Former Circuit Court Judge to Announce Run for U.S. House

Current Republican U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem is running for governor

SOUTH DAKOTA — A former circuit court judge is planning to run for South Dakota’s U.S. House seat as a Democrat.

Tim Bjorkman will announce his candidacy on Thursday.

Bjorkman’s campaign says in a statement that he plans to deliver solutions to problems rather than promoting partisan squabbling.

Secretary of State Shantel Krebs is competing with Dusty Johnson in the GOP primary for the House seat.

Current Republican U.S. Rep. Kristi Noem is running for governor.