South Dakota voters are mixed on proposed amendments print
Wednesday, 07 November 2012 15:29
Now that Election Day is over, it's time for state legislators to get to work. State Representative Brian Gosch won re-election Tuesday and says now it's time to start analyzing the races and ballot measures to get a feel for what voters are interested in. Gosch says he plans to continue working on committees and trying to make good policy decisions for South Dakota.

Gosch says, "Next session we'll be focused on, you know, probably 400 to 500 bills that people will bring, the budget will be a big issue, funding for various programs, agencies, try to meet the needs of South Dakotans."

And State Representative Kristin Conzet says overall it was a great campaign, and now she plans to continue what she started.

Conzet says, "You know, a bill that I brought, or supported in the last two years has been the ban on texting while driving, and it's obviously got some legs as Sioux Falls has recently done the ban within the city, so that's something that I'm going to be working towards in the future."

Gosch says the election changed the party distribution just a little bit in the state House and Senate. The Senate gained two Democrats and the House gained two Republicans.

Tessa Thomas