Dr. Curd will face his Republican opponents for the Republican bid in the state’s primary on June 8. The winner of that race will then take on incumbent Stephanie Herseth Sandlin in November.
“I am honored to have the endorsement of these South Dakota leaders. This is a clear indication of the momentum our campaign is producing. I look forward to working with these leaders in their communities to convince Republican primary voters I am the best candidate to take on Rep. Herseth Sandlin in the fall,” Dr. Curd said in the release.
South Dakota lawmakers who have endorsed Dr. Curd include:
• Speaker Tim Rave (District 25, Hanson, McCook, Minnehaha)
• House Majority Whip Brian Gosch (District 32, Pennington)
• Speaker Pro Tempore Val Rausch (District 4, Brookings, Deuel, Grant, Moody)
• Sen. Gene Abdallah (District 10, Lincoln and Minnehaha Counties)
• Sen. Tom Dempster (Assistant Majority Leader, District 9, Minnehaha County)
• Sen. Jason Gant (District 11, Lincoln & Minnehaha Counties)
• Rep. Jamie Boomgarden (Majority Whip, District 17, Clay & Turner Counties)
• Rep. Kristin Conzet (District 32, Pennington County)
• Rep. Charlie Hoffman (District 23, Campbell, Edmunds, Faulk, Hyde, McPherson, Potter and Walworth Counties)
• Rep. Roger Hunt (District 10, Lincoln and Minnehaha Counties)
• Rep. Nick Moser (District 18, Yankton County)
• Rep. Fred Romkema (District 31, Lawrence County)
• Rep. Lance Russell (District 30, Custer, Fall River and Pennington Counties)
• Rep. Roger Solum (District 5, Codington County)
• Rep. Chuck Turbiville (District 31, Lawrence County)
• Rep. Mike Verchio (District 30, Custer, Fall River and Pennington Counties)
• Rep. Dean Wink (District 29, Butte and Meade Counties)
• Former Rep. Brian Dreyer (District 32, Pennington County)
• Rep. Justin Cronin (District 23, Campbell, Edmunds, Faulk, Hyde, McPherson, Potter, Walworth)
• Rep. Joni Cutler, Chairman Judiciary Committee (District 12, Minnehaha)
• Rep. Don Kopp (District 35, Pennington)
• Rep. David Novstrup (District 3, Brown, McPherson)
• Rep. Betty Olson (District 28B, Butte, Corson, Harding, Meade, Perkins)
• Rep. Deb Peters (District 9, Minnehaha)
Read the release on Dr. Blake Curd.
