PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - Gov. Dennis Daugaard has donated $13,000 to Republican state legislative candidates across South Dakota ahead of the primary election.
The governor’s campaign committee, Daugaard for South Dakota, filed a pre-primary campaign finance report this week showing $1,000 contributions to more than a dozen legislative hopefuls. The primary is June 5.
Daugaard spokesman Tony Venhuizen says the recipients are mostly candidates who have supported the governor in the past and who requested contributions. They range from Rep. Michael Diedrich of Rapid City to Reps. Thomas Holmes and Larry Zikmund of Sioux Falls.
Daugaard also reported giving $1,000 to his former aide Dusty Johnson’s congressional campaign.
Venhuizen says Daugaard donated $50,000 to Lt. Gov. Matt Michels’ campaign account so Michels will have a fund available to use for politics or charity once he leaves office.
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