56 Republican State Legislators and Candidates Release Letter Supporting Republican Party Position on Amendment H
Sioux Falls, SD (October 28, 2024) – Today 56 Republican Legislators and Candidates released a letter supporting the South Dakota Republican Party’s official position on Amendment H. The Legislators and Candidates ask all Republican voters to vote “No” on Amendment H and protect our primary election system.
Signees include members of leadership in both the House and Senate and legislators from every corner of the state. The letter invites any South Dakotans who support the principles of limited government, free enterprise, and individual liberty to register as party members and help choose our nominees.
Full letter is attached below.
For more information, please reach out to Representative Soye at [email protected]
Letter in Support of the Republican Party’s Position on Amendment H
We the undersigned Republican Legislators and Legislative Candidates stand resolutely with the position of the South Dakota State Republican Party that Constitutional Amendment H should be defeated. We support the Republican Party and believe that each party should be able to choose its own candidates through a primary election. We invite any South Dakotans who support the principles of limited government, free enterprise, and individual liberty to register as party members and help us choose our nominees. Amendment H would completely destroy our primary election system, instead creating a general election in June and a run-off election in November. This system is currently in place in California and has not increased voter turnout but has led to more corruption and polarization. Our current system allows average citizens to run for and achieve public office. Amendment H would substantially increase the cost of running for office and would discourage new individuals from entering the field. We urge Republican voters to stand against making this change in South Dakota. Please support the position of the South Dakota Republican Party and vote No on Amendment H.
Representative Amber Arlint
Representative Chris Kassin
Representative Julie Auch
Representative Ben Krohmer
Representative Aaron Aylward
Representative David Kull
Representative Kirk Chaffee
Representative Trish Ladner
Representative Mike Derby
Representative Karla Lems
Representative Fred Deutsch
Representative Liz May
Representative Mary Fitzgerald
Representative John Mills
Representative Randy Gross
Representative Scott Moore
Representative Jon Hansen
Representative Will Mortensen
Representative Greg Jamison
Representative Tina Mulally
Representative Kevin Jensen
Representative Scott Odenbach
Representative Phil Jensen
Representative Marty Overweg
Representative Chris Karr
Representative Carl Perry
Representative Drew Peterson
Representative Sue Peterson
Representative Neal Pinnow
Representative Tony Randolph
Representative Taylor Rehfeldt
Representative Brandei Schaefbauer
Representative John Sjaarda
Representative Bethany Soye
Representative Mike Stevens
Representative Tony Venhuizen
Senator Arch Beal
Senator Casey Crabtree
Senator Julie Frye-Mueller
Senator Brent “B.R.” Hoffman
Senator Jack Kolbeck
Senator Jim Mehlhaff
Senator Al Novstrup
Senator Tom Pischke
Senator Jim Stalzer
Candidate Tesa Schwans
Candidate Heather Baxter
Candidate Greg Blanc
Candidate Joy Hohn
Candidate Taffy Howard
Candidate John Hughes
Candidate Travis Ismay
Candidate Dylan Jordan
Candidate Tony Kayser
Candidate Logan Manhart
Candidate Kaley Nolz
