Independent candidates for the State Legislature… so far. Knobe declares residency at art camp.

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The deadline for independent candidates to file to run for the State Legislature passed yesterday at 5pm. And absent any showing up in the mail, here is the list.

As reported he was bragging about doing so earlier, State Elections Board member Rick Knobe did file to run in District 25, despite the fact that 2 weeks ago, he was registered as living in District 9.  This would make Knobe the second person to file petitions to run against current Senate Majority Leader Kris Langer, along with Seth William Van’T Hof.

While Van’T Hof represents a challenge to Langer from the right, Knobe most certainly represents a challenge to the Senator from the left. In discussing it with a current and former State Senator, the broadly accepted consensus is that, if elected, there would be no way Knobe would be allowed to join the Republican Caucus, leaving him to be counted among the Democrats, or off in a corner by his lonesome.

And as far as Knobe’s residency is concerned.. here’s another interesting item:

Knobe has declared residency at 25293 473rd Ave in Baltic.  Which happens to be the exact same address as 2018 State Senate Candidate Peter Klebanoff, who also filed at the last minute against Senator Langer to run as an Independent in 2018.

So, what is this place that Knobe claims as his new permanent residence where people seem to land for purposes of running for the Legislature? It’s the non-profit “Retreat at Pointer’s Ridge.”According to an Argus Leader article in 2013:

Described as “a short-term residential use facility,” this is where Knobe declared his residency for purposes of running for the Legislature.  A short-term residential use artist’s camp.

This might be an interesting election.

36 thoughts on “Independent candidates for the State Legislature… so far. Knobe declares residency at art camp.”

  1. Langer needs to drop out this is an embarrassment for the party we don’t needTo run someone who is drunk at the capital and has been admonished by the Senate this would fall under one of those candidate I could not get behind

    1. Barnett should call for Knobe to drop out of board of elections for lying about his place of residence.

      Seriously a board of elections member is pulling this?

      Talk about undermining the board’s credibility.

    2. You are a self righteous idiot. What goes around, comes around. Langer is an effective leader; she has done way more good than bad. So get off your pedestal or soapbox or whatever.

        1. Amen. She has been solid. Curd appointed Knobe to Board of Elections.

          Noem used political capital to get her in that spot. She’s not going to throw her under the bus because of this now.

    3. The Qualm – Haugaard kangaroo court was embarrassing as has been their bizarre positions on being anti vaxxers

  2. I think he is going to be a great option compared to Langer the Lush who thinks showing up to work drunk and lying to the public is not reason to resign. Republicans should be calling for her and Greenfield’s resignations.

    1. Spoken like a true Langer hater (Youngberg, Spencer, Qualm, Haugaard) —- the folks whose butts she kicked time and time again on budgets and policy —- sore losers!

  3. 100% agree. Any one of us shows up to work drunk, we would be terminated. Ole Greeny and Langer should resign b/c of their tomfoolery.

      1. Well, THAT would be much worse and any legislator did something like that would be thrown out and likely charged with a crime.

  4. Governor Noem can appoint a legislator outside the Greenfield family if no one steps up to run from that district. Brock should do the right thing and resign.

    1. She would appoint Brock and Kris. They get the job done for her. She knows this was just a witch hunt by the House.

      1. Showing up drunk as a legislator being a member of leadership and then lying about it to the people of South Dakota is acceptable? If this were the private sector they would be cashiered. Calling it a witch hunt is deflection. Are there no minimal standards in our legislature?

        1. No one will want to serve in the legislature if they can’t have a beer with the LG.

  6. I am embarrassed that the House orchestrated this and that a few ambitious Senators tried to take advantage. Kris Langer and Brock Greenfield are exceptionally good legislators. Did they make a mistake? Yes. Should they be crucified for it? No. Let he who is without sin, cast the first stone.

    1. And some these House members and one Senator should resign for false stories and continued drama. Mean people.

    2. That is the total truth. There are a few Frank Underwood’s trying to take over the Senate.

  7. The address for The Retreat at Pointer’s Ridge is 47303 Big Sioux Road. If you are going to be a mudslinging hack, try being accurate.

    1. 12-1-4. Criteria for determining voting residence. For the purposes of this title, the term, residence, means the place in which a person has fixed his or her habitation and to which the person, whenever absent, intends to return.

      1. So, it lists the agent’s address. Not the same as the corporate location nor does it make the BS statement true

        1. That’s from the 2019 corporate filing as referenced above.. so, where it declares the “address of the principal executive office (business address)”… I kind of think it actually would be the same as the corporate location.

          But what do I know? It’s your corporate filing. We’ll just ignore your paperwork.

          (Does Knobe sleep on a cot under the conference table?)

  9. This would be an example for why early voting isn’t a good thing. As far as suggesting they should resign ? Perhaps. Or they can risk a public rebuke by running. The electorate will reflect.

    1. If it was so bad the legislature could have removed them. They have not. End of story.

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