Former South Dakota judge to run for Congress as a Democrat
CANISTOTA, S.D. (AP) — Former Circuit Court Judge Tim Bjorkman is planning to run for South Dakota's lone U.S. House seat as a Democrat.
Bjorkman will announce his candidacy Thursday in Canistota.
Bjorkman's campaign says in a statement that he plans to run an "issue-focused" race seeking to unite and deliver solutions to problems rather than promoting partisan squabbling.
Bjorkman recently stepped down from the First Judicial Circuit. He was elected in 2006 and re-elected in 2014.
Read more: http://www.aberdeennews.com/wire/politics/former-south-dakota-judge-to-run-for-congress-as-a/article_eccebc66-89da-5976-ae6e-14bc067fd27b.html
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