Release – Noem Opens Watertown Campaign Office

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Noem Opens Watertown Campaign Office

WATERTOWN, S.D. – Kristi Noem this week held a grand opening of her Watertown Campaign Office. The office will serve as a volunteer outreach center, where South Dakotans can find information about Noem’s vision for South Dakota as well as collect signs, bumper stickers, and other Team Noem materials. The office is located at 1333 9th Ave. SE in Watertown.

“I am so humbled by the Watertown community’s support, because it’s the people here who know me best,” said Noem. “Many in this community stood by me as I worked to stabilize our farm and ranch after my dad passed away. These are the people who have seen first-hand how I managed our hunting lodge and my mom’s restaurant and built our family’s insurance business. To have their trust, encouragement, and support means the absolute world to me.”

PHOTO FROM THE GRAND OPENING

 

Release – Noem’s Words Used Against South Dakota

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Noem’s Words Used Against South Dakota

PIERRE, SD: In a Supreme Court brief filed by Wayfair, Inc. Wednesday, the company fighting against fairness for South Dakota businesses cited the opposition of Congresswoman Kristi Noem.

“In fact, South Dakota’s sole Congressperson has cautioned what the impact of overruling Quill would be in the absence of federal legislation,” Wayfair wrote.

Wayfair then goes on to quote a release from Noem:

“If the Supreme Court rules in South Dakota’s favor, it could become a marketplace free-for-all,” she said in a statement that misconstrues the facts of the case and its impact on South Dakota.

The opposing brief comes as Attorney General Marty Jackley travels to Washington to prepare to argue the case for South Dakota.

“While Attorney General Jackley is fighting for South Dakota and our Main Street businesses at the US Supreme Court, Congresswomen Noem’s own words are being used against South Dakota,” said Jackley for Governor campaign manager Jason Glodt. “South Dakota businesses deserve better, and we’re calling on the Congresswoman to publicly retract the statements she made that are being cited in the Wayfair brief.”

South Dakota has been joined in the case by 45 state attorneys general and the Trump administration.

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Release – Former State Sergeant Major Les Cummings Endorses Jackley

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Former State Sergeant Major Les Cummings Endorses Jackley

SIOUX FALLS, SD: Former state sergeant major of the South Dakota Army National Guard Les Cummings of Sioux Falls announced his support for Attorney General Marty Jackley in a new ad released today.

“Marty Jackley is the right choice for South Dakota veterans,” Cummings said. “When I talk to veterans today, I tell them that we need a governor who will be a friend to military men and women and a strong commander-in-chief, and Marty will be that leader.”

Cummings graduated from Washington High School before entering the National Guard, where he served his country for 30 years. He worked his way from private to state sergeant major, a role he used to train South Dakota men and women for war.

Even after his retirement from the National Guard and his role as Director of Fringe Benefits in Sioux Falls, Cummings is helping veterans and their families.

“As the founder of Operation Opening Doors, a project that provides free home remodeling to suit the specific disability needs of injured service members, Les is always giving back to the veteran community,” Jackley said. “His lifetime of leadership is truly inspiring, and I’m grateful for his advice and support in this campaign.”

Cummings resides in Sioux Falls with Candice, his wife of 46 years.

Watch his endorsement video on youtube:

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Libertarians to have actual Libertarian running for Governor?

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CJ Abernathey, who just changed parties to Libertarian…. after running for office as a Libertarian candidate for Governor for the past several months.. is announcing today on facebook that he may be challenged for the Libertarian nomination for the seat:

Abernathey reminds everyone that they must be a registered Libertarian to vote at the convention coming up in Sioux Falls on the 17th of April.

Which is advice he probably should have taken himself a few months ago.

Here are the candidates to date, plus primaries.

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I’ve gone through the list of candidates to date and have a handy chart for you to see who is running against who – plus where the primaries are (in red).

There might be a few more stragglers coming, but this list should be fairly complete.  Except for the two split districts (26 and 28), If there are more than 2 house members per party, they run against each other within their party for the primary. And then the top two for each party run against the other party in the fall election.

Libertarians and Independents are grouped with Democrats. Well, because…

Otherwise, House candidates are not assigned to a specific house seat within their district, and are only split to two lines for the sake of laying out my chart in a legible manner.

