State Representative David Johnson of Rapid City is just coming off of a session where he was embroiled in controversy for what by all appearances was a verbal disagreement with State Representative Lynne DiSanto.
But, despite the publicity surrounding the incident, he’s not going gently into the night. And Dave has sent out a financial appeal to his supporters asking for them to assist him with his campaign, pointing out that he’s going to have a primary and his opponents are going to conduct an aggressive campaign to defeat him:
“There are those who oppose my candidacy. They are likely to conduct an aggressive effort to defeat me, including personal attacks on my character. I am more than willing to defend myself and my record. Unfortunately, I believe my campaign will incur unusual advertising and printing expenses to counter actions by this faction and their extreme political agenda.”
Watch for this race to be one of the fiercest in the State as we get closer and closer to June.
Primary season is just starting. keep watching this space for more!
ummm, are legislators supposed to use official letterhead to fundraise for their campaign? Doesn’t seem right.
They don’t have it provided by the state with their own names. It would commonly be printed by legislators out of their own pocket. (I’ve printed some for legislators myself).
Pretty sure that template with the logo in the top right and the seal in background likely came from LRC.
Also, I don’t see anything that says it was paid for by his campaign. He’s requesting money from lobbyists for his campaign, shouldn’t he need a disclaimer?
dave’s a good guy. i hope he wins.
A good guy with a bad temper. Legislators like him should be required to wear a muzzle and shock collar while on the floor.
Well, that’s extreme… a muzzle and shock collar? How about… a guy with a bad temper who should be exposed for his lack of professionalism and self-control?
As Anon points out, Johnson may have broken the rules. Based on the information provided, there will probably be attacks on his character soon to follow.
Bill Clinton should have had a chastity belt which could only be unlocked by Hillary and a third party turning their keys at the same time.
From what I’m hearing Rep. Johnson could use one of those too…
So what does Trump need? Bill is a pale shadow of the shenanigans the Donald has pulled.
Can anyone confirm whether the 3rd candidate in that race is running against him or Taffy Howard? Rapid City is very much divided between the moderates (like Johnson) and the conservatives (like Howard). Does Amanda Scott, the primary challenger, fall into one of those camps?
The simple answer is yes she is running against them both.
Let her tell you what she stands for pro or con.
Rapid city/Pennington is the most divided county in the state it seems.
What candidate in his right mind begins any correspondence, let alone one announcing his candidacy, with “After correspondence with many lobbyists . . . ” Not a word about maybe talking to some of the people he was elected to represent.
Yes the popular groundswell of lobbyists has convinced him to run. Some candidates are motivated by the people they represent. Not this one.
Could it be that the other alternatives being SDGOP candidates are not desirable to work with by the lobbyists? Cannot be trusted or are too toxic? I have no idea but just asking other than the incident that Rep. Johnson was involved in. Would be very surprised if a Dem was able to get elected in that district. The voters in that district ultimately decide anyways.
Great guy. Unpaid debts and legal actions up and down the state for years. Stalking and domestic violence too, not to mention an appearance in a very infamous database but PP loves all the RINO’s.
Much love to the RINO’s here. USD students, investigating GEAR UP, can recognize the “Good ol’ Boy” mentality. One student says, “they don’t really want to hurt each other and then people don’t really feel like they can challenge them because of their positions or their reputations..” A different student says, “all these people were friends, and you know you go to Pierre and you go to the after hour things and these guys are there hanging out…”
Another noticeable aspect is how often women are degraded vs men. In March alone these women have had articles written about them that either have negative undertones or are blatantly attacking them: Melissa Mentele, Lynne DiSanto, Lora Hubbel, Annette Bosworth, Shantel Krebs, Myanna Dellinger. Will Noem’s campaign take an interest in one of their advertiser’s noteworthy discrimination?
After reading this article, Johnson is a “great guy” and we learn “he’s not going gently into the night.” and even a reply from PP defends an obvious error by Johnson’s template. IMO plenty of soft balls thrown to a legislator who may need just as much work on their inner self as Mentele.
She is a victim? Really? Sheesh.
P.S. If she had real defenders, they would defend her words with their name attached, they wouldn’t present her as a victim, and they wouldn’t change the subject as they did above. She made a public statement with her names attached, Pat said it is patronizing with her names attached, I found it bigoted with my name attached, and her “defenders” say nothing about what she said with their names and reputations attacheEd.
Some friends and defenders.
The 5:21 comment was not based on a case to be made for victim status. Your redirection is used to avoid examination of the observation presented. Could it be because of a fear the notion of discrimination taking place here may include bits of truth?
As an observer, Troy Jones, your Good ol’ Boy bias is thick and at this point may even be unnoticeable by you. Having other people’s POV is essential for a strong, worthwhile debate. You eliminate those possibilities, as it is obvious you are the leader here and your ideas are the only ones with any value.
Anon and Anonymous don’t have the courage to state their names. Why not. Anonymous statements are relatively worthless.
Worthless like the Federalist Papers?