The Mid-Central Educational Cooperative included discussion of House Bill 1182, the Governor’s sales tax increase for teacher pay, on its regular meeting agenda yesterday. Among the documents reviewed was this Legislative Action Network Alert from the Associated School Boards of South Dakota. Published after the Republican holding action against the bill on Wednesday, ASBSD sent out this alert, saying that it is “IMPERATIVE” to contact “key legislators” to ensure HB 1182 passes.
Here is the complete list of “key legislators” on the ASBSD alert Mid-Central posted, plus the school districts those legislators represent:
WHO TO CONTACT [I contend that should be WHOM —ed.]
Contact your area legislators and tell them to support the half cent increase to the state’s sales tax:
- Rep. Kristin Conzet: conzetd@rushmore.com or 605-342-6658
- Rapid City School District
- Rep. Scott Craig: craigd@rushmore.com or 605-342-0999
- Douglas School District, Hill City School District and Rapid City School District
- Rep. Lana Greenfield: lana.greenfield@gmail.com or 605-635-6932 or 605-635-6996
- Castlewood School District, Clark School District, Doland School District, Estelline School District, Groton Area School District, Hamlin School District, Hitchcock-Tulare School District, Northwestern Area School District, Redfield School District, Warner School District and Willow Lake School District
- Rep. Leslie Heinemann: rep.heinemann@state.sd.us or 605-997-2654 or 605-997-3732
- Chester Area School District, Colman-Egan School District, Dell Rapids School District, Elkton School District, Flandreau School District, Howard School District, Madison Central School District, Oldham-Ramona School District, Rutland School District, Sanborn Central School District and Woonsocket School District
- Rep. Sam Marty: rep.marty@state.sd.us or 605-866-4477
- Belle Fourche School District, Bison School District, Faith School District, Harding County School District, Lemmon School District and Newell School District
- Rep. Elizabeth May: rep.may@state.sd.us or 605-455-2588
- Bennett County School District, Haakon School District, Kadoka School District, Shannon County School District and Wall School District
- Rep. Al Novstrup: anovstrup@gmail.com or 605-226-2505 or 605-360-9711
- Aberdeen School District
- Rep. Tim Rounds: rep.rounds@state.sd.us or 605-224-6588
- Agar-Blunt-Onida School District, Faulkton School District, Highmore-Harrold School District, Pierre School District and Stanley County School District
- Rep. Wayne Steinhauer: rep.steinhauer@state.sd.us
- West Central School District
- Rep. John Wiik: john@winkingbull.com or 605-880-1440 or 605-862-8215
- Big Stone City School District, Deubrook School District, Deuel School District, Elkton School District, Estelline School District, Florence School District, Grant-Deuel School District, Henry School District, Milbank School District, Sioux Valley School District, Summit School District and Waverly School District [Associated School Boards of South Dakota, LANAlert, 2016.02.10].
Reps. Craig, Heinemann, Marty, May, and Wiik stood for the Stalzer Stall on Wednesday. Reps. Conzet, Greenfield, Novstrup, Rounds, and Steinhauer did not. All ten are Republicans. Does their inclusion on the ASBSD list signal that these ten are on the fence on raising teacher pay and are crucial to moving the Governor’s plan forward?
Kristin Conzet must have changed her email address as it comes back as undeliverable.
These fellows are leaving their phones off the hooks this weekend and staying inside. Young Mr. Novstrup is going to get as much mail as the younger Novstrup.
Oh! I don’t know why ASBSD gave out that e-mail address. Try her Legislative handle: Rep. Conzet@state.sd.us