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SD Candidates

Learn how we can do better for South Dakota by electing better candidates.

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Nicole Uhre-Balk 
for Legislative District 32

Hello, I'm Nicole Uhre-Balk 👋. Born and raised in the Black Hills, I've been a biology and computer science teacher, working with educators across South Dakota. Now, I'm running for SD House of Representatives in District 32 to bring positive change.

Susan Scheirbeck South Dakota House District 30

"SD has a regressive tax system. It's tough on both property owners and wage earners.

We need property tax reform. I will work across the aisle."

"Quality childcare results in higher graduation rates and healthier communities."

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RE-Elect Peri Pourier
SD Leg District 27

Peri Pourier is an American politician, serving as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 27th district since 2019, as a Democrat. Prior to entering politics, she worked as a background investigator. As of 2022 her official profile listed her occupation as “small business owner”

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Forrest Wilson, 
Public Utilities Commission

Democrats nominated Forrest Wilson for PUC, “South Dakotans deserve a public utilities commissioner who will advocate for the everyday utility rate payer,” Wilson said in a news release. “Right now, we don’t have that.”

Wilson is the director at the Lead-Deadwood Boys & Girls Club.

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Sheryl Johnson For Congress

I’m Sheryl Johnson. I’m a South Dakota Mom running for US Congress.

Career politicians created a version of D.C. that only supports itself and doesn’t listen to us.

It’s time to bring our common-sense voice back to the Capitol.

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Elsie Meeks 
State Legislature District 27

Elsie Meeks hopes to put her rural entrepreneurial experiences to work in the state legislature for District 27

State Rep. Peri Pourier,  “Elsie knows our communities and the challenges we face in southwest South Dakota. ”

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RE-Elect Sen. Red Dawn Foster SD District 27

Red Dawn Foster is an American politician serving as a member of the South Dakota Senate from the 27th district, which encompasses the Pine Ridge Reservation as well as Bennett, Haakon, Jackson, Pennington and Oglala Lakota counties.

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Bret Swanson
District 30

Swanson is a former member of the Rapid City Area School Board and middle school teacher. He can help make a real change in the South Dakota Senate. He is committed to helping our working people and our middle class, and finding ways to bring relief to our retirees and folks who are paying too much in property tax and things like car license fees - all ways to tax people who don’t have much wiggle room in their budgets. 

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