Madville Times (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Scott Heidepriem addresses a campaign rally at the Sioux Falls VFW Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, with former Nebraska governor and senator Bob Kerrey (left) and Jim Beddow. Gee, what is it about Heidepriem that keeps winning him these endorsements from medal-winning war veterans ? South Dakota Democratic gubernatorial candidate Scott Heidepriem got a little campaign boost...
BlogNetNews.com/Iowa (Free subscription) | 10/23/2009
Two men beloved by South Dakota Democrats will be in Vermillion tomorrow to review political highlights over the last half century and stump for 2010 gubernatorial Scott Heidepriem of Sioux Falls. Former U.S. Senators George McGovern and Jim Abourezk will stop at the Buffalo Run Winery in an attempt to [...]
South Dakota War College (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Don’t you hate those politicians who say one thing in Washington Pierre and another back home? The leading Democrat in the state Senate said Wednesday that South Dakota’s budget shortfall is so extreme that across-the-board cuts in services could be the only way to balance the budget. Sen. Scott Heidepriem blamed years of irresponsible spending for the [...]
South Dakota War College (Free subscription) | 10/26/2009
... Daugaard favored by 26 percent, followed by Senate Republican leader Dave Knudson at 9 percent, Scott Munsterman 6 percent and Ken Knuppe 3 percent. The telephone survey was conducted Sept. 22-23 and has a margin of possible error of plus or minus 4.9 percent in 95 of 100 cases. Republican primaries for governor have long been hard-fought in South Dakota. Back in the 1986 contest, the front-running...
South Dakota War College (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
Fun article in the Argus Leader about the “Sioux Falls Curse” in South Dakota Gubernatorial Politics: State Sens. Dave Knudson and Scott Heidepriem are seeking the Republican and Democratic nominations, respectively. Both reside in Sioux Falls, although they grew up in different parts of the state. Lt. Gov. Dennis Daugaard lives within the Sioux Falls orbit [...]
Madville Times (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
... position taken by candidate who will probably get my vote next November, Senate Minority Leader Scott Heidepriem (13-Sioux Falls): Democratic candidate for governor Scott Heidepriem says state government needs to improve efficiency, not raise taxes, to pay for future road and bridge projects. Heidepriem says $183 million in federal stimulus money should be enough...