District House/Senate Republican Democrat/Other Candidate
1 Senate Susan Wismer, Allison Renville, Simon Bisek
1 House Tamera St. John Paul Dennert, Robert Whitmyre
1 House Steven McLeerey
   
2 Senate Brock Greenfield Paul Register
2 House Kaleb Weis Jenae Hansen
2 House Lana Greenfield Mike McHugh
   
3 Senate Al Novstrup Cory Heidelberger
3 House Carl Perry Justin Roemmick
3 House Drew Dennert Brooks Briscoe
   
4 Senate John Wiik Dennis Evenson
4 House John Mills Jim Chilson
4 House Fred Deutsch Melissa Meidinger
   
5 Senate Byron Callies, Lee Schoenbeck Alanna Silvis
5 House Hugh Bartels Brett Ries
5 House Nancy York Diana Hane
   
6 Senate Ernie Otten Theresa Ann Robbins
6 House Herman Otten Aaron Aylward (L)
6 House Isaac Latterell Kyle Boese, Nancy Kirstein
   
7 Senate VJ Smith Mary Perpich
7 House Doug Post Cory Ann Ellis (I)
7 House Tim Reed Zachary Kovach, Dwight Bill Adamson
   
8 Senate Jordan Youngberg Scott Parsley
8 House Leslie Heinemann Mary Leary
8 House Marli Wiese Joan Stamm
   
9 Senate Wayne Steinhauer, Lora Hubbel Mark Guthmiller
9 House Deb Peters Antoinette “Toni” Miller
9 House Mike Clark Michael Saba
   
10 Senate Spencer Wrightsman, Maggie Sutton Rachel Willson
10 House Steve Haugaard Dean Kurtz
10 House Doug Barthel Barbara Saxton
   
11 Senate Jim Stalzer Kevin Elsing
11 House Mark Willadsen Sheryl L Johnson
11 House Chris Karr Margaret Kuipers
   
12 Senate Blake Curd Kasey Oliver
12 House Manny Steele
12 House Arch Beal Jeff Hayward
   
13 Senate Jack Kolbeck Hubert Grogan
13 House Rex Rolfing, Amber Mauricio Kelly Sullivan
13 House Sue Peterson
   
14 Senate Deb Soholt, Tyler Swanger Justyn Hauck
14 House Tom Holmes, R. Shawn Tornow Erin Kay Healy
14 House Larry Zikmund Valerie Loudenback
   
15 Senate Reynold Nesiba
15 House Jamie Smith, Josh Reinfeld
15 House Linda Duba, Patrick Kirschman
   
16 Senate Jim Bolin Ted Curry
16 House Kevin Jensen Chad Skiles
16 House David Anderson Mike Steinbrecher
   
17 Senate Art Rusch Howard Grinager
17 House Nancy Rasmussen Gregory Baldwin (L)
17 House Ray Ring, John Gors
   
18 Senate Roger Meyer Craig Kennedy
18 House Jean Hunhoff Terry Crandall
18 House Max Farver Ryan Cwach
   
19 Senate Stace Nelson Ardon Wek
19 House Kent Peterson, Michael Boyle John C. Koch
19 House Kyle Schoenfish
   
20 Senate Josh Klumb Dan Miller
20 House Lance Koth Ione Klinger
20 House Paul Miskimins James Schorzman
   
21 Senate Rocky Dale Blare Julie Bartling
21 House Caleb FInck Brian Jorgensen, Faith Spotted Eagle
21 House Lee Qualm Anna Kerner Andersson
   
22 Senate Jim White Eric Bliss
22 House Bob Glanzer Tyler Volesky
22 House Roger Chase
   
23 Senate Justin Cronin Joe Yracheta
23 House Spencer Gosch Eleanor Iverson
23 House John Lake Philip Testerman
   
24 Senate Jeff Monroe Amanda Bachmann
24 House Mary Duvall, Roxanne Weber Terry Keller
24 House Tim Rounds Brian Watterson
   
