With the new year, South Dakota political candidates can start filing for election.

Incumbent District 18 Senator Jean Hunhoff of Yankton says she is planning to run again….

Hunhoff says she feels she can still make a difference….

Hunhoff is currently Co-Chair of the Joint Committee on Appropriations. She was first elected to the House in 2000, and then served in the Senate from 2007 to 2014 before moving back to the House from 2015 to 2020.