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SD Dist 16 State House Gen Election: Anderson, Jensen, Curry, and Tornberg

SD Dist 16 State House Gen Election: Anderson, Jensen, Curry, and Tornberg

SD Legislative District 16. Screenshot from LRC website. South Dakota legislative District 16 has  a general election for State Representative. District 16 is the SE tip of South Dakota and includes the towns of Alcester, Beresford, Canton, Dakota Dunes, Elk Point, Fairview, Hudson, Jefferson, North Sioux City, Richland, and Worthing. One of the incumbents, Republican Rep Jim Bolin, was…

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SDDP Chair Tornberg is right about media coverage

SDDP Chair Tornberg is right about media coverage

Ann Tornberg speaking in Aberdeen. Photo by Ken Santema 11/5/15. Earlier this week the Argus Leader published an opinion piece from South Dakota Democrat Party Chair Ann Tornberg. In this opinion piece Tornberg calls out the media, including the Argus Leader, for not covering the Democrat candidates in attendance at DakotaFest. This is a time where I happen to agree with the SDDP chair. I had…

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No change after primary election recounts for legislative districts 16 & 30

No change after primary election recounts for legislative districts 16 & 30

There were two South Dakota legislative primary races that fell within possible recount range last month. One was the State House race for District 16 and the other was the State House race for District 30. Both recounts were requested. Neither recount changed the outcome of these races. District 16 State House District 16 had a Republican primary for State House. My post about that race can be…

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District 16 SD State House Republican Primary: Jensen, Anderson and Shorma

District 16 SD State House Republican Primary: Jensen, Anderson and Shorma

SD Legislative District 16. Screenshot from LRC website. South Dakota legislative District 16 has  a Republican Primary for State House. District 16 is the SE tip of South Dakota and includes the towns of Worthing, Canton, Hudson, Beresford, Alcester, Elk Point, Jefferson, North Sioux City and Dakota Dunes. One of the incubments, Rep Jim Bolin (R, Dist 16), is term limited and seeking the Senate…

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Video of the Brown County Dems Front Porch Forum

Video of the Brown County Dems Front Porch Forum

Front Porch Forum hosted by Brown County Democrats. Photo by Ken Santema 110515. On November 5, 2015,  the Brown County Democrats held a Front Porch Conversations Community Forum in Aberdeen. This was a chance for the public to interact with various Democrat personalities. The forum was moderated by Sharon Stroschein, who was a long-time staffer for Senator Johnson and perhaps could also be…

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Bolin gets surprise endorsement: his opponent

An odd/interesting story from Sioux City TV station KTIV, from the District 16 debate Tuesday night.

Apparently Democratic candidate Ann Tornberg endorsed Republican incumbent Jim Bolin for reelection at Tuesday's forum.

Rep. Patty Miller, a Republican, is seeking reelection in the House district, which has two seats.

But also running for a seat is another Democrat, Stanley Jacobson. Ordinarily, the two Republican nominees and the two Democratic nominees run as a team.

Bolin is a steady Republican vote on most issues but has an independent streak, especially on education issues. He voted against Gov. Dennis Daugaard's education reform package HB 1234, and has crusaded against South Dakota's involvement in the inter-state Common Core Standards initiative.

Tornberg made her cross-party endorsement at the very end of the forum -- after the cameras had been turned off, according to Bolin, who praised Tornberg's "spirited and determined campaign" in an email but didn't quite return her favor.