District 22 House Candidates Talk Budget And More Saturday

From left to right Republican challenger Jim White, moderator Mike Held and current District 22 Representatives Quinten Burg and Peggy Gibson

The three candidates running for the two open spots for the State House of Representatives in District 22 fielded questions from a light audience Saturday morning at the Huron Municipal Building. Repairing the states aling budget was the first question asked in the 45 minute session and Representative Quinten Burg of Wessington Springs says the State has money, but isn’t using it and wants to see some state contracts looked at..

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Fellow Representative Peggy Gibson didn’t care for the way last year’s budget was presented to lawmakers…

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Republican challenger Jim White sees agriculture and jobs as keys to budget success…

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The candiates tackled questions on education, healthcare, economic development and more. You can hear answers to all those by listening to the entire District 22 House Candidate Forum by scrolling down the page to find the District 22 House Forum.