FIRST ON DAKOTA NEWS NOW: 112 current, former lawmakers to back Johnson campaign

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – A big announcement from Dusty Johnson’s campaign came on Thursday afternoon..

A source within the campaign told Dakota News Now that the names of at least 112 current and former South Dakota state lawmakers will be announced, all of them backing Congressman Johnson’s bid to become South Dakota’s next Governor.

The full list of endorsements was released around 11:45 on Thursday.

Some of the names on the list include former Sioux Falls Police Chief and state lawmaker Doug Barthel, former House Speaker and the son and grandson of two South Dakota Governors, Mark Mickelson, and former longtime Yankton-area lawmaker, Jean Hunhoff…

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