Pro-Life – I will work to protect the most innocent and vulnerable among us.
Strong Families – I will work to strengthen families and the rights of parents.
Second Amendment – I will resist any efforts to limit our right to keep and bear arms.
Personal Property and Land Rights – I will work to protect the rights of land owners.
Limited Government and Low taxes – I will resist efforts to create unnecessary programs and taxes to pay for them.
Free Speech and Free Expression – I will work to protect our right to express our views without fear of reprisals, especially on our university campuses.
Experience
Twelve years on the Pierre City Commission
Utilities Commissioner for 8 years
Public Safety Commissioner for 4 years
Have been both: regulated and regulator (owned a small business in Ft. Pierre and worked in State Government)
Commission liaison for the Rawlins Public Library
Commission liaison for the ambulance board
Served on the St. Joseph School Board
About Me
Wife, Annie, and I have lived in the Pierre Area for over 25 years
Son, Brice, attends University of South Dakota and daughter, Mary, a junior at T.F. Riggs High School
Active members of Ss. Peter and Paul Catholic Church
Tenth child in my family of eleven
Father, Dean, served in the Legislature 1967 to 1976