Senate Commemoration 802
Introduced by: Senators Sauder, Crabtree, Deibert, Duhamel, Hulse, Perry, Reed, Schoenfish, and Smith and
Representatives Emery, Heermann, Kull, Manhart, Massie, Moore, Muckey, Reisch, Roe, Venhuizen, and Wittman
A LEGISLATIVE COMMEMORATION, Honoring Callie Mueller of Florence, South Dakota, on
being named Miss Rodeo America 2025.
WHEREAS, twenty-four-year-old Callie Mueller of Florence, South Dakota, is a dedicated horsewoman
and equine enthusiast, has a background in 4-H and FFA, and earned a Bachelor of Science in education
from Dakota State University; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Mueller was chosen as Miss Rodeo South Dakota in 2024; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Mueller went on to compete in December 2024 in the nine -day Miss Rodeo America
pageant to select the official spokesperson for the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Mueller stood out among the twenty -nine contestants, excelling in horsemanship,
speaking, and personality, among other categories; and
WHEREAS, Callie Mueller was chosen Miss Rodeo America on December 8, 2024, at the National
Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas and will represent the rodeo community in 2025, by logging more than forty
thousand miles and appearing at nearly one hundred rodeos; and
WHEREAS, the lawmakers of this state cannot imagine a person better suited to wear the Landstrom's
Black Hills gold crown that Miss Rodeo America wears;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT COMMEMORATED, by the One Hundredth Legislature of the State of South
Dakota, that Miss Rodeo South Dakota 2024, Callie Mueller, is worthy of respect and honor in her
important new role as Miss Rodeo America 2025.