It sounds as if the House Republicans are getting the job done as the major positions in the caucus elections are falling into place.
The word out of Pierre is that State Representative Taylor Rehfeldt – who did a masterful job of getting many House Republicans elected this year – has been elected as the first female Majority Leader in South Dakota history! They’re in the middle of voting for other positions, but this is great news.
While I’m writing this, I’m told Representative Drew Peterson was just elected by the body as the Assistant Majority Leader.
Also hearing that one of the nicest people in Pierre, State Representative Mike Stevens will be the Republican nominee to lead the chamber as Speaker of the House in the next term, and his Speaker Pro Tem will be Representative Amber Arlint.
Stay tuned for the full rundown…