Run for South Dakota state office

State Senators are members of the state's upper chamber, as part of the state's bicameral legislature. State senators are responsible for voting on: bills related to public policy matters, levels for state spending, raises or decreases in taxes, and whether to uphold or override gubernatorial vetoes.

State Representatives are members of the state's lower chamber, as part of the state's bicameral legislature. State representatives are responsible for voting on: bills related to public policy matters, levels for state spending, raises or decreases in taxes, and whether to uphold or override gubernatorial vetoes.

State Utility or Public Service Boards are responsible for regulating the rates and services of electric, natural gas and/or water utilities.

The Governor is the chief executive officer of a state and is responsible for implementing state laws and overseeing the operation of the state executive branch. The Governor oversees legislative proposals and vetoes, executive budgets, and implements executive orders.

The State Auditor is the chief accountant for the state. Auditors check the financial records of a state and make certain its accounts are being managed correctly.

The South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands is an elected, constitutional officer in the executive branch of the South Dakota state government. The office is charged with supervising lands designated for educational use by the federal government, among other various U.S. duties. The commissioner is popularly elected every four years by a plurality and is limited to two consecutive terms. The South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public lands has several duties prescribed by Article VIII of the South Dakota Constitution. The office was mainly created to deal with lands designated for educational use by the federal government. Section 4 lays out the details for appraising such school lands that might be sold. It states that the commissioner sits on a board of appraisers that evaluate all school lands that are to be sold. This is board also includes the auditor and county superintendent of schools. Section 6 describes that such sales are to be conducted through the commissioner's office. All sales are subject to approval by the governor. Section 9 details the commissioner's role in leasing these lands. Other duties of the commissioner of school and public lands include: Managing Permanent Trust Fund; Issuing and maintaining grazing leases; Inspecting and repairing state owned CCC and WPA Dams; Issuing and monitoring all mineral leases for the State;Controlling noxioU.S. weeds on school and public lands, state-owned dams and meandered lakes; Recording land transactions for easements on rights-of-way and state-owned lands; Purchasing and selling property as requested by the legislature or other state agencies; Issues Seismic Permits on state-owned mineral acres. The salary for this position is $85,629.

The Secretary of State is the chief clerk of the state responsible for maintaining state records.

The State Supreme Court is responsible for final appeals. Judges in this position are seeking to retain their current seat.

The Attorney General is the chief legal advisor and chief law enforcement officer of the state.

The Lieutenant Governor is the second-highest ranking official of the state executive office. The Lieutenant Governor is the first successor to the Governor and the presiding officer of the State Senate, only voting to break a tie.

The State Treasurer is the chief financial officer of the state that tracks state budgets, manages investments, and receives and deposits money for the state.