Looks like several new legislative candidates are staking out their territory and have filed papers to show that they’re IN and running for the State Legislature.
*Republican and Ft. Pierre City Councilman Mike Weisgram has filed paperwork to run in District 24 House for one of the seats being vacated due to term limits by Tim Rounds and Mary Duvall. I anticipate there will be a primary for this seat, with Will Mortenson having already filed, and Dr. Noel Chicoine talking to people in Pierre about his interest.
*Republican Matt Rosburg of Sioux Falls has a committee filed for District 15 House, but I don’t have much more information than he’s a 41 year old businessman, and running in literally one of the toughest Districts in the state for Republicans. Good luck!
*Republican Bethany Soye of Sioux Falls, who is in compliance at Metabank, has created a committee to support her run for District 9 House for one of the seats currently held by Republican Rhonda Milstead and Democrat Michael Saba. Michael Clark has already announced for the seat, so Soye’s entrance into the race would trigger a Republican Primary.
*Aaron Aylward of District 6 who ran 2 years ago as a Libertarian has changed his party in the last few weeks, and now intends to run as a Republican in District 6 House. How new of a Republican is he? Well, according to the screen shot of this afternoon:
The South Dakota Libertarian Party website still has Alyward listed as the State Libertarian Party chairman, noting:
Over the years, Aaron has been in a number of political parties, starting as a Democrat while in High School, a Republican during the years that Ron Paul, and his son, Rand, were running for President, and now in the Libertarian party.
Read that here (Yes, we know Gideon Oakes is the current Libertarian Party chair as of June. And should probably update the libertarian party website.) Alyward would join the District 6 House Republican Primary along with Nathan Block, Ernie Otten, and Joshua Sopko.
Speaking of Joshua Sopko, in checking today, it looks like he got his child support thing handled, as the Minnehaha County website for active warrants no longer has his name listed.
Stay tuned. Lots more candidates to come.
d-6 is gearing up to be a hell of a primary race. wow! Get the popcorn…
Monroe has also told many he is running in ft. pierre.
I hope he does.
Good Luck Matt!!!!!!!
Curious of the Democrats will do the same as the Libertarians and run as Republicans as Woster wrote about since their party is also kaput.
Voters need to stop worrying about party labels and vote issues and what the person stands for instead of party. Everything changed with Trump.
Wrong again Tara. The Republican party is what is good and pure in America. Democrats are evil, sinister, satanic creatures.
Ya, look at the 2 corrupt parties in Washington. Trump is the lone ranger.
Awaiting you’re announcement for you to run now as a Libertarian for the legislature. Think of the possibilities!
It would be fun running as a Libertarian.
grudznick would be pleased to be the campaign manager for a pretty young woman like Mrs. Volesky, and we would win.
I’ve heard a statewide officials spouse is being encouraged to run for district 24 senate.
Matt Rosburg is a solid conservative, knowledgeable about the issues, and a man of character. He has a tough hill to climb, but he can do it.
My Libertarian friends are too proud to pull that sort of Democrat trick.
Thanks for catching the oversight, Pat. The site has been updated.
We wish Aaron luck in his new venture, but we certainly have our doubts. He clearly views winning a seat at any cost as top priority. This insidious type of false-populism is a big part of what’s wrong with the country these days.
Perhaps by pretending to be a Republican he will finally get the win he so desperately craves. Unfortunately, even if he does, history tells us he will wind up either towing the GOP party line or getting crushed by the machine.
There is no victory in compromising one’s principles in the pursuit of success.
I’ve heard Herman Otten and Latterell are running against each other for senate.
One postcard campaign from otten with Latterell facepalming trump on national tv at the national gop convention should finish Latterell.
Herman and Isaac are going to settle this with an epic leg wrestle.
Latterell didn’t just facepalm Trump. He facepalmed South Dakota. Latterekk needs to go.
I am sure he WON’T be on the list of attendees.