THE POWER OF WE!
LINK: South Dakota Voter Guide
Late in 2021, three people had coffee in Sioux Falls and talked about the insane political scene in Washington and South Dakota. Two weeks later, there were four. Then dozens as we continued to grow giving people an opportunity to voice their frustrations about the extremist agendas that seem to be advancing in politics.
By the summer of 2022, we decided to stop talking and take action. We named ourselves Change Agents of South Dakota because we believe the majority of our state wants serious changes to the tone and actions of our elected officials. Our goal is to keep the extremists out and help elect moderate, thoughtful, responsible candidates into office. We are not partisan.
We are Independents, Republicans, and Democrats.
While the situation in Washington seems impossible to fix, with your help, we can make positive changes in South Dakota. It takes electing reasonable people who want to serve us all and holding elected officials accountable for their extremist language and actions. We want to make that a reality to the benefit of ALL South Dakotans! I hope you will join us in making our goals a reality.
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UPCOMING MEETINGS
Next Meetings:
Change Agents of SD will meet Wednesday, October 7th at 11 am at the Caille Library.
Amber Arlint was forced to postpone her appearance with Change Agents next Wednesday. I'm confident Amber will be re-elected in District 12 so we will try to re-schedule her for sometime in November and get her thoughts on the upcoming Legislative session.
However, Amanda Potter, District 9 Legislative candidate is still intending to visit with us, so she will open the program after some brief opening remarks from me, the presiding Change Agent. We will give Amanda approximately 40 minutes to speak and respond to questions.
We will then get an update from John Fiksdal on both the L-No campaign and the advertising campaign we have launched regarding our endorsements as a group.
Then we will give an update from the Executive Advisor Group. This group intends to meet early next week and discuss the input from Change Agents on September 30th and report back on any progress we have made.
As previously announced, we will cancel our meeting scheduled for Thursday evening, October 15 and then re-convene on Wednesday, October 21st when our guest will be Laurie Lippert, speaking on hyperscale data centers and their impact on our community.
Craig Brown
**Want to attend? Call us at 605-521-6076 or use email... info@changeagentsofsd.org **
October 27 Who and Why
-Rick Knobe
October 25 The Republican Label
-Rick Knobe
October 19 I Think He's Compromised
-Rick Knobe
October 15 A Decision to Make
-Rick Knobe
October 11 Our Ship is Off Course
-Rick Knobe
October 4 I wish I could vote for...
-Rick Knobe
October 1 L No
-John Durajczyk
September 25 Cracks are Showing
-Rick Knobe
September 26 "I have a Dream that Someday..."
-Rick Knobe
September 11 Honesty or Pandering
-Rick Knobe
September 12 Ballot Issues
-Rick Knobe
September 3 The Cheap Seats
-Rick Knobe
August 27 What's Next?
-Rick Knobe
August 27 Voter Integrity
-Rick Knobe
August 24 A Great Day!
-Rick Knobe
August 17 Losing his Iron Grip
-Rick Knobe
August 14 Last Night I witnessed a Miracle
-Rick Knobe
August 12 Leaning Left
-Rick Knobe
August 7 Democrats Have a Decision to Make
-Rick Knobe
May 8 AN AMERICAN MAELSTROM
- Daniel J. Balkovic
1 March PAM BONDI'S BEHAVIOR DURING TESTIMONY WAS UNBECOMING OF HER OFFICE
-John D
12 July AMENDMENT L WOULD END OUR 135 YEAR HISTORY THAT THE PEOPLE RULE
- Henry Travers
20 June AMERICA'S NEW RULING CLASS & ITS MAJOR TRAIT: NAKED GREED
- Van Carter
13 June I'M STARTING TO SEE BUYER'S REMORSE EVERY DAY
- Krystal Jones
8 June INDIFFERENCE IS NOT AN OPTION CONCERNING WATER QUALITY
- Steve Thompson
3 June ASSESSING THE 5 GOP GOVERNOR CANDIDATES & PICKING THE FAVORITES
- John Cunningham
Participatory Democracy
Promote active participation and voter education in state and local elections.
Responsive Leadership
Advocate for constructive positions and seek broad consensus with state and local leaders on challenging topics.
Active Advocacy
Encourage and support engagement and leadership on important issues that promote our mission.
“We came together to voice concern about the future. We stay together to make positive changes in South Dakota politics.”
– Rick Knobe, Founding Member
Become Involved
We’re always seeking like-minded individuals to become involved and help push our campaign further than we could ever imagine. Does that sound like you? Sign up today and be a part of the change!
Support our Cause
Unfortunately, to make positive changes in politics takes more than just good ideas and dialogue- it takes money. In order to effectively make positive changes in SD politics and support moderate candidates, we need your monetary support. Please donate today!
SIGN THE PETITION!
When sworn in, each member of Congress takes the following oath:
I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.
We've created a petition demanding Senator Thune honor his oath of office and stand firmly against the unconstitutional use of executive power.