More than 200 Republicans Announce Support for Herseth Sandlin

Republicans for Stephanie Appreciate Her Moderate, Bipartisan Approach, Commitment to Doing What’s Right for South Dakota

October 19, 2010 - More than 200 registered Republicans across South Dakota announced their support for Stephanie Herseth Sandlin today, citing her moderate, bipartisan approach and her commitment to work across party lines to stand up for our state’s priorities, regardless of partisan politics.

Three of these Republicans for Stephanie hosted a conference call with South Dakota media earlier this morning:

• Frank Brost, former Chief of Staff to Republican South Dakota Governors George Mickelson and Walter Dale Miller
• Casey Murschel, former Republican state legislator, Sioux Falls
• David Hersrud, owner of Hersrud's Family Dealerships in Belle Fourche and Sturgis
  

Frank Brost said, “I appreciate Stephanie’s willingness to stand up to her party’s leadership to do what’s right for our state.  We need more people like Stephanie in Congress.”

The list of Republicans for Stephanie is below – 207 and growing.

Casey Murschel, Sioux Falls

Jan Nicolay, Chester

Frank Brost, Rapid City

Maris D. Williams, Aberdeen

Pudge Ellwood, Aberdeen

Sharon Paranto, Aberdeen

Tina Belden, Aberdeen

Diane Giblin, Aberdeen

Lila Kostboth, Canistota

Arleen Honeycutt, Brandon

Calvin Honeycutt, Brandon

Ardyce Bremer, Colton

Trisha Sampson, Sioux Falls

Nancy Hansen, Aberdeen

Heather Burkman, Sioux Falls

Katherine Anderson, Garretson

Donna Dauman, Aberdeen

Larry Franklin, Mina

Diane Kreimann, Rapid City

Velma Austad, Elk Point

Darci Hustrulid, Sioux Falls

Kim Stackenwalt, Rapid City

Dave Stackenwalt, Rapid City

Branden Stackenwalt, Rapid City

Nancy Gowen, Rapid City

June Julius, Milbank

Lois Junker, Aberdeen

Michelle M Lavallee, Sioux Falls

Thomas Wendt, Belle Fourche

Linda Wendt, Belle Fourche

Thurlo Jensen, Spearfish

Billie Cornell, Spearfish

Lisa Irion, Spearfish

Alisa Folden, Mitchell

Linda Pelton, Avon

Elise Schilling, Clear Lake

Cindy Ibis, Mitchell

Ginger Peschl, Tyndall

Peggy Foltz, Rosholt

Constance Steiger, Mobridge

Delores Kurvink, Pierre

Gloria Benn, Rapid City

Carol Shoup, Onida

Tiffany Campbell, Sioux Falls

Darwin Unzelman, Sioux Falls

Alan Thorson, Sioux Falls

Deanna Helgeson, Sioux Falls

Donna Reiter, Sioux Falls

Jill Spiers, Sioux Falls

Mary Hinkle, Holabird

Michael O’Connor, Rapid City

Georgia O’Connor, Rapid City

Rose Fix, Aberdeen

Bonnie Locken, Aberdeen

David Zahn, Aberdeen

Jody Parsons, Columbia

Patricia Kneupfle, Herried

Doris Hasler, Clark

Joyce Fredrikson, Vermillion

Wanda Young, Wakonda

Jeffrey Gates, Watertown

Bill Jones, Rapid City

Renee Jones, Rapid City

Alyce Ellingson, Forestburg

Gene Ellingson, Forestburg

Rolland Petesch, Forestburg

Cornelius Clemens, Northville

Ruth Clemens, Northville

Dennis Wieker, Chancellor

Bill Aeschlimann, Hurley

Violet Ness, Lennox

Stanley Hagen, Parker

Virginia Kaufman, Parker

Gene Kaufman, Parker

Darrell Hubert, Beresford

Beverly French, Sioux Falls

Betty Hansen, Sioux Falls

Patrick Johnston, Sioux Falls

Tom Krause, Sioux Falls

Kay Krause, Sioux Falls

Neil McNaughton, Presho

Pat McNaughton, Presho

