney.

Senators voted 51-47 to confirm a lengthy list of presidential nominees that included Parsons. Majority Leader John Thune and Sen. Mike Rounds, Republicans from South Dakota, each voted in favor of the list.

This will be Parsons’ second stint as the top federal prosecutor in the state. He previously served in the job during the first Trump administration.

Thune congratulated Parsons in a post to X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday.

“Ron has already proved he has what it takes to be a great U.S. attorney, and I know he’ll continue to work hard for the people of South Dakota,” Thune said.

Parsons has degrees from the University of Minnesota and the University of South Dakota’s Knudson School of Law

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