The Republican convention in Watertown today has announced a new candidate for Public Utilities Commissioner to replace the vacant spot left by Bob Sahr, who stepped down after Dave Kranz and the Argus Leader ran rumors-as-news stories. Associated Press excerpt:
State Sen. John Koskan of Wood was nominated Saturday by the Republican Party to run for a seat on the South Dakota Public Utilities Commission.
Delegates to the Republican State Convention voted unanimously to nominate Koskan after state Rep. Tim Rounds, R-Pierre, withdrew from the race.
Interest in the PUC nomination arose after Bob Sahr, a Republican who is one of the three current commissioners, made a surprise announcement earlier in the week that he would not seek re-election. Sahr said his decision was prompted by what he called untrue rumors being spread about him, and he said he could not run a campaign at the same time he fought the unspecified rumors.
The PUC nomination was the only contested race at the GOP convention. Candidates for all other state offices were unopposed.
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