Marty Jackley fundraiser to feature Chad Greenway and Mike Miller

Pat Powers

Attorney General Marty Jackley is announcing tonight a large fundraising event coming up on June 8th, featuring two professional sports athletes from South Dakota.

Mt. Vernon native Chad Greenway, and Mitchell’s favorite son Mike Miller will be appearing at the fundraiser at CJ Callaways on the 8th to help Jackley raise money for his Gubernatorial campaign.

Could be an interesting night! Stay tuned.

42 thoughts on “Marty Jackley fundraiser to feature Chad Greenway and Mike Miller”

  2. Dang, this is pretty cool. I remember when college basketball star Eric Klein supported John Thune and people thought that was great. This is even better.

    1. This is the year what? The Vikings lose Greenway, don’t have a real quarterback, don’t have Adrian Peterson. There are reports that Alan Page and Carl Eller are wearing alot of green and gold. The folks in Chicago are reported to being singing “We won’t be last!” And, the Detroit Free Press had to issue a retraction because the home game against Minnesota isn’t technically a bye week.

      Just reports but. . . .

      1. I think they both have big concerns…not a cake walk for either they are BOTH good candidates. We are fortunate to have such good candidates to choose from –unlike the Democrats who are still looking apparently.

        1. The difference to me is Jackley is supposed to be the underdog. He’s supposed to lose but I feel like everyone I talk to is supporting him. I’m sure Kristi has her supporters out there I just don’t know who they are. Jackley’s supporters are very outspoken.

          I was told that Thune’s team is pushing Kristi. Very interesting.

          1. Well when Gear Up, EB5, SB70, Flandreau marijuana case and the Bosworth trial are the most notable cases and legislation of your tenure does Kristi really need to campaign that hard…I don’t see why anyone does support him…if you want more of the same and part of the Pierre establishment he is your choice, but seriously?

            1. That is why we cannot overlook the darkhorse team of the Hubbel/Ravensborg team to sweep in for the victory while Jackley and Noem battle it out.

              Or Terrel or Lafluer.

              1. Ha ha, teaming up Hubbel and Ravnsborg, what comic genius! You should take it on the road since you’re so witty! How about Nelson/LaFleur? That is more of a possibility. Also, haven’t you noticed that Jason is running for AG, not governor? You don’t come off as very well informed.

                1. Jason has as much chance of winning as Hubbel so they might as well combine forces.

                  1. Hubbel for Governor and Ravensborg for LG would be the Dynamic Duo to slip in for the victory among the Jackley & Noem headliner battle. 🙂

                    2. I’m going to get serious here. Jason is a nice man but he is probably the most unqualified person to run for Attorney General in South Dakota history. He does not have the respect of the prosecutors in the state. His job is driving around the state because he does not have a job. Once again nice but not qualified. Why is this so difficult for non attorney people to realize.

                    3. I agree…he is the only one talking about the issues…and he clearly knows them inside and out…he gave a great presentation this weekend in Brookings…..the others clearly are not talking about the issues.

                      Heck one of them hasn’t even filed his papers to run for AG yet, is he really in the race then?

                    4. What makes him unqualified, give some details? do you have any idea about his record or just posting anonymously sniping? Everyone says stuff on here and from what i have seen its all been proven to be untrue…

                    5. I like Jason. He is a nice guy. I met him when he was running for US Senate. He won’t be the next AG anymore than he will be the next US Senator. Eventually people will want to know he has experience.

                      If he runs for state’s attorney then he might be an AG someday.

                      I hope he stays involved.

                    6. I don’t agree with the statement claiming he has no experience or that the state attorneys don’t respect him. Where is the proof, sounds more like fake news by his opponent’s supporters trying to defame Ravnsborg because they are scared of how well he is connecting to people and talking about the issues. All I see or hear around the state is the he is informed, attends events, and is open to helping out anyone that asks. All this is on top of him being a lawyer for many many years, that is experience in my book. And to add icing on the cake, he has had a successful military career. I am a veteran and you don’t make LTC if you are not qualified. For what little I know about him, he seems the most qualified among everyone. Working Law experience/back ground, knowledge of current events, and leadership/management experience.

  7. Historical note – Laska Schoenfelder, former GOP PUC commissioner and long time GOP activist (now deceased), is Chad’s grandmother. Former GOP legislator, from out near Bison, Rep Red Lyons, was his great-grandfather. His GOP roots in South Dakota are deep.

  8. Three comments:

    1) Somebody doesn’t like Lora and Jason? Who is that person? Certainly childish, petty, and cowardly.

