West River Democratic Candidates 2008

Thursday night a group of our local candidates pledged to bring the issues to the table and offer a great campaign to the voters this year.

Left to right: Incumbent (!) Sen. Tom Katus (D-32, Rapid City), with candidates, Curtis Marquardt (House/35), Bethany Wojahn (House 32), Theresa Spry (Senate/35), Dennis Finch (Senate/33), Kim Henderson (House/33), Jeff Nelsen (House/33).


(Gary Loudner (House/33) was in the room but was talking strategy with our own true-blue Jane Murphy [50-state West River coordinator] and missed the photo-op).

The full list follows:

National

Barack Obama, President
Hillary Clinton, President
Tim Johnson, Senate
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin, House

State Legislature

Ryan M. Maher, District 28 Senate
Richard Zacher, District 28A House
Dean Schrempp, District 28A House
Dennis Levin, District 29 Senate
Pam Chalkley, District 29 House
Fred McPherson, District 29 House
Charles Jonathan Easterby, District 30 Senate
Jacqueline Gerenz, District 30 House
David Melmer, District 30 House
Nyla Griffith, District 31 Senate
Kevin W. ODea, District 31 House
Thomas M. Katus, District 32 Senate
Bethany Wojahn, District 32 House
Eric Abrahamson, District 32 House
Dennis W. Finch, District 33 Senate
Jeff Nelsen, District 33 House
Gary Loudner, District 33 House
Kimberly Henderson, District 33 House
Gary L. Hargens, District 34 Senate
Lisa F. Cook, District 34 House
Johanna M. Blume, District 34 House
Theresa Spry, District 35 Senate
Shane Liebig, District 35 Senate
Fern Y. Johnson, District 35 House
Curtis R. Marquardt, District 35 House

County Commissioner

Barbara Hanson, Custer County
Judy C Gray, Lawrence County
Dinah Paris, Lawrence County
Carl W. Atchley, Fall River County
Anne I. Cassens, Fall River County
Francis S. Pumpkin Seed, District 3 Shannon County
Lyla Hutchison, District 5 Shannon County
Carrie A. Hulm, District 4 Perkins County

Democratic Party Precinct Committeeman

Nick Krebs, Precinct Lead Lawrence County
Dennis D Smith, Precinct Nemo Lawrence County
James Newton, Precinct Nemo Lawrence County
Fred McPherson, Precinct Harmony #8 Meade County
Arnie Laubach, Precinct 0200 Pennington County
Larry Mintzlaff, Precinct 0300 Pennington County
Curt Pochardt, Precinct 0500 Pennington County
Michael M Melius, Precinct 0700 Pennington County
Ritchie Nordstrom, Precinct 0800 Pennington County
John C Willman, Precinct 1300 Pennington County
Mike Richardson, Precinct 2300 Pennington County
Brian Smith, Precinct 2400 Pennington County
Jay Davis, Precinct 2500 Pennington County
Jeff Nelsen, Precinct 3300 Pennington County
Richard Fisher, Precinct 3600 Pennington County
Justin Lena, Precinct 5100 Pennington County

Democratic Party Precinct Committeewoman

Dinah Paris, Precinct Lead Lawrence County
Sherry Bea Smith, Precinct Nemo Lawrence County
Sue Gannaway, Precinct Spearfish Ward 3 Lawrence County
Rita Mayer, Precinct Valley 2 Lawrence County
Deb Phillips, Precinct Whitewood Lawrence County
Rhonda McPherson, Precinct Harmony #8 Meade County
Bonnie G. Miller, Precinct Rural Sturgis #7 Meade County
Mary Kelley, Precinct 0500 Pennington County
Laura B Beshara, Precinct 0800 Pennington County
Jocelyn Lee Baker, Precinct 1300 Pennington County
Theresa Spry, Precinct 1800 Pennington County
Kimberly D Henderson, Precinct 1900 Pennington County
Lin Jennewein, Precinct 2100 Pennington County
Susan K Timmons, Precinct 2400 Pennington County
Rose Marie Stewart, Precinct 2400 Pennington County
Karen E Hall, Precinct 3300 Pennington County
Thea H. Geotax, Precinct 3600 Pennington County
Peggy S. Lay, Precinct 4200 Pennington County
Karen N. Miller, Precinct 4600 Pennington County
Judy Jones, Precinct 4700 Pennington County