South Dakota Democrat Julian Beaudion filed paperwork this afternoon to take on incumbent Republican US Senator Mike Rounds in the US Senate race, potentially beginning an 18-month campaign battle for the highest office on the 2026 ticket against the two-term Senator and two-term Governor:
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Oddly, Beaudion participated in a Press Conference earlier today with South Dakota Democrats, but nothing was said about his potential entry into the race.
A bio for Beaudion notes:
“Julian Beaudion is the co-founder and executive director of The Hub SD, a nonprofit that shares sustainable business and professional resources to support the success of entrepreneurs and business professionals from underrepresented communities
Julian is also the current executive director of the South Dakota African American History Museum, vice president of the local NAACP chapter, and the president of Juneteenth Sioux Falls. Julian spent over a decade as a South Dakota law enforcement officer.”
Game on.
Since numerous SDGOP County BPOUs invited a past Independent congressional candidate who was challenging an a GOP incumbent to speak at their lunches and meetings will they now invite South Dakota Democrat Julian Beaudion and other SDDP candidates to speak too at their functions? State level too with the takeover of new leadership?