Jim Hundstad's opponent starts to gear up his campaign

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Last election, Jim Hundstad started off his campaign by dismissing his opponent out of hand, but by the end was running scared. If only but for the benefits he got from the GOTV efforts of Daschle and Herseth in the Aberdeen area in 2004, he wouldn't be calling himself Senator today.

Tonight, his opponent from last eleciton sent out his press release announcing that the game is on, which comes on the heels of Hundstad getting absolutely pounded at a political forum on Amendment D.
BRIAN JOHNSON ANNOUNCES RUN FOR STATE SENATE

Brian Johnson, a Republican, has announced his candidacy for the District 2 Senate seat. Johnson, and his wife, Jamie, help operate their family’s fourth generation farm south of Frankfort.

Johnson is a graduate of Redfield High School and South Dakota State University, where he received a Bachelor of Science degree in Ag-Business. Johnson is involved in numerous activities in his community, some of which include softball and basketball coaching and officiating, St. Ann’s Catholic Church, and the Doland Area Easter Cantata.

While in office, Johnson will be a strong advocate for the continued development of the value added agriculture industry, while striving to control the rapidly growing state budget through responsible government spending. Johnson supports our state’s stable tax system, one of the major differences between him and his opponent in November’s election. Johnson calls his opponent’s latest comments on Amendment D “another example of Jim’s ideas on taxes that are way out-of-touch with South Dakotans.”

This is Johnson’s second attempt at the District 2 Senate Seat, after he was narrowly defeated in 2004. Johnson states, "My common sense approach to government will bring fresh ideas to Pierre while also providing a positive and reliable voice for the citizens of District 2.”
Brian - Best of luck to you from the SDWC.

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Anonymous said…
Good luck Brian. Too bad your short-sighted GOP colleagues gerrymandered districts 2 & 3 so stupidly, partly to appease former Sen. Dietrich, who never ran again anyway. There was a very simple way to switch a precinct during the 2001 debate on redistricting, but no, Janklow and the GOP bigshots had to screw the whole thing up to pack more GOP into 3 and leave 2 for the Dems (and leave a repub in 2 with a slim chance of winning).I was there, I'm a former repub legislator.
11:52 PM
Anonymous said…
interesting... Brian calls the current property tax system "stable" and "Johnson calls his opponent’s latest comments on Amendment D “another example of Jim’s ideas on taxes that are way out-of-touch with South Dakotans.”"

So, does Brian agree with the statements made by David Owen, President of the SD Chamber, at the forum; "Another result would be higher taxes on utilities, with those costs likely passed on to consumers." And "...an immediate effect of the rollback to 2003 would be a $15 million loss in tax revenue for public schools, unless the legislature voted to raise those values or increase property tax rates, a step that would require a two-thirds majority of lawmakers in (both houses)."

If Brian does, he is clearly behind the curve on understanding the current tax system, Amendment D or the legislative process. Because these statements by Owen are out-of-touch with reality.

It's disappointing Brian chose not to learn about Amendment D before taking a position. A good legisator would have. Amendment D is not a partisan issue. It's an important pocket book issue for all South Dakotans.

Perhaps those "GOP bigshots" told him what position to take. If he wants to pass his farm to the fifth generation he would do well to take a closer look at D and the current system. He just may revise his position.
2:55 PM
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