Updates – DGA

DGA Statement on Kristi Noem Becoming the Republican Nominee for South Dakota Governor

DGA Executive Director Noam Lee released the following statement on Kristi Noem winning the Republican gubernatorial primary in South Dakota: “Kristi Noem is a self-dealing, corrupt leader who puts herself ahead of South Dakota families. While refusing to expand Medicaid to protect rural hospitals and provide life-saving care to thousands of South Dakotans, Noem has…

NEW: In State Legislature Testimony, Witness Alleges Kristi Noem Abused Her Power, Gave Her Daughter Special Treatment

Kristi Noem is facing heightened pressure in the allegations she abused the power of her office and gave her family preferential treatment. A former state employee testified to the state legislature that Noem’s daughter got special treatment when getting her real estate appraiser’s license, and was allowed to redo her application additional times after Noem…

RGA in Disarray: Another GOP Gov Gets a Primary Challenger; Another Headache for Doug Ducey

12 of 16 Sitting Republican Governors Are Now Facing Primary Challengers Yet another Republican governor is facing an attack from inside his own party. In the latest headache for RGA Chair Doug Ducey, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy will face a primary challenger from a GOP state legislator, who said he “believes Alaska’s conservatives are frustrated…

ICYMI: South Dakota Republican Representative Slams Gov. Kristi Noem for Abuse of Power

In a recent CNN interview, South Dakota GOP Rep. Steve Haugaard slammed Gov. Kristi Noem for her lack of transparency after the Associated Press exposed Noem for abusing her taxpayer-funded office to benefit family members. After a state agency moved to deny her daughter’s application to become a certified real estate appraiser, Noem intervened in…

Following Bombshell AP Investigation Exposing Kristi Noem Corruption, DGA Files Public Records Requests

In response to a scathing report from the Associated Press showing South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem abused her taxpayer-funded office for the benefit of family members, the Democratic Governors Association sent public records requests to the Office of the Governor for all records concerning her intervention to help one family member win her certified real…

New AP Report: Corrupt Kristi Noem Exposed for Abuse of Power (Again)

Former Chief Ethics Lawyer for President George W. Bush: “It’s Clearly a Conflict of Interest and an Abuse of Power for the Benefit of a Family Member” Corrupt Kristi Noem is in trouble after a new report from the Associated Press outlines how she abused her taxpayer-funded office to benefit her own family. The Associated…

GOP Govs Planning to Attend QPAC Pal Around with Conspiracy Theorists for Political Gain

Today is day one of QPAC, and the Republican governors who plan to attend are wasting no time – already cozying up to people who pushed the dangerous “big lie” that led to the January 6th insurrection. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is set to hold a fundraiser in Florida with Donald Trump Jr. and…

ICYMI: QPAC Continues to Come Under Fire For Elevating Election Lies As GOP Govs Commit to Joining

The QPAC conference set to start on Thursday this week continues to come under fire for panels scheduled to repeat the dangerous conspiracy theory that spurred violent riots on January 6th. Still, GOP governors and candidates are committed to attending the conference – blatantly siding with extremists who push dangerous conspiracy theories. QPAC’s “protecting elections” panels, which…

Advisory: GOP Governors to Speak At QPAC This Week

This year’s CQPAC will repeat, ad nauseum, the dangerous conspiracy theory that spurred violent riots on January 6th – and GOP governors and candidates are planning to attend anyways. Republicans, led by their party leader Donald Trump, brazenly lied to their constituents without any evidence. The courts resoundingly rejected their claims, and Trump’s own Department of Homeland Security declared…

As Congressional Republicans Move to Reverse Election Results, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem’s Silence Speaks Volumes

Do Republicans In South Dakota Support Efforts to Undermine the Results of Our Free and Fair Election? Nearly a quarter of Senate Republicans and close to 140 House Republicans have announced they plan to object to the certification of electors in Congress today in an extraordinary attempt to undermine American democracy. The move comes at…

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