South Dakota House Democrat switches to Republican Party
Federal State And Tribal Powers,Politics,US House Of Representatives,South Dakota,Indigenous Peoples,Bias By Omission
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A Democratic South Dakota state representative has changed her party registration to Republican, citing the party’s alignment with tribal sovereignty.
State Rep. Peri Pourier, who had served in the state’s lower chamber as a Democrat since 2019, leaves the state’s Democrats with just five members to 65 Republicans...
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