Celeste Calvitto scoops Kranz this morning by noting a rumored GOP candidate who may challenge Stephanie Herseth:
State GOP chairman Randy Frederick told the crowd in Rapid City that he is frequently asked who is going to challenge Rep. Stephanie Herseth, D-S.D., in next year’s election.
“We have a lot of possibilities,” he said.
He didn’t name names, though.
But one name that is making the rounds is that of Butte County State’s Attorney Jim Seward.
A member of the South Dakota National Guard 109th Engineer Group, Seward was on leave during his re-election campaign last year while serving in Afghanistan under the U.S. Army 25th Infantry Division. He was stationed at Bagram Airfield north of the Afghan capital of Kabul and returned to his Butte County post last spring after an unpaid leave of absence.
Seward said he wasn’t prepared to comment on whether he is considering a race against Herseth.
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