Donald Richey, Sioux Falls

Evelyn Starns, Sioux Falls

Beatrice Wentworth, Stickney

John Wentworth, Stickney

Tom Hitchcock, Huron

Keith Rearick, Huron

Lois Sundvold, Sioux Falls

Dorothy Byrum, Sioux Falls

Sharon Hofstad, Sioux Falls

Randy Lund, Sioux Falls

Rachelle Palmer, Sioux Falls

Kathleen Yttreness, Sioux Falls

Dennis Andachter, Sioux Falls

Marilyn Peters, Sioux Falls

Donna Stenberg, Brookings

Raymond Slechta, Sioux Falls

Pamela Pfeifer, Sioux Falls

Kathleen Gerdes, Sioux Falls

Delores Strang, Sioux Falls

Ruth Schemmel, Sioux Falls

Darhl Timm, Sioux Falls

Leo Skancke, Baltic

Marcella Skatvold, Dell Rapids

Ramona Brooks, Sioux Falls

Lloyd Leaders, Sioux Falls

Marlyce Kelly, Sioux Falls

Barbara McDowell, Sioux Falls

Joyce Kemp, Sioux Falls

Carol Madsen, Watertown

Susan Snyder, Lake City

Ann Melham, Watertown

Christina Allsup, Madison

DeLores Hausman, Brandon

David Hersrud, Sturgis

Anne Barlow, Rapid City

Clayton Gerken, Britton

Lisa Burling, Yankton

Sharon Fiedler, Yankton

Jessica Buhler, Onida

Dorothy Knoepfle, Lead

Jeff Joachim, Aberdeen

Pamela Boline, Mitchell

Kathleen Andersen, Hurley

Lowell Andersen, Hurley

Frederick Marso, Pierre

Marcene Gabel, Alcester

Darlene Lablanc, Eagle Butte

Todd Hubbard, Spearfish

Eileen Burrer, Aberdeen

Valerie Kavanaugh, Groton

Kim Heim, Madison

David Heim, Madison

Kristine Smith, Winner

Tammy Bechtold, Tabor

Margo Kronberg, Bison

Robert Kolb, Watertown

Rozann Krause, Watertown

Virginia Dejong, Aberdeen

Ruth Bierne, Aberdeen

William Bierne, Aberdeen

Sandy Wilkie, Aberdeen

Margaret Appl, Aberdeen

Roger Wilson, Aberdeen

Anita Bonen, Aberdeen

Richard Milbrandt, Aberdeen

Aleda Tollefson, Bath

Lee Grace, Watertown

Leona Vitalis, Pine Ridge

Roger Hallenbeck, Huron

Kenneth Daly, Columbia

Maxine Tessier, Pierre

Patricia Burg, Pierre

Ethel Fry, Pierre

David Merrill, Plankinton

Diane Sullivan, Mitchell

Darlene Juhnke, Parkston

Mary Salchert, Watertown

Jan Porter, Watertown

Joan Hakeman, Watertown

Pamela Berg, Watertown

Lynda Lawrence, Watertown

Carolyn Swenson, Volga

Michael Nelson, Langford

Jon Larsen, Spearfish

Grace Voeltz, Yankton

Helen Droppers, Yankton

Lucille Wysuph, Yankton

Ruth Erickson, Watertown

Katherine Svensen, Aberdeen

Waldemar Rutschke, Aberdeen

Shirley Ruml, Letcher

Christopher Gengler, Spearfish

Denise Stehly, Mitchell

Patricia Anderson, Mitchell

Gayle Goldin, Stratford

Gaylon Goldin, Stratford

Robert Miller, Watertown

Gerald Wiles, Watertown

Suellen Lutterman, Brookings

Avis Meyer, Brookings

Khristine Haensel, Brookings

Larry Lutterman, Brookings

Beth Gray, Sisseton

Betty Holida, Vienna

Barbara Hagen, Webster

Shirlee Blasé, Madison

Ruth Clemens, Northville

Linda Jackson, Watertown

Sharlene Wanttie, Aberdeen

Rita Gough, Salem

David Gough, Salem

Michael Bruggeman, Vermillion

Samantha Meyer, Vermillion

Susan Prentice, Wessington

Tasha Murphy, Rapid City

Kendra Ritchie, Rapid City

David Boehnke, Clark

Mike Eichelberg, Brookings

Sharon Darrow, Rapid City

Vynita Jacobson, Watertown

Meleta DeJong, Pierre

Margaret Gunderson, Mina

Georgia Meyer, Winner

Waren Muller, Yankton

Chris Madsen, Sioux Falls

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