South Dakota Republican Scandals | Updated List of GOP Scandals in SD
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South Dakota Republican U.S. Congress Member & Candidate Scandals
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Annette BosworthFmr. U.S. Senate Candidate [R-SD]
7/01/15
Filed false election documents attesting she personally gathered the requisite amount of voter signatures required for her to get on the ballot for a US Senate election and then lied to state officials when they confronted herAccording to charging documents filed by local police
South Dakota Republican Executive Branch Scandals
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2.3mLauded by Trump
9/15/23
Engaged in a multiyear extramarital affair with former Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski while also being married with three young children who made conservative "family values" a central part of her public personaAccording to five sources who spoke exclusively with the New York Post
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Jason RavnsborgFmr. Attorney General [R-SD]
9/15/20
Fatally struck a pedestrian dragging him for some undermined period of time in a way detectives described as "his face was in your windshield", his broken glasses were found in the car, a flashlight the victim was using was later found still on and investigators determined he was browsing news websites on his phone likely just beforehand which is probably why he left the scene and called 911 with the excuse that he thought he hit a deerAccording to a police report filed by local officials
South Dakota Republican State Legislator Scandals
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Ted KlaudtFmr. State Representative [R-SD]
11/10/07
Offered to forgive one of his sexual assault victim's debt owed to him if her mother agreed to not pursue charges against him and urged another victim to lie to the police when they questioned her about his assaultAllegedly according to reporting from credible media outlets
5/18/07
Digitally penetrated and fondled his 16 and 18-year-old foster daughters' breasts after deceitfully convincing them to let him perform "tests" on their private areas ostensibly to determine if they were good candidates to donate their eggs in exchange for a large sum of money while also being their trusted caregiver and a married father5/18/07
Hypocritically sponsored a plethora of bills that took a hard stance against child sex offenders when he sexually assaulted two foster children under his careAccording to charging documents filed by local police
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Joel KoskanFmr. State Rep. Nominee [R-SD]
11/03/22
Raped, orally penetrated and sexually molested his adopted daughter over a six-year period beginning when she was just twelve years old and waged an intimidation campaign to keep her quiet by monitoring her every move via GPS and home video surveillance, which ironically is how he found out she reported him to the police while also being a married father of young childrenAccording to charging documents filed by local officials