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BRIAN BENGS
Candidate for U.S. Senate
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CHALLENGER
Biography
Brian Bengs is an Independent candidate for U.S. Senate in South Dakota in 2026. He is a retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col., Navy veteran, attorney, former professor, and recently worked as a Wind Cave National Park ranger. Bengs grew up in Iowa, served in the Navy, and after earning his BA and JD, served 19 years in the Air Force JAG Corps before teaching at Northern State University.
Top Priorities
- Uphold founding values: equality, democracy, liberty, truth, justice.
- Combat hyper-partisanship using a military OODA approach for pragmatic solutions.
- Advocate for democracy reforms, including a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United, anti-gerrymandering, and support for the For the People Act (H.R.1).
Campaign Finance
Total Raised
$76,628