Rapid City Journal reporter Siandhara Bonnet's tweet piqued my interest about the Kristi Noem campaign event in Rapid City on Wednesday that featured former Democratic Hawaiian congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard:
From Gov. Kristi Noem’s campaign event with Tulsi Gabbard this morning. I promise it’s the truth.https://t.co/empZ4eR98n
— Siandhara Bonnet (@SiandharaB) November 2, 2022
Bluestem recommends reading all of Tulsi Gabbard campaigns for Gov. Kristi Noem in Rapid City rally. Some highlights:
Attacks on the Democratic Party, Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jamie Smith and local media were met with cheers and applause Wednesday during a campaign rally for Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem in Rapid City.
Noem and former Democratic presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard spoke about the governor's leadership style and what it is like to be a woman in politics in front of a standing-room only crowd at the Holiday Inn Rapid City Downtown Convention Center.
Members of the state Legislature, including Rep. Mary Fitzgerald, R-Spearfish, and Meade County Sheriff-elect Pat West attended the rally. State Sen. Helene Duhamel, R-Rapid City, served as emcee. Even Noem campaign volunteer Corey Lewandowski looked on from the crowd.
Why does Bluestem suspect those in the crowd aren't Queerty readers who would have seen the recent article there.
Down column, there's this:
. . . Noem said Smith has not passed a bill in years.
"He's served in the Legislature for years, hasn't passed a single bill," she said.
Noem's claim is partially false. Smith was not the prime sponsor on passed bills in 2021 or 2022, but successfully sponsored several pieces of legislation from 2017-2020.
Smith started his time in the state Legislature in 2017. According to the state Legislature, he was listed as the House prime sponsor of five bills in 2018, two of which were signed by Gov. Dennis Daugaard in March 2018. they include House Bill 1293, which increased the penalty for certain assaults committed against firefighters, ambulance service, or health care facility personnel while engaged in the performance of their duties; and Senate Bill 83, which authorized certain patriotic societies access to public schools.
Smith is listed as the House prime sponsor for seven bills in 2019, two of which were signed by Noem. They include Senate Bill 1, which adds a legislator to the membership of the Extraordinary Cost Oversight Board, to establish the board in statute, and to repeal the administrative rules creating the board; and Senate Bill 113, which provided that certain information contained within applications for money lending licenses be public record.
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