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Emelia Enquist

Democratic · South Dakota · 2026

Running for South Dakota House District 4, South Dakota

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • Prioritizes funding for education and bringing down costs for housing, healthcare and childcare.
  • Supports robust guidelines for data center regulation, including environmental protections, and opposes special tax breaks for corporations.
Biography

Emelia Enquist is a Lutheran minister serving three rural churches across Grant and Deuel counties and a fifth generation Grant County resident, per Enquist's campaign site. Enquist holds a bachelor's degree in advertising and public relations from Drury University and is pursuing a master's degree in systematic theology from Luther Seminary, per the campaign site. Enquist previously wrote for the Grant County Review and received the South Dakota NewsMedia Association's 2023 Outstanding Young Journalist award, per the campaign site.

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