Roadmap for South Dakota

Dusty will make education THE top priority and ensure every South Dakota student gets off to a good start. He will be laser focused on improving student achievement, from math and reading scores to learning skilled trades. Dusty will empower parents to make the best decisions about their children's education. Dusty will fight to make college and tech school affordable for South Dakota families, giving every hardworking student a chance to build their life here in the Rushmore State.

Our communities are made safer by the police, sheriffs, and deputies that man the thin blue line every day. Dusty will always back the blue. He will fight to get fentanyl off our streets and methamphetamine out of our kids’ hands. He supports stronger penalties for traffickers, accountability for repeat offenders, and standing with victims. Safe communities start with strong law enforcement and a commitment to public safety.

Our farmers and ranchers raise the best crops and livestock in the world. We need them to keep it up. Dusty will keep farmers farming by ensuring landowners have the right to build and prosper on their land. We need an ag economy that is focused on the future. The success of today’s producers will be the strength of rural South Dakota for decades to come.

South Dakota should be a state of builders, makers, and doers. We need to get government out of the way so that families and businesses of all sizes can thrive. South Dakota needs to protect private property rights, including the private property right to build on your own land. Dusty will remove abusive overregulation and eliminate duplication. South Dakotans are hard working and innovative. They deserve the chance to build something great. 

Dusty will identify and eliminate wasteful, abusive, or improper spending. He has plans to prevent conflicts of interest and increase transparency at all levels of government, so South Dakotans can continue to have confidence in a government that works for them.

South Dakota is among the lowest taxed states in the nation, and Dusty will keep it that way. He will fight to cut property taxes for homeowners, farmers, and ranchers – without defunding the police, our roads, or our schools. Dusty will fight for a government that does more with less and is efficient, effective, and focused on keeping more money in the pockets of South Dakotans.

Dusty is the proud father of three sons. He will fight for every South Dakota child, including the unborn. Dusty will fight to protect kids, whether at home or on the internet. South Dakota will become the best state in the nation to raise kids.

Dusty is a limited government conservative. He knows government should be constrained to a few key areas, and one of them is building and maintaining decent infrastructure. South Dakotans deserve quality roads, bridges, and infrastructure. They deserve an efficient, helpful voice when getting a driver’s license, vehicle registration, or campsite reservation. Dusty will make sure government works for South Dakotans.

Our land is our heritage in South Dakota. Our culture was born from working the land but also enjoying it. From hunting and fishing to hiking and camping, South Dakotans are at their best when they are outdoors together. Dusty will expand access for every South Dakotan to our great outdoors.

South Dakota is blessed with world-class hospital systems. We can leverage those to train more South Dakotans and provide better healthcare across the state. We should be training more doctors and nurses to meet our healthcare needs in the years to come.