This afternoon marked a big drop of petitions by the Secretary of State’s office indicating some hot primaries will be brewing out there for the 2026 election.
D2 State Representative David Kull had his petitions approved for the State Senate in his district, setting up a 2, if not three-way primary, with fellow house member John Sjaarda.
As billed earlier, in D3, Aberdeen business leader Katie Washnok‘s petitions were filed today to run against Senator Carl Perry in a rematch of 2024. With Perry having sided with the populist fringe elements of the party over the last several years, we shall see how the 2.0 version of this race goes.
As noted in a post below, State Representative Josephine Garcia was earlier filing paperwork on the financial end, and her petitions were approved today to run for the State Senate against District 5 state Senator Glen Vilhauer.
And what could be one of the marquee primary races, District 13 state Senator Sue Peterson will be challenged by Sioux Falls businessman and consultant Dan Kippley.
In District 16, Beresford businesswoman Lisa Bogue has filed petitions to run for the house, entering a primary with Gubernatorial appointee John Schubeck and candidate Jason VanDenTop.
In District 25, State Representative Les Heinemann has filed, setting up the at least three-way primary in the house between he, Carrie Sanderson, and Bart Sample.
And more primaries are coming. Did I forget anybody? Well there was another one.
Former hard-right State Representative Kaleb Weis wants to jump back in the swamp, and has filed to run in the District 3 House race against Spencer Sommers, Al Novstrup & Tim Hanigan.
What would it mean if Weis came back to Pierre? For starters, whoever is elected as governor might have to think about making the fence around the residence taller. (IYKYK)
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Kaleb (and more so, Kayla) Weis CANNOT go back to Pierre. #iykyk. #iknow.
He sets foot in Pierre, and the entire state’s IQ automatically drops 15 points.
Let’s hope D3 keeps Kaleb and Al home, for good.
Think of Kaleb as Kayla Weis in drag. D3 has been cursed and damned with dummies.
When area legislators where announcing they were running for re-election DEI mentioned she had petitions in Pierre at the legislative forum. What for?
Perry is long overdue, Jordan, Manhart, Ismay and about 10 others need to be voted out. Our state deserves so much better.
Why has everyone figured out it’s time for Carl Perry to be done, except Carl Perry?!
Apparently, every Toby Doeden told him he won’t be supporting him this time around. Hang it up, man. Hang. It. Up. While you’ve still got a shred of dignity left…maybe. (I mean, he did drop his pants in front of a group of minors…ITS TIME)