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Kari Shanard-Koenders

Republican · South Dakota · 2026

Running for South Dakota Senate District 12, South Dakota

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Address public safety and affordability, including recidivism and addiction, while supporting law enforcement, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting
  • Support low taxes and less regulation, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting
  • Improve healthcare and education in the district, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting
Biography

Kari Shanard-Koenders is a retired pharmacist from Sioux Falls running for South Dakota Senate District 12, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Her father served in the South Dakota Legislature for nearly two decades, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting.

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South Dakota Senate District 12South Dakota · 2026Minnehaha County sample ballot

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