Don Haggar Nominated for South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Seat
Don Haggar has been nominated by the South Dakota Republican Party to run for an open seat on the Public Utilities Commission, with his platform focusing on affordability, reliability, and consumer protection. He will face Democratic nominee Frank Kloucek in…
Rapid City, SD, October 22, 2026 —
Don Haggar has been nominated by the South Dakota Republican Party to run for an open seat on the state’s Public Utilities Commission. In the general election, he will face Democratic nominee Frank Kloucek.
Haggar’s stated platform focuses on affordability, reliability and consumer protection. The information provided does not detail specific proposals or explain how he would pursue those priorities if elected. It also does not include statements from Haggar or Kloucek.
The nomination places Haggar in the race for an open commission seat, but further details about the vacancy were not provided. The available information does not identify when the party nomination was made, when the general election will take place, or whether other candidates are running.
Kloucek is identified as the Democratic nominee. No information was provided about his platform, background or policy positions, so the candidates’ approaches to the commission’s work cannot be compared based on the details available.
The commission seat is the focus of the contest described in the announcement. The information provided does not include candidate biographies, campaign statements, or additional details about the issues either candidate plans to address. Further specifics about Haggar’s priorities, Kloucek’s positions and the election timeline were not included.
Story summarized from the original created by Karli West on www.kotatv.com, see more information here.
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