16 thoughts on “House Assistant Majority Leader Taylor Rehfeldt explains the dual roles of Citizen Legislators in South Dakota”

  1. The upcoming two sessions will be more in disarray with the whackadoodles (courtesy of Sen Schoenbeck) gaining ground and a number of good sense legislators will be gone.

    Don’t blame the democrats. They are not the cause.

  2. What 1:02 is trying to say is that because of a certain senator’s unwelcome interference in primary races across the state, many Republican legislators like Rehfeldt will have a much more difficult time passing legislation, and indeed have a much more difficult time getting elected to leadership positions by the majority of their caucus. For example, I would be very surprised to see Rehfeldt re-elected to assistant majority leader, or elected chair of the health committee. No offense intended, but if we honestly assess the politics of the primary, the resulting caucus disarray has nothing to do with the Dems and much to do with pushback from voters upset with interference from the Watertown senator.

    1. Representative Rehfeldt is well-liked by republicans on both-sides of controversial issues. She comes into session with a very laid out regimen and is never quick to anger. You can find her at the table working the issues, and not on a soap box complaining about the issues.

      I don’t think what happened in the primary of 2024 will affect Rehfeldt’s leadership ability or leadership path.

      1. The caucus is split along ideological lines, not just on controversial issues. Time will tell how well she manages when she is in the minority.

        1. The traditional conservatives group still has the majority over the Freedom Caucus in the house. She will be just fine.

      1. Lee contributed thousands of dollars to his favored candidates in many primary races across SD. He has never denied that, and the proof is shown on his campaign disclosure forms.

  3. Aw, come on!! The vast majority of voters pay no attention to the in-fighting within the Legislative Halls and the Republican Party. They vote local issues and local candidates.

    1. Too many of those candidates are a bunch of half-literate weirdos who have little grasp on reality, much less the law.

      Voters largely don’t pay attention until someone really turns up the idiocy, malice, or incompetence, and we’re likely going to see more than usual this winter and next.

  4. In a race between two local candidates, local voters care about outside meddling. The results of the elections prove it.

    1. She did everything she could to interfere in the election. Does someone in leadership think that is professional? She and Mortpac do not deserve to be in charge anymore.

      1. Good luck finding someone running for leadership that didn’t participate in the elections. Leaders support other leaders. There isn’t one person running for leadership that didn’t in some way support certain candidates over others.

        John Hansen was Facebook messaging randoms to run for office. He used PACs from organizations to support candidates he thinks will vote for him even though the dough was supposed to be for something else.

        Odenbac and May have sent hit cards the last two election cycles.

        Political leaders across the state, nation, and world have always supported and endorsed candidates. Not sure why you are so surprised or think it’s odd.

  5. We may have to send back in the MARINE in 2026. Where is Stace Nelson? Thailand?

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