SD-GOV: Leader of South Dakota Democratic Party announces his campaign for governor
Dan Ahlers, the executive director of the South Dakota Democratic Party, said Monday that he plans to run for governor.
Ahlers said in a news release that he’ll formally launch his campaign at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Siouxland Downtown Library in Sioux Falls.
“As governor, I’ll bring the same determination I’ve used my entire career looking for common ground, respecting differences and delivering results,” Ahlers said in the release. “South Dakota works best when we work together.”
Ahlers said he has experience running a small business. He also served six years in the Legislature, 12 years as president and interim administrator of the Dell Rapids Chamber of Commerce, and 11 years as president of the Haven before- and afterschool program. He was South Dakota’s Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2020, when he lost to incumbent Republican Sen. Mike Rounds.
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