PIERRE, SD (February 25, 2022) - Greetings from Pierre, I hope this message finds you and your family well! We have just completed week seven of this year’s 96th Legislative Session. This week has been significantly busier with Crossover Day on Wednesday, where all bills must pass their respective chambers. With upwards of 30 bills…Read more Democratic Leadership Column from Troy Heinert– Week 7
Democratic Leadership Column from Jamie Smith – Week 6
PIERRE, SD (February 18th, 2022) – Greetings from Pierre! We have just completed the sixth week of the Ninety-Seventh Legislative Session. Things are ramping up once again with Crossover Day around the corner and many committees doing double duty with morning and afternoon hearings. Regardless, we are working tirelessly in the best interest of the…Read more Democratic Leadership Column from Jamie Smith – Week 6
Democratic Leadership Column from Troy Heinert – Week 5
PIERRE, SD (February 11, 2022) – Greetings from Pierre, I hope this message finds you and your family well! We have just completed week five of this year’s 96th Legislative Session. This week we saw various successes, but as always, we are staying diligent for the needs of South Dakotans. A little over two weeks ago,…Read more Democratic Leadership Column from Troy Heinert – Week 5
Legislative Update from Rep. Cwach
There has been a sort of ‘reefer madness” wafting through the state capitol since the start of session. With the bill submission deadline passed, there are a total of 46 bills relating to marijuana. In contrast, there are only three bills attempting to address our child care crisis. This contrast should give you a pretty…Read more Legislative Update from Rep. Cwach
Democratic Leadership Column from Jamie Smith – Week 4
PIERRE, SD (January 2, 2022) - Greetings from Pierre! It is now the third week of the legislative session where the pace is keeping everyone busy. This year, the body has introduced more bills by the fourth week of session than all of 2021. This is partially due to medical marijuana legislation but shows the…Read more Democratic Leadership Column from Jamie Smith – Week 4
Democratic Leadership Column from Troy Heinert – Week 3
PIERRE, SD (January 27, 2022) - Greetings from Pierre, I hope this message finds you and your family well! We have just completed week three of this year's 97th Legislative Session. There have been numerous bills introduced into both chambers, ramping up the pace of this session. Many of the bills that have been introduced…Read more Democratic Leadership Column from Troy Heinert – Week 3
Democratic Leadership Column – Week 2
PIERRE, SD (January 21, 2021) – Greetings from Pierre, it is week two of the legislative session and we have started to get into the swing of things with committees starting to meet and bills moving though. We have had multiple members of the legislature out due to Covid but we continue to do the…Read more Democratic Leadership Column – Week 2
Democratic Leaders Column – Week 1
PIERRE, SD (January 14, 2021) – We are here in Pierre as we finish up our first week of the legislative session where Democrats are looking forward to working together to get things done for the people of South Dakota. COVID is unfortunately still a concern. We are working to ensure a safe environment for…Read more Democratic Leaders Column – Week 1
Insurrection and accountability
Following the Jan. 6 insurrection on Capitol Hill, The New York Times reached out to Democratic leaders as to what comes next. Here's how Minnehaha County Democratic Party Chair Nikki Gronli responded.
Demand consequences: Citizen action
TAKE ACTION TODAY In the wake of the events on Capitol Hill on January 6, 2021 - and all that led up to it - it is imperative to urge our lone Congressman, Dusty Johnson, to join a bipartisan effort to impeach Donald Trump. Talking points that could possibly sway Johnson: If a foreign leader…Read more Demand consequences: Citizen action
MInnehaha County Democratic Party 