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Hillbilly Elegy,
by JD Vance (2017)
Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015)
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018)
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016)
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016)
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017)
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden)
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019)
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010)
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018)
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018)
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017)

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2026 South Dakota Gubernatorial race: debates and news coverage


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    from 2026 SD Governor's race (number of quotes indicated):
  • Dusty Johnson (3) South Dakota Republican Challenger
  • Jon Hansen (10) South Dakota Republican Challenger
  • Larry Rhoden (8) South Dakota Governor of South Dakota
    OR click on an issue category below for a subset.

    South Dakota 2026 Gubernatorial debates and race coverage:
  • Sioux Falls Argus Leader, "Gov. Larry Rhoden touts record drug seizure as showing need for Operation: Prairie Thunder," by Trevor J. Mitchell, August 12, 2025, Link
  • Capital Journal, "Governor Rhoden announces new residential treatment program to be built in Yankton," Aug 5, 2025 , Link
  • South Dakota Public Broadcasting, "Gov. Rhoden speaks on potential immigration crackdown on farm workers," by Jackson Dircks, July 15, 2025, Link
  • South Dakota Public Broadcasting, "Legislators' past decisions impacting present, future state prison questions," by Jackson Dircks, July 14, 2025, Link
  • KXLG, "Rep Hansen and Rep Lems Tackle Property Taxes and Education in GOP Campaign Speech at Codington County Republican Women's Meeting," Jul 13, 2025, Link
  • KOTA, "South Dakota representative proposes cutting home property taxes in half," by Bryan Savic, Jun. 27, 2025, Link
  • KELO, "First into the race: Hansen running for SD governor," by Dan Santella, Apr 24, 2025, Link
  • South Dakota Searchlight, "First candidate for governor focuses on property rights, spending and halting 'corporate welfare'," by Makenzie Huber, April 24, 2025, Link
  • South Dakota Searchlight, "Elected Christians partake in persecuting fellow Christians through mass deportations," by Brad Johnson, April 18, 2025, Link
  • South Dakota Searchlight, "Governor proposes county sales tax option to reduce residential property taxes," by Joshua Haiar, March 31, 2025, Link
  • DRG News, "Rhoden signs military and veterans bills into law; Legislature reconvenes Monday to consider two bills he vetoed," by Jody Heemstra, Mar 29, 2025, Link
  • South Dakota Searchlight, "Legislature approves several new restrictions on citizen ballot measures," by Joshua Haiar, March 17, 2025, Link
  • Daily Caller, "South Dakota Stops Massive Green Energy Land Grab In Its Tracks," by Audrey Streb, March 11, 2025, Link
  • South Dakota Public Radio, "Majority of SD exports in crosshairs of North American tariff war," by Lee Strubinger, March 7, 2025, Link
  • South Dakota Searchlight, "Governor bans Chinese apps from use on state devices and by state employees at work," by John Hult, March 4, 2025, Link
  • South Dakota News Watch, "Q&A: Dusty Johnson talks Trump, tariffs and the Panama Canal," by Bart Pfankuch, February 10, 2025, Link
  • South Dakota Public Broadcasting, "Johnson on 'no' vote: Same-sex marriage 'not going anywhere'," by Lee Strubinger, July 20, 2022, Link

 OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)
Abortion
    Jon Hansen: Vice president of South Dakota Right to Life.
Budget & Economy
    Jon Hansen: End executive branch "slush fund" for business loans.
Civil Rights
    Dusty Johnson: Voted against bill codifying same-sex/interracial marriage.
Corporations
    Jon Hansen: No more corporate welfare; let's get back to free market.
Crime
    Jon Hansen: Prisoners should serve their entire sentences.
Drugs
    Larry Rhoden: Operation: Prairie Thunder achieve record drug bust.
Education
    Jon Hansen: Promote competition among educational options.
Energy & Oil
    Jon Hansen: Only thing to be sequestered are "leftist climate policies".
    Larry Rhoden: Signs bill derailing world's largest carbon capture project.
Foreign Policy
    Larry Rhoden: Defend South Dakota from Evil Foreign Governments.
Free Trade
    Dusty Johnson: Targeted tariffs helpful in building some domestic industry.
    Larry Rhoden: Trusts Trump on making tariffs work out well.
Government Reform
    Jon Hansen: Shorten time to get signatures for ballot questions.
Health Care
    Larry Rhoden: Construct new facility for women with substance use disorder.
Homeland Security
    Larry Rhoden: Support our dedicated military members and veterans.
Immigration
    Jon Hansen: Individuals in the country illegally should "self-deport".
    Larry Rhoden: Imperative that migrant farm workers are here legally.
Principles & Values
    Dusty Johnson: Faith, family and freedom are pillars of our nation.
    Jon Hansen: State motto isn't just a slogan; it's our way of life.
Tax Reform
    Jon Hansen: Cut property taxes for homeowners by at least 50 percent.
    Larry Rhoden: Allow counties to impose sales tax to lower property taxes.


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  • Dusty Johnson South Dakota Republican Challenger
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The above quotations are from 2026 South Dakota Gubernatorial race: debates and news coverage. Incumbent running in 2026:
SD 2026 Gubernatorial debate: Larry Rhoden(R,for re-election)
vs.Dusty Johnson(R)
vs.Jon Hansen(R)
vs.Marty Jackley(R,withdrew)
Past gubernatorial races:
SD 2022 Gubernatorial debate:
Incumbent Kristi Noem(R;resigned for Cabinet post)
vs.State Rep. Jamie R. Smith(D nominee)
vs.State Rep. Steve Haugaard(R,lost primary)
2018 South Dakota gubernatorial debate,
Marty Jackley (R)
Rep. Kristi Noem (R)
Billie Sutton (D)

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