Jackson Dirks
speaker
13 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 29 Jul
Jackson Dirks’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.
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He is never going to stand up to Donald Trump.
Rodin was lieutenant governor and moved into the state's top seat when Governor Kristi Noem joined the Trump administration last year.
Rodin's opposed abortion pills, pledged to reform the state's prison system, and passed legislation to lower property taxes by raising sales taxes.
He was challenged for the nomination by business executive Toby Doden, who was backed by the right-wing Turning Point organization founded by the late Charlie Kirk.
The self-described political outsider ran on eliminating homeowner property taxes.
In a state where a Democrat hasn't been governor since the 70s, the GOP nominee heads into the fall as the frontrunner and faces former state legislator Democrat Dan Ahlers.
For NPR News, I'm Jackson Dirks in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Rodin was lieutenant governor and moved into the state's top seat when Governor Kristi Noem joined the Trump administration last year.
Rodin's opposed abortion pills, pledged to reform the state's prison system, and passed legislation to lower property taxes by raising sales taxes.
He was challenged for the nomination by business executive Toby Doden, who was backed by the right-wing Turning Point organization founded by the late Charlie Kirk.
The self-described political outsider ran on eliminating homeowner property taxes.
In a state where a Democrat hasn't been governor since the 70s, the GOP nominee heads into the fall as the frontrunner and faces former state legislator Democrat Dan Ahlers.
For NPR News, I'm Jackson Dirks in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
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