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Roger Meyer of Yankton Running for District 18 State Senate Seat

Roger Meyer of Yankton Running for District 18 State Senate Seat

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Voters in Yankton County will have a choice for the District 18 state Senate race in November.

Republican Roger Meyer has filed and will be on the ballot opposite incumbent democrat Senator Craig Kennedy.

Meyer says he has been watching the process for a long time…..

Meyer says there are issues he is interested in……

Meyer says he is also concerned about the continued flow of regulation from Washington to the states…..

Kennedy is completing his first two year term in the Senate, and did not have a race in 2016.

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