Congratulations to the newly married Senator Brock Greenfield and his lovely bride, Kelli, who celebrated their nuptials yesterday in a church where all practiced social distancing. We hope the new couple is happy and healthy!
In part….
GOP Statement on the passing of State Representative Robert Glanzer
Friends and family across the State of South Dakota alike are mourning the passing of Robert Glanzer, who represented District 22 (Beadle & Kingsbury Counties) this week after a long battle against the COVID-19 virus.
Robert was the first sitting lawmaker in the country to succumb to the pandemic which has most people in the country confined to their homes, but rather than focus on his illness, the South Dakota Republican Party chooses to memorialize Robert’s long history of public service and remarkable life that touched so many across the state.
According to Robert’s obituary, Bob served as a teacher and coach in his early professional career at Wessington Springs High School until 1975, when Bob was named the manager of the South Dakota State Fair, a position he served in until 1979. He then started his banking career at Farmers and Merchants Bank, he continued in banking until retiring from American Bank & Trust in 2012. He was elected to the South Dakota State House of Representatives in 2017, where “he proudly and tirelessly served the people of South Dakota until his death.”
Representative Glanzer, who was already prepared to run again for office in 2020, is sorely missed by his many friends and colleagues.
Governor Noem’s Statement on the Passing of Representative Bob Glanzer
PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Kristi Noem issued the following statement on the passing of state Representative Bob Glanzer (R-Huron):
“I was very sorry to hear of Bob Glanzer’s passing. Bob was a man of true integrity and someone I greatly respected. He epitomized what it means to be a true statesman and worked tirelessly for the people of Beadle and Kingsbury counties as well as for our entire state. Bryon and I will miss him dearly, and we extend our deepest sympathies to Penny and his entire family.”
Glanzer, 74, was a state representative from District 22, which is Beadle and Kingsbury counties. He had been serving in the state House since 2017.
Governor Noem will ask that flags across South Dakota fly at half-staff in honor of Representative Glanzer on the day of his funeral, which has yet to be set.
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From Facebook, Thomas Glanzer, State Representative Bob Glanzer’s son has announced his father’s passing. In part:
Tonight at 7:57 p.m. our dad, grandpa, uncle, husband and friend went to heaven. No words can describe the sorrow, but no words can describe the joy of knowing he is with God for eternity.
Mom told me today, as we knew the time was near, that she wanted him to go when it was bright out…not in the middle of the night. It is not lost on me that while the sun was falling, but still crested above the horizon of the prairie my father was rising to the glory of heaven.
Our family would like to thank the amazing staff at Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center for their amazing care of our dad and of us. Their work was even more appreciated during this truly trying time in our world. They were able to comfort us without being next to us and that is human care on the highest level.
Thank you to the Glanzer family, and especially Thomas, for these updates which I know I sought out daily for updates on Bob’s condition.
Please keep the entire family in your prayers.
It appears that Liz May’s petitions were finally approved by the Secretary of State’s office late this afternoon. Which kind of begs the age old question “Can you win statewide office in South Dakota if you don’t travel east of the James River?”
Which if you follow politics, it hasn’t happened yet.
So, we’ll find out in less than 60 days.
One of the remaining noteworthy Democrats in the State just threw his hat into the legislative ring for 2020. Minnehaha County Commissioner Jeff Barth filed paperwork to run for the State House in D25.
This has some interesting information, such as the Governor updating infection and response models, with the State noting how many hospital beds are going to be needed, and why shutting down everything until the end of October isn’t realistic or sustainable, so that’s why the state isn’t doing that:
The only additional candidate to add this AM is Florence Thompson, who filed to run as State Representative in District 30.
This is interesting.
Both Republican Scyller Borglum and Democrat Dan Ahlers have had their petitions certified to participate in the US Senate Race. But Republican Congressional hopeful Liz May, who turned in petitions the day before Scyller Borglum, remains to be certified.
We just picked up another House primary today in D20 with the entrance of Barry Volk into the House race against Miskimins and Koth, and another Senate Primary in District 15 with Brenda Lawrence joining Thor Bardon as Senate hopefuls.
We’re currently at 10 GOP Senate primaries, with 11 expected. In the House, we have 15 primary GOP elections at the moment, with pair of Dem primaries out west for control of 26A and 28A.
Keep watching… we have a few more days until the registered mail is all in!
