It hasn’t widely hit the news, but former Democrat PUC Commissioner Ken Stofferahn passed away on March 18th in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Stofferahn had ran for US Senate in 1972 as a Republican, and served as a State Representative as a Republican from 1975-1977, at which time he was one of the rare South Dakota public officials who switched over to become a Democrat, running under that party’s banner for U.S. Senate (1978), U.S. House (1980), and Governor (1986). From 1978-1996, Stofferahn served in the Public Utilities Commission as one of the state’s few Democrat officeholders.
An Obituary is available here, and a memorial service will be held at 9 AM Saturday, March 23 at First Lutheran Church, 1551 S 70th St, Lincoln, NE.
Sad to hear this…Ken was a battler. A real “Happy Warrior” and a people’s representative on the PUC. Should’ve remained a Republican.