Smaller, More Efficient Government with a Balanced Budget

• All large contracts must be competed for and awarded on the basis of best value and South Dakota businesses must receive the preferred status in SD contract awards.
• Cut South Dakota State employee growth to the levels of 8 years ago through hiring freezes and attrition.
• State government spending must be capped at 3% or the rate of inflation.
• Sell at least nine of the ten state airplanes saving millions in the cost of the plane, hanger/storage fees, insurance, maintenance, fuel and pilot costs.
• Leave federal lobbying to our elected federal representatives, not the obscenely paid lobbyist appointed by the Governor.

Education

• Use federal government monies that were meant for education to support education.
• Direct the Education Secretary to apply for Federal grants on time.
• Allow education funding to increase with with inflation.
• A proper education will incorporate competent, productive, motivated adults into South Dakota's workforce.

Jobs and the Economy

• Create a new, competitive renewable energy industry by investing in farmer and co-op owned wind farms.
• Provide a friendly environment for skills based industries that will provide jobs, healthcare, and proper wages for South Dakotans.
• Develop a new generation of innovative, capable entrepeneurs by investing in higher education.

Endorsements

• South Dakota Education Association (SDEA)
• National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC)
• Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters
• South Dakota Physical Therapy Association
• South Dakota Family Planning
• Communication Workers of America (CWA)
• SD Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers