State Sen. Brock Greenfield to run for Commissioner of School & Public Lands
Brock Greenfield (R-Clark) has announced he will be seeking the nomination for the office of Commissioner of School and Public Lands in the 2022 election cycle. Greenfield graduated from Doland and earned his Bachelor of Science from Northern State University with majors in Business Management and Marketing and a minor in Economics.
Greenfield has served in both the SD Senate and House of Representatives and has held numerous leadership positions in the Legislature, including President Pro Tempore of the Senate for four years. He has also served on Appropriations, State Affairs, Taxation, Commerce and Energy, Education, Retirement Laws, the Executive Board, and State and Tribal Relations, as well as a number of interim summer studies. He has extensive conservative budgeting experience as an 11-year appropriator, and he has chaired several legislative committees. In his daily life, Greenfield is a businessman, substitute teacher, bus driver, and baseball coach. He is also a past State Director of South Dakota Right to Life. He was united in marriage to his wife, Kelli, last April. Kelli grew up near Clearfield and graduated from Winner. She is currently a nurse practitioner with the Monument Health system.
Greenfield says the Office of School and Public Lands has been well-served by current Commissioner Ryan Brunner and Deputy Commissioner Mike Lauritsen. He wants to carry on their tradition of superior, efficient, and effective management of school and endowment lands and dams under the purview of the office. “Ryan, Mike, and their team in the Office of the Commissioner of School and Public Lands have dedicated themselves to serving with integrity as they oversee operations and work to achieve the best results for students, taxpayers, lease holders, and all South Dakotans.”
Greenfield concluded, “I have reached out to a number of people who have served as convention delegates in the past, and they have provided me with strong encouragement to run for this very important job. I look forward to visiting with more delegates from all across the state to listen to their input and concerns in the hopes of garnering their feedback and ultimately gaining their trust and support.”
He will be level headed and well respected. This is good news! Understanding and managing a budget and staff is critical for this office.
I would say the same for Lauritsen.
Glad to hear he is running!
Melissa Magstadt is living in Castlewood. Would be a great candidate for his seat.
So, a “businessman”, bus driver, substitute teacher, and baseball coach, eh. So 4 part time jobs, one of which isn’t paid (coach), 2 jobs that pay maaaybe $15-20/hr. But bus driving is 3 hrs/day and subs make $90-120/day depending on the district and only for the school year. I don’t know what business he runs but I’m glad to hear he married a woman who has an actual career and probably has health benefits.
I’ve known guys like this my entire life. They’re the ones that sit in the diner or coffee shop from 9-1030 every morning in every small town solving the worlds problems instead of building a career
All of which allows him to be a public servant. There is a book I know which warns is about measuring ones life with things of this world.
While I find both candidates highly capable and knew it would be a struggle to choose, RLM’s post made me process Brock in a way which makes him even more attractive to me.
By the way, every “coffee drinker” I have ever met always seem to have the priority of God, family, community, and work in the right order and balance. Much better than those who neglect God, family, and others to build the biggest pile.
I think they were also leaving out the fact that he’s worked at two or more family businesses, which certainly qualifies him for being considered a businessman.
Didn’t leave it out. It was put in quotes.
Brock is the epitome of a public servant. He has given more time to helping young people than most. SD is blessed to have this kind of person serving us in the halls of the Capitol shs his community.
He’s and honest law abiding citizen who goes to work, pays his taxes and serves his state and community.
Greenfield is real. You don’t get a made up resume pumped up to run for office or person with him. Just class and genuineness.
That’s why he will win easily.
Taking an hour and a half out of a work day to kibitz and gossip doesn’t mean you are honoring God, family, and community. You can do those things off the clock