Head of South Dakota Criminal Investigation Announces AG Bid

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — The director of the South Dakota Division of Felony Investigation on Tuesday introduced a bid for the Republican nomination for the state’s legal professional normal, organising what might be a showdown of at the very least two candidates on the GOP conference in June.

David Natvig, who directs the Division of Felony Investigation underneath Legal professional Normal Jason Ravnsborg, introduced his candidacy in a video touting his work investigating drug trafficking. He’ll face Marty Jackley, a former legal professional normal who mounted a marketing campaign to unseat Ravnsborg as he confronted impeachment for his actions surrounding a 2020 automotive crash through which he struck and killed a pedestrian.

Ravnsborg was impeached by the Home final month and faces a Senate impeachment trial shortly earlier than the three-day get together conference begins June 23. He has stated the Senate trial is an opportunity for him to be “vindicated,” however has not stated whether or not he’ll run for reelection if he’s acquitted.

Natvig was appointed by Ravnsborg and was certainly one of his closest aides. He represents a continuation of Ravnsborg’s workforce within the legal professional normal’s workplace.

“My plan is to take the success and onerous work of the workplace of the legal professional normal and construct on it,” he stated within the marketing campaign announcement video.

Jackley stated in an announcement that he has been touring the state to earn the backing of Republican Get together delegates, who will resolve the nominee on the conference.

“I stay dedicated to working a marketing campaign on expertise and my confirmed document as South Dakota’s legal professional normal and U.S. legal professional,” he stated.

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