Graves not decided

The Mitchell Daily Republic did cover Representative Mike Vehle’s official announcement that he is running for district 20 Senate. They also reported that Dr. Joseph Graves has not officially made a decision, as they mentioned the newly adopted policy that the School Board needs to be told first.

I am speculating that he will move over to the House and become the second Republican, along with Lance Carson. That would leave me as a wildcard.

Pat Powers posted on this development, and I agree with what he said. I am not waiting for someone to call me. I want to discuss the situation with District 20 Republicans and hear what they think before I make anything official. But I am leaning to run for the Senate seat as a Republican. I will be looking into the Independent thing, as it would give me more time to develop a campaign. But I would not do that unless I believed I could win. In regard to that strategy, a lot depends on whether the Democrats will have someone in the race. And also a lot depends on how Vehle votes on the various issues in the upcoming legislative session. In particular, any legislation that moves South Dakota down the path of Hillary's Universal Pre-K agenda.