SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has appointed a former Rapid City TV journalist to fill a vacant state senate seat for the 2020 legislative session.
Noem named Republican Helene Duhamel on Tuesday to the seat left vacant by Sen. Alan Solano, a Rapid City Republican who said he resigned to focus on professional responsibilities.
Duhamel worked at Rapid City station KOTA-TV as a news director and anchor for decades before becoming the spokeswoman for the Pennington County Sheriff’s Office.
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Noem sought public input before appointing Duhamel. The governor called the new senator a “a pillar of her community.”
The appointment is effective immediately.
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