There is a rumor going around that one of the Republican incumbent Minnehaha County commissioners plans to resign if/after they are re-elected. While I have a pretty good guess who that may be, I have NO idea if they plan to resign soon after the election (so someone can be appointed) or wait two years (when the next election is held for the county commission).
If this is true, my guess is they will put in a couple of months and resign after January so they can appoint another Republican and create a FAKE incumbent like they did with Jean Bender.
It’s a little trick the Republican’s pull all the time in the legislature and now it seems they are getting used to the practice on the County Commission.
Like I said, at this point it is a rumor, but had a pretty reliable source tell me about it.