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Langer Wrests GOP Senate Leadership from Curd

You know that post I wrote last Wednesday asking if Kris Langer might be the likely choice for Senate Majority Leader?

Strike that question mark:

Legislative Research Council, press release, 2018.12.04.
Legislative Research Council, press release, 2018.12.04.

Republicans picked my pick for majority leader, replacing Sioux Falls Senator R. Blake Curd, who was there at caucus, asking for the top spot again, with Dell Rapids Senator Kris Langer. Dang—maybe Republicans were upset with Curd for replacing Deb Peters with Jeff Partridge as treasurer for the Senate Republican Campaign Committee but failing to make that change on the campaign finance report! Never make the caucus look bad on the blogs, R. Blake!

Uh oh—looks like Senator Curd is going to have to surrender that Twitter handle. Screen cap from Twitter, 2018.12.04.
Uh oh—looks like Senator Curd is going to have to surrender that Twitter handle. Screen cap from Twitter, 2018.12.04.

The Republican caucus now matches their Democratic Capitol colleagues in having elected one—just one—woman to any Legislative leadership position. But Republicans can crow that they’ve put a woman in charge of their much bigger ship (and really, while I love Sioux Falls Representative-Elect Erin Healy and am sure she will make the most of her minority whip position in the House, how much whipping will eleven woefully minoritous Democrats need?).

Tony Venhuizen notes that Kris Langer is only the second lady party leader in the Legislature. Senator Barb Everist was the first in 2001. She was also a Republican. screen cap from @SoDakGovs, 2018.12.04.
Tony Venhuizen notes that Kris Langer is only the second lady party leader in the Legislature. Senator Barb Everist was the first in 2001. She was also a Republican. screen cap from @SoDakGovs, 2018.12.04.

5 Comments

  1. Debbo 2018-12-04 21:06

    So what about Langer? Is she moderate? (Hoping) Or far right SDGOP grafter? (Hope not) Pootiepublican? (Really hope not) Or some other flavor GOP?

  2. grudznick 2018-12-04 21:24

    Saner than many I am told, Ms. Geelsdottir, saner than many. What, my I inquire, is a pootiepublican? Is that a bathroom fixated prudish young fellow?

  3. Debbo 2018-12-05 00:21

    “bathroom fixated prudish young fellow”
    What are you fixated on??

    Pootie= Putin. One of the GOP owned by Pootie.

  4. T 2018-12-05 12:20

    Langer is a doofus…and I’m Republican.
    She voted against paying our teachers more.
    Cheapskate.

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