South Dakota governor announces he will run for a full term next year

Rhoden announces bid for full term as S.D. Governor

RAPID CITY, SD – South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden is running for a full term as Governor. “My mission as governor is to keep South Dakota strong, safe, and free. We have the blessings of living in the freest state in the nation, and we should hand that freedom down to our kids and our grandkids,” he said at his campaign launch announcement Tuesday in Rapid City. “So when I’m done being governor, whenever that is, I hope the people look back on…

South Dakota governor bets on policy over politics while launching campaign to keep his job

RAPID CITY — South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden launched a campaign to keep his job with an expression of his philosophy. “Good policy makes good politics,” he said. The comment came during remarks Tuesday at the Hotel Alex Johnson in downtown Rapid City, where Rhoden formally announced his intention to seek the Republican nomination for governor next year in the June 2 primary election. He has competition from three other declared candidates for th…

South Dakota governor announces he will run for a full term next year

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden says he's running to remain in office next June. Rhoden is seeking a full term after having taken over the governor's office in January when his predecessor, Kristi Noem, joined the Trump administration.

Gov. Rhoden announces run for a full term. Ties himself to Kristi Noem, says “I stood by her every step of the way.”

Yesterday at Rapid City’s Alex Johnson Hotel, Gov. Larry Rhoden, who is completing the term of Krist Noem, said that he’ll run for Governor next year. Most strikingly, he tied himself closely to Noem, saying, “we think so much alike politically that we complete each other’s sentences,” later saying that “I stood beside her every step of the way … we made South Dakota a beacon for the rest of the nation.”Adding to the plaudits, Rhoden’s running m…

'I'm not done yet': Gov. Rhoden's candidacy sets up South Dakota GOP showdown

RAPID CITY — He’s in.Gov. Larry Rhoden vowed to let his policies drive his politics in his bid for another four years as South Dakota state government’s top executive, touting his lifelong South Dakota roots, his western South Dakota agriculture background and he and his family’s legacy of military service during a Tuesday morning campaign kickoff.“When I’m done being governor, whenever that is, I hope the people look back on my time as governor…