Joseph Boever's killer Ravnsborg confirms he's not seeking re-election as Attorney General

Eight days ago, we posted Breaking Ravnsborg? Joseph Boever's killer won't seek re-election as SD Attorney General, an article based on Dakota News Now/KOTA, Austin Goss's report Sources: Ravnsborg will not pursue re-election in 2022.

Like many South Dakotans, we were pleased. We're even more happy now that Ravnsborg has confirmed Goss's sources.

Austin Goss tweeted Friday:

Just received the following from Jason Ravnsborg pic.twitter.com/YyhgJhj8EZ

— Austin Goss (@AustinGossSD) June 10, 2022

As Goss noted back on June 2:

. . . Ravnsborg first won the office in 2018 after winning in a crowded state Republican convention race. He would go on to defeat Democratic nominee Randy Seiler in the November general election.

Ravnsborg’s tenure as Attorney General has been marred by a September 2020 crash where he struck and killed pedestrian Joe Boever with his car near Highmore. He later pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges that did not find him criminally responsible for Boever’s death. The South Dakota House of Representatives impeached him in April over the incident and the events that followed.

Ravnsborg did not respond to a request for comment on the matter. However, sources close to the matter tell Dakota News Now that since being impeached in the House, Ravnsborg has been telling Republican delegates and close confidants that he will not run for the office again in 2022, regardless of the outcome of the Senate impeachment trial later this month

We hope the Senate impeaches the man killer.

Related posts:

• Breaking Ravnsborg? Joseph Boever's killer won't seek re-election as SD Attorney General
• Associated Press: Top aide's entry to AG race suggests Ravnsborg won’t seek 2nd term
• South Dakota News Watch: Political intrigue swirls around upcoming AG election
• Post-impeachment digest: Jason Ravnsborg sees redemption in the South Dakota Senate
• SD Attorney General Ravnsborg impeached by South Dakota House. Next stop: the state senate

Photo: Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg's Taurus, after he left the road and killed Highmore citizen Joseph Boever while he walked on the shoulder with a lit flashlight.

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