    2) Sat with Laska in the back of a committee room once. I’m not sure she really knew who I was except I had a badge on that said I worked at GOED. Everyone was getting surly. She leans over to me and says “I think I’d rather do this another day. I’m going to ask them to postpone my bill until next week. Want me to get yours postponed too?” I said sure for no other reason that if she thought it was a good idea, I wasn’t going to disagree. She got up, said something to the Chairman, and nodded for me to leave with her. To this day, I have no idea what she said.

    3) Mike Miller is really tall. I saw him once on a golf course and I know a woman who saw him on his knees and said he was still taller than her.

  9. Anonymous 3:17: “Why is this so difficult for non attorney people to realize.”

    Before I respond to this statement (not a question because attorney’s think they have all the answers and need nothing from others, except fellow attorneys), I want to be clear that if I were a delegate and the convention was today Jason would not be my choice. I’m open to him because that is why we have campaigns.

    1) You are an attorney. We know you aren’t as smart as you think you are. Jim Abdnor once told me to identify the person on the other side who thinks he is the smartest one in the room because he is their achilles heel. I’ve learned just find the attorney and it works most of the time.

    2) We don’t think attorney’s are any more capable of making the judgment of who should be Attorney General than the rest of us schmucks. That is why our vote is equal to yours in the Constitution.

    3) You are anonymous to boot. For all we know you could be in the tank for someone else.

    1. Troy In your analysis you did assume just because some says they are an attorney they are…I doubt that also without someone putting their name on it. I agree most of this appears to me also to be just attacking the guy working the hardest at the race. I never see anything about the others and if one has not even filed as mentioned above, why are we even considering that person?

    2. Troy, It seems clear to me that they are in the tank for someone..why else take over this thread to talk about Ravnsborg so much. I don’t give anonymous attacks much credence either. If you can’t say it with your name then its not very credible to me. Keep posting you seem to be one of the more reasonable people on here. John

  10. We are getting off topic though….

    Always good to have some local all stars around to help campaigns.

    Lightens the atmosphere and not all politics then…I want someone that I can talk to and relate to in office not just the nerd who knows it all.

  11. Look Jason Ravensborg is a I’m sure a nice guy and the establishments’s pick because the guy has done a lot for the party. Does that mean he is the best candidate for AG? Absolutely not! He has shown poor judgement on several occasions for being under consideration for voting for the states top cop and consumer advocate. Not a hater just that he is not the right guy for the job by a long shot.

    1. You bring up a good point, but not the one I was thinking about what has everyone else running ever done for the party?

      I’d like to hear some examples of what the others have ever done for the party.

      I see AG as law + politics; not just one or the other.

      1. Most lawyers are busy working and earning a living. Working lawyers have very little free time. That’s why everyone comments, it’s clear he does not have employment. To be considered qualified I would say he should have worked as a full time prosecutor, and devoted his time to the law. He should have a working relationship with law enforcement. I see a man in the army reserve desperately doing little else. Nice guy just not qualified.

        1. That is why I think Jason should drop this hopeless run for AG & should team up with Hubbel. He would have a better shot at running on the ticket as LG than as AG. He would help Hubbel on the ticket if that is even possible. LG is less demanding and he could still play Army.

        2. So using your logic, most of the attorneys and therefore states attorneys are not qualified since you contend that they must be “full time” to be considered qualified. That is an insult to attorneys across our state….

        3. Seriously, this is a bull dinky statement (directed at anonymous 5/24/17 at 5:50 pm statement). Do you have any knowledge of his personal schedule or what hours he works or what free time he as? You are making an assumption with nothing to support it, that is a poor argument. He has experience as a full time prosecutor and his experience defending is still law experience.
          There is not much difference between prosecuting or defending, each job requires you to research the facts to support you argument in the case to win. Therefore, he has a ton of law experience. How many of his opponents have any leadership or management experience, so far I see is ZERO % (that is a factual statement). Ravnsborg is a LTC with 20 years in Army Reserves with multiple deployments if I remember reading correctly. That is a factual statement of 20 years of experience with leadership and management, which is needed to run an AG office. So as I stated in an earlier comment, Ravnsborg seems to be the only one with the entire package to qualify him for the AG position.

          1. The other candidates don’t have experience in leadership or management? Can you hear yourself? All 3 of the other candidates have managed/led an office of prosecutors. Only 1 candidate has not and that’s your guy.

            1. Managed and led is a big difference. 2 of them have only been local states attorneys managing 1-2 secretaries and 1-2 attorneys at best. That is not leading 100s of individuals or leading managers/leaders of people.

  12. If Jackley wins the primary, then I expect a basketball clinic with Thune in the fall of ’18…. That would be exciting!….. Maybe Miller will attend that one too?

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