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Media coverage of South Dakota political races in The Sioux City Argus-Leader


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    from The Argus-Leader (number of quotes indicated):
  • Billie Sutton (3) South Dakota Democratic candidate for governor Sou
  • Daniel Ahlers (4) South Dakota Democratic challenger
  • Dennis Daugaard (2) South Dakota Republican Governor
  • Dusty Johnson (5) South Dakota Republican Challenger
  • Gordon Howie (3) Independent Senate Challenger South Dakota
  • Jamie R. Smith (1) South Dakota Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger
  • Jay Williams (2) Democratic Senate candidate South Dakota
  • Larry Pressler (2) Independent Challenger South Dakota
  • Larry Rhoden (3) South Dakota Governor of South Dakota
  • Marty Jackley (2) South Dakota Republican candidate for Attorney General
  • Mike Rounds (4) South Dakota Former Republican Governor (2002-2010)
  • Rick Weiland (3) Democratic Challenger South Dakota
  • Scyller Borglum (6) Republican 2020 Senate Challenger South Dakota
  • Steven Haugaard (1) South Dakota Republican candidate for Governor
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    Articles from the Sioux City Argus-Leader:
  • On 2026 S.D. Gubernatorial race: "Gov. Larry Rhoden touts record drug seizure as showing need for Operation: Prairie Thunder," by Trevor J. Mitchell, August 12, 2025, Link
  • (On Dusty Johnson): Argus-Leader coverage of 2018 SD-0 House race, 10/12/2018
  • (On Billie Sutton & Marty Jackley): Argus Leader on 2018 South Dakota Gubernatorial debate, 5/14/2018
  • (On Mick Rich): Carlsbad Current-Argus on 2018 New Mexico Senate race, 1/19/2018
  • HB 1183: American Civil Liberties Union, "2017 Post-Legislative Wrap Up," by Libby Skarin, Policy Director, ACLU SD, March 31, 2017
  • On HB1156: "Lawmakers vote to carry guns in state Capitol," by Dana Fergusond, Feb. 8, 2017
  • (On Jay Williams): Argus Leader on 2016 South Dakota Senate race, 2/18/2016
  • (On Mike Rounds, Gordon Howie & Larry Pressler): Argus-Leader on 2014 South Dakota Senate race, 8/16/2014
  • (On Gordon Howie & Larry Pressler): Argus-Leader on 2014 South Dakota Senate debate, 8/2/2014
  • (On Mike Rounds & Rick Weiland): Argus-Leader on 2014 South Dakota Senate debate, 8/2/2014
  • On 2014 S.D. Governor's race: "Candidate criticizes Rounds' flexibility," August 2, 2013, Link
  • (On Rick Weiland & Mike Rounds): Argus Leader on 2014 South Dakota Senate race, 6/30/2013
  • (On Dennis Daugaard): Argus Leader, 3/8/2013
  • (On Jack McMullen): Rutland Herald and Barre-Montpelier Times Argus, 5/17/2004

 OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)
Civil Rights
    Gordon Howie: Gays and lesbians choose to live outside the laws of God.
    Gordon Howie: Civil unions and equal rights for gays, but not marriage.
    Larry Pressler: Filed legal brief to overturn S.D.'s gay marriage ban.
    Mike Rounds: Legal contracts for gay couples, but not marriage.
Corporations
    Rick Weiland: Immigration problem from profits from cheap immigrant labor.
Drugs
    Billie Sutton: We're not going to incarcerate our way out of this.
    Dusty Johnson: Support federal drug courts & treatment for opioids.
    Marty Jackley: Congress has failed us on drugs; keep drug dealers out.
    Marty Jackley: Bolster rehabilitation and mental health programs for drugs.
    Larry Rhoden: Operation: Prairie Thunder achieve record drug bust.
Education
    Daniel Ahlers: Improve educational services for deaf children.
    Dennis Daugaard: School Sentinels: let schools arm volunteer defenders.
    Mike Rounds: Voted for to confirm Betsy DeVos as Secretary of Education.
    Scyller Borglum: Rural education initiative: address gaps in education.
Energy & Oil
    Gordon Howie: Congress should pass laws benefiting the oil & gas industry.
    Larry Pressler: Immediate increase of 12 cents per gallon in the gas tax.
    Mike Rounds: Tax energy exploration on federal land instead of gas tax.
    Rick Weiland: End subsidies to big oil companies, instead of gas tax.
Government Reform
    Daniel Ahlers: Establish commission for legislative redistricting.
Gun Control
    Billie Sutton: Don't allow concealed carry of guns at state capitol.
    Billie Sutton: Don't allow concealed carry of guns at state capitol.
    Daniel Ahlers: Vetoed allowing concealed carry of guns at state capitol.
    Dennis Daugaard: Vetoed allowing concealed carry of guns at state capitol.
    Dusty Johnson: Funding for mental health services to lower gun violence.
    Steven Haugaard: Allow concealed carry of guns at state capitol.
    Jamie R. Smith: Don't allow concealed carry of guns at state capitol.
    Larry Rhoden: Allow concealed carry of guns at state capitol.
Health Care
    Dusty Johnson: Give states access to waivers; test out healthcare models.
    Scyller Borglum: Oppose Medicare-for-all and replace ObamaCare.
    Scyller Borglum: Against Medicare for All; replace ObamaCare.
Homeland Security
    Daniel Ahlers: Helped fund the new State Veteran's Cemetery.
Immigration
    Mike Rounds: Border security first, then a limited path to citizenship.
    Rick Weiland: Border security and a path to citizenship at the same time.
    Scyller Borglum: Commonsense approach to immigration, with border wall.
    Scyller Borglum: Build the wall, close refugee loopholes.
Principles & Values
    Scyller Borglum: What it means to be conservative is eroding.
Social Security
    Dusty Johnson: Push back age on Social Security for younger citizens.
Tax Reform
    Dusty Johnson: Tax Reform 2.0: take time to craft right policy.
    Jay Williams: A call for rationality: Tax is NOT a dirty word.
    Jay Williams: Pushed for $1.4M property tax to fund school operations.
    Larry Rhoden: Take "the pledge" and remove flexibility.


The above quotations are from Media coverage of South Dakota political races in The Sioux City Argus-Leader.

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