Matt Stone of Yankton has filed to run for the state Senate from District 18 as an independent. He says new ideas are needed in Pierre……………

Stone ran as a republican in 2014 against democrat Bernie Hunhoff. Stone says he decided to run as an independent this time…

Stone says there are a number of key issues he wants to work on…..

Stone will face democrat Craig Kennedy in the November election. Hunhoff chose not to run for re-election this year.