Third place is not the charm in District 16. Democrat Ann Tornberg, who finished third in the 2012 general election for District 16 House, says the Governor's office has e-mailed her to say she doesn't get the appointment to the House seat Patty Miller is vacating. (Come on, Dennis! You know you need more Dems in Pierre to counter the ill-effects of supermajority!)
Tornberg says that Republican Kevin Jensen, who finished third in the 2012 GOP primary for District 16 House, got the Governor's rejection as well. Says Jensen, "I guess I am too conservative for their agenda" and vows to run for the District 16 seat Rep. Jim Bolin will vacate next year.
The Governor's office gives neither rejected nominee a hint of who's in, just a promise to issue a press release next week.
I didn't get the thin e-mail yet, so maybe I'm in!
Do I have to move to District 16 by the day I'm sworn in?
Cory I agree 100% that we need more democrats in Pierre. It really is sad that people will change to being a republican just to get elected. We need a good two party system.