Stated position
Declared national security to be South Dakota's next big industry and said it would be the major focus of his economic development efforts.
Stated position. What this official has said they believe on this issue — a sourced claim, shown distinctly from any assessment of what they did. It is never scored and never affects the Integrity Score.
Derived from a tracked promise: “Declared national security to be South Dakota's next big industry and said it would be the major focus of his economic development efforts.”
Sources
- DRG News (Dakota Radio Group) - Rhoden's prepared 2026 State of the State remarkshttps://drgnews.com/2026/01/13/2026-state-of-the-state-address-by-south-dakota-governor-larry-rhoden-as-prepared-for-delivery/ ↗
“I am declaring that national security is South Dakota's next big industry.”
- The Dakota Scout - transcript of Rhoden's State of the Statehttps://www.thedakotascout.com/p/transcript-gov-larry-rhoden-delivers ↗
“I am declaring that national security is South Dakota's next big industry.”