Ex-Biden appointee faces attorney general in US House race with differences on tariffs, immigration

By: John Hult

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: October 15, 2026

Words: 1,602

Last Updated: 2 days, 6 hours ago

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Nikki Gronli would love to have her old job back.

During a debate earlier this month with Attorney General Marty Jackley, her Republican opponent in the race for the state’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, the Democratic former South Dakota director of rural development for the U.S. Department of Agriculture said she’d have “happily” continued doing that job under Republican President Donald Trump.

“It was the best job I ever had,” …

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