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Kay Swihart

Democratic · South Dakota · 2026

Running for South Dakota Senate District 18, South Dakota

Top priorities

From other published sources

  • Improve affordability of health and home insurance, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting
  • Support Medicaid expansion and competitive pay for teachers and paraprofessionals, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting
  • Increase public school funding and government transparency around data centers and taxes, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting
Biography

Kay Swihart is a Yankton area Democrat running for South Dakota Senate District 18, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting. Swihart spent 14 years at Southern California Edison working in utility operations, transmission and substation construction, accounting and regulatory research, and has also worked in public schools and banking and co-founded a nonprofit organization, per South Dakota Public Broadcasting. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.

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South Dakota Senate District 18South Dakota · 2026Yankton County sample ballot

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