Today, Senator Billie Sutton became the first gubernatorial candidate to be officially placed on the 2018 ballot. 

Today, Senator Billie Sutton's campaign for Governor and a group of supporters submitted nominating petitions to place Sutton on South Dakota's 2018 ballot.

South Dakota needs a leader in the Governor’s office willing to fight for the type of open, honest, and accessible government South Dakotans deserve. We need to ensure tax payer dollars are being spent wisely, not mismanaged or steered to political insiders for personal gain. We need to limit the influence of money in politics. I have championed legislation in these areas ...

Senator Billie Sutton says South Dakota’s newest law is an example, “of something you wouldn’t think we’d need to put in law because it is common sense and common practice in businesses everywhere, but sometimes we have to make sure government follows the rules the rest of us do.”