25 Senate Kris Langer, Dale Barnhart
25 House Tammy Fenner, Jon Hansen Dan Ahlers
25 House Tom Pischke BJ Motley
   
26 Senate Joel Koskan Troy Heinert
26a House Shawn Bordeaux, Troy “Luke” Lunderman
26b House Rebecca Reimer Debra Smith
   
27 Senate Bill Hines Kevin Killer, Red Dawn Foster
27 House Steve Livermont Peri Pourier, Nicole Littlewhiteman
27 House Liz May Margaret Ross
   
28 Senate Ryan Maher Alli Moran
28a House Oren Lesmeister
28b House Sam Marty Jason Hill (L)
   
29 Senate Gary Cammack, Bill Kluck
29 House Tom Brunner
29 House Larry Rhoden
   
30 Senate Lance Russell, Patricia Shiery, Bruce Rampelberg Kristine Ina Winter
30 House Julie Frye-Mueller Whitney Raver
30 House Tim Goodwin
   
31 Senate Bob Ewing Sherry Bea Smith
31 House Tim Johns
31 House Chuck Turbiville
   
32 Senate Alan Solano Ayla Rodriguez
32 House Sean McPherson Susan Kelts
32 House Scyller Borglum, Ed Randazzo Angel Staley
   
33 Senate Phil Jensen, Amanda Scott Ryan Ryder
33 House Dave Johnson, Janet Jensen Lilias Jarding
33 House Taffy Howard, Melanie Torno
   
34 Senate Jeff Partridge Zach VanWyk
34 House Janette McIntyre, Jess Olson
34 House Mike Diedrich George J. Nelson
   
35 Senate Lynne DiSanto, Ryan Smith
35 House Tina Mullaly Bougain Sistak
35 House Anthony (Tony) Randolph Michael T. Hanson

Release – Secretary of State: Tapio Officially Certified for South Dakota Congressional Primary

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Secretary of State: Tapio Officially Certified for South Dakota Congressional Primary

(Wednesday, March 28, 2018)  GOP Congressional Candidate, Neal Tapio has been officially certified  for the June primary election, easily surpassing the signature verification requirement necessary to make the ballot.  Tapio submitted a total of 2,959 signatures via nominating petition, 2,494 of which were accepted and certified by the office of the Secretary of State. Just over 1,900 certified signatures were required to become a certified candidate.

“I want to thank the dedicated army of supporters who completed this task on a purely volunteer basis,” Tapio said.  “It means a lot to know that so many people sacrificed their time and effort to contribute to my campaign in this way and that our message is resonating with so many people across South Dakota who are fed up with the business as usual status quo of the GOP establishment in this state and across the nation,” Tapio said.

“The era of the career politician is over in this nation and I believe people in South Dakota realize that it’s time for citizens with real experience and a track record of success at a very high level of business and private enterprise to face issues head on and to bring real solutions to the problems and challenges facing America,” Tapio said.

Tapio, who served as President Donald Trump’s State Director during the 2016 campaign says petition gathering process revealed once again that the President’s anti-establishment message continues to resonate with South Dakotans who are tired of the long succession of establishment politicians who say all the right things at home but then go to Washington D.C. and serve as rubber stamps for the mainstream GOP leadership.  Tapio says he looks forward to bringing his background of business success and social conservative principles to Washington in support of a populist resurgence that rewrote the electoral map in 2016.

“The Republican Establishment both here and in Washington is so afraid to tackle tough issues that they have done little but serve as controlled opposition to the globalist agenda that is destroying America’s future,” Tapio said.

“The American people are ready for leadership that puts America first and preserves the prosperity and quality of life that was created by a devotion to faith, family, freedom and free enterprise, but that has been compromised by decades of interventionist foreign policy, crony capitalism and socialism pushed at the highest levels of government,”

“It’s time we vigorously defend the greatness of America again. I am more than ready to answer that call.”

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Hubbel files for State Senate

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Well that’s interesting. Eternal candidate Lora Hubbel just filed to run for the state Senate. They would’ve been sent in via mail and did not show up until today. Hubbel would be challenging Wayne Steinhauer in the June primary for the seat.

Update!  For those interested in donating:

STEINHAUER FOR SOUTH DAKOTA
26581 East Shore Place 
Hartford, SD 57033