A year and a half ago now, I’d written about the Sioux Falls Mayoral contest, and noted a few things… While this is a non-partisan municipal race, don’t kid yourself. It’s anything but non-partisan, and this has been exacerbated during Huether’s tenure. And the battle lines are often drawn this way with major blocs of […]
Jeez… the more I look at it, the more I think the election in South Dakota is going to be an electoral disaster for Democrats. District Race Name Party Predictions Notes District 01 State Representative Steven D. McCleerey DEM Dem Over District 01 State Representative Susan Wismer DEM Dem Over District 02 State Representative […]
Given the nature of the two-vote elections in the House, trying to handicap the House races can be more problematic, but in taking the most base-level glimpse at the races (again, based on factors such as Name ID, district composition, how well they campaign), the GOP still looks incredibly strong in the house. What could […]
From the Argus Leader: Steele, a Republican Representative for District 12 from 2007 to 2014, Thursday night became the first person to announce ambitions for the Southwest District Council seat being vacated by the term-limited Greg Jamison. “I have gained understanding of the workings of government on the state, county and city levels and believe […]
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has two fundraisers coming up this month – one in Pierre, and one in Sioux Falls. What’s interesting are the names of the people who are putting their names on the line to serve as hosts for the fundraisers, which go towards his Political Action Committee, and supporting his […]
Stu Whitney’s column in the Argus Leader this morning features former state representative and current city councilor Christine Erickson, Who, in an understated way, seems to keep capturing everyone’s attention and rises in popularity. “She’s a refreshing new voice, and she’s got moxie,” says fellow council member and former Sioux Falls mayoral candidate Greg Jamison. […]
You’d think the 2016 elections were all but a foregone conclusion at this point with there being no challengers to John Thune, Kristi Noem or Chris Nelson. (Not that it isn’t, because the Democrats aren’t going to dig anyone up to beat them, if they can get candidates at all.) So, many of us who […]
I was just notified of the posting of the committee assignments in the Senate for the upcoming legislative session, and there’s a few surprises coming from incoming President Pro Tempore Brock Greenfield. In speaking with him, his committee philosophy was based on two primary factors – spreading around the committee positions, and keeping an eye […]