From YouTube, the Liz May for Congress campaign has their YouTube channel up, as well as her introductory commercial for her Congressional run:
And the Congressional hopeful has a commercial with her supporters… I believe several of which she’s related to:
… ookaaay.
May also has her website up this afternoon at www.lizmayforcongress.com.
Noem Announces Legislation to Provide Certainty, Predictability for Rural Development
At the Black Hills Stock Show, Governor Kristi Noem today announced that she will introduce legislation that provides certainty and predictability for businesses and operations looking to open or expand in rural South Dakota.
DOWNLOAD PHOTO: Noem Gathers with Producers, Stakeholders to Announce Rural Development Bill
DOWNLOAD AUDIO: Noem Announces Legislation at Black Hills Stock Show
WATCH: Producers, Stakeholders, Rural Developers Applaud Noem’s Legislation
“Rural development projects are vital to the long-term success of our small towns, communities, and the families that keep them strong,” said Noem. “Too often, though, rural development projects are delayed or even killed by cumbersome and unnecessary permitting processes. The bill I am introducing today sets up a fair process that will give developers certainty and predictability for processes. It allows them to cut through red tape and invest in our communities and families for generations to come.”
Noem’s legislation creates vitality and success for rural development by:
Click here to learn more about Noem’s legislation.
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Whitney Raver (D-SD) for Congress is showing some signs of life for a challenger Democrat campaign.
Whitney Raver 2019 4q FEC by Pat Powers on Scribd
$15,193 raised, $7694.35 spent, and $7498.85 cash on hand. Like Senate candidate Ahlers, Raver also was able to wrangle $2500 from State Democrats, and another $200 from Fall River County democrats in a primary race.
She’s got a long way to go in her primary against Brian Wirth. And it has only just begun.
We’ll keep on watching.
Democrat’s main candidate for US Senate Dan Ahlers has filed his campaign finance report. And there are some interesting items:
Dan Ahlers 2019 4q FEC by Pat Powers on Scribd
Ahlers took in $21,468 in receipts, spent $5,137.63, leaving him with $17,485.73 cash on hand to move into the election year. But it’s the source of some of those funds that caught my attention.
On November 9th, Democrat Clara Hart announced her entrance into the race for US Senate in a primary against Ahlers, with the victor to take on Mike Rounds.
On November 19th, Davison County Democrats donated $200 to her primary opponent, Dan Ahlers. And this was followed by a $2500 donation to Ahlers by the State Democrat Party on December 30th, with both taking place after Hart’s entrance into the race. From a look at Ahler’s campaign finance report, you have to ask “if there are those who have decided to play favorites?”
Clara Hart has yet to file, so we don’t know if she’s received a similar $2500 donation from the SDDP, but a donation of this nature to a candidate involved in a primary who is not a current officeholder (who would likely be involved in party fundraising activity) seems a bit unusual.
Stay tuned.
US Senator John Thune continues his strong fundraising, and further bulletproofs himself from any challengers in the latest FEC filing:
US Senator John Thune 2019 4q FEC by Pat Powers on Scribd
South Dakota’s senior US Senator and political juggernaut John Thune’s campaign organization continues to be the envy of any other campaign in South Dakota, as he raises $414,038.18 this quarter, against only $147,948.15 of expenditures.
But the big number is his cash on hand, at $12,791,914.71, is a sign that Democrats have not been able to mount more than a nominal challenge to Thune since his defeat of Tom Daschle.
Senator Thune is up again for election in 2022. And with this much cash on hand, banked over a series of non-races, much like MC Hammer he’s signaling to state democrats who might be thinking of jumping into a contest with him that “U Can’t Touch This.”
The never-ending Sutton for South Dakota Campaign has filed their campaign finance report for year end of 2019:
Billie Sutton YE 2019 Campaign Finance Disclosure by Pat Powers on Scribd
What’s the low-down? The losing Democrat campaign for Governor is reporting that they started off with $79,575.33 in funds, to which they added $41,968. (You can read the list of itemized donations on the last page of the pdf.)
Sutton reported expenditures of $83,512.95 in 2019, including $16,181.06 on consulting, and $21,150 on salaries. It also notes a $10,000 donation to a “non-profit charitable organization,” which I would assume is his own leadership institute, but state law is fairly lax on reporting where you spend it.
After it’s all said and done, Sutton for Governor is left sitting on $38,031.07.
Rounds: We’ve Done our Due Diligence, It’s Time to Get Back to Doing the People’s Work
Will Vote ‘No’ on Additional Witnesses, Documents at Impeachment Trial
WASHINGTON –U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) today announced that he will vote to bring the impeachment trial to a close and move forward to the question of acquittal.
“Based on the Constitution, the facts presented to us by the House and the political nature of this entire impeachment process, it is clear to me we have the information necessary to make our decision. Requiring witnesses would unfortunately legitimize the House process which brought accusations without substantiation of fact. We have done our due diligence, and now it’s time to bring this process to a close so we can get back to doing the people’s work.”
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Johnson, Soto Introduce Bill to Ensure Clear Meat Processing and Labeling
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representatives Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Darren Soto (D-FL) today introduced the Food Safety Modernization for Innovative Technologies Act, a bill which would formalize a regulatory framework for food derived from cell-cultured technology.
Earlier this year, the Trump Administration established an agreement between the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure food and labeling safety. The bill leverages the lab and food safety oversight expertise of the FDA and USDA. As cell-cultured meat technologies progress, this bill will ensure thorough agency oversight to protect consumers and the integrity of product claims.
“South Dakota ranchers already produce a safe, quality product – anything lab grown should have to meet the same standards for consumers,” said Johnson. “As cell-cultured foods make way to the supermarket, Americans deserve to know exactly what it is they are feeding their families.”
“As consumers continue to seek alternative meat products, like cell-based meat, it’s more imperative than ever that we create regulations for food substitutes,” said Soto. “We want to ensure Americans are getting the safe product they sign up for when they’re checking out at the grocery store. I’m proud to introduce this bill with Congressman Johnson and excited to have the support of Florida’s cattle ranchers!”
Under this legislation, FDA would oversee the lab process of multiplying animal collected cells to make tissue and USDA would oversee processing, packaging, and labeling. Through a coordinated agency process, the Secretary of Agriculture would have the authority to require prior approval of labels or labeling claims before introduction into the consumer market. The bill also provides protections for misbranded products, including “imitation” products that could confuse consumers.
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In case you’re not going to be watching the Superbowl on Sunday, President Donald Trump will be among the many advertisers, with two ads playing in the commercial slots for the big game. Here you can watch one of them that will be playing:
Now that I’ve hit middle age, I see this and think “I just found the ultimate piece of South Dakota campaign technology…”
Where was this when I was out pounding those darn campaign fenceposts? Now I need to find 4×8’s that don’t take off like a sail in the wind when you pull them off the back of a pickup!
(They start about $268 on Walmart for all you candidates with statewide races.)