South Dakota Will Get a New Senator in November 4th Election

The South Dakota Senator, Tim Johnson (D), decided to retire this year. The Democratic candidate, Rick Weiland, ran unopposed in the Democratic Primary. Former Republican Governor of South Dakota, Mike Rounds, won the Republican nomination. There are also two Independent candidate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Senate_election_in_South_Dakota,_2014

According to Ballotpedia, Republicans see SD as one of their best chances to pick up a seat in the US Senate. http://ballotpedia.org/United_States_Senate_elections_in_South_Dakota,_2014

So what do we know about Rick Weiland? According to Ballotpedia: "Weiland graduated from the University of South Dakota. While in college, he worked on Tom Daschle’s first Congressional campaign in 1978 and continued working for him until 1996 when Daschle ran for Congress. He has served as FEMA regional director, the state director for the AARP and COO and CEO for the International Code Council, which is the nation’s leading advocate for uniform building codes and building safety. He and his wife also operate a restaurant in downtown Sioux Falls." If you'd like to know more about him, here is the link:  http://ballotpedia.org/Rick_Weiland

You can watch his latest campaign ad or sign up to help his campaign here: http://rickweiland.com/

Please help in any way you can so Democrats don't lose this seat to Republicans! This is serious!

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