A couple of new candidates came in from under the radar today that no one had heard much about until now.
First is Republican Mary Beth Weinheimer, who filed the campaign finance forms for House campaign committee in District 24.
Her entrance into the race would trigger a new primary in District 24 House (there’s already a Senate primary in D24) against incumbents Will Mortenson and Mike Weisgram, who successfully came out of the House primary in 2020. And both were pretty good campaigners, so I don’t anticipate they’re going to go without a fight.
Next new candidate is Republican Kerry Loudenslager running in D12, who filed paperwork to join that already crowded primary with Cole Heisey, Greg Jamison, Gary Schuster, and Amber Arlint.
And that’s Loudenslager. While phonetically it might sound alike, no relation to the more infamous Lautenschlager’s of SD Gun Owners’ and Taffy Howard’s campaign from out on the other end of the state.
Still more than a month left until petitions are due, so we should start seeing a lot more filings in the weeks to come.
Stay tuned.
Mary is no slouch and if you notice her treasure’s last name, she carries weight in D24,
Marry will be extremely formidable and well funded. So will Mort and Weisgram.
Weinheimer boosts Mehlhaff also in senate.
Will her home school efforts gain her the governors support?
She asked her brother to be treasurer. Big deal.
Anon 8:17am, you missed the point of the post.
Saying no one has heard of Mary is perhaps a bit false
Weinheimer is extremely solid. My guess is she has the full support of Noem – she’s a Morris.
Mort will likely be the better bet. Mike should probably move on.
Mortenson is the one that should move on—elected lobbyist with a smug personality to boot
Go Mary!
Don’t miss the beauty of this problem for the GOP, a problem not seen for decades in the Dem world. Mort and Mike are two very good, very serious legislators. I don’t know Mary, know her mother a little – great lady, and the family certainly has a great reputation. Sounds like the Republicans in District 24 are over-loaded with good options. When was the last time you saw that problem in a Demo primary.
Those of us who live in D24 don’t agree that Mort and Mike are good. What exactly have they done for the community? I think the reason they have a challenger (and maybe more) is because Mary and so many others know we can do better. I’m positive Mary will easily replace one of them.