SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota state senator has defied the wishes of his counterpart in the House and released the names of House lawmakers on Saturday who had earlier called for a special legislative session to consider impeaching the state’s attorney general. Republican Sen. Lee Schoenbeck presides over the Senate as its pro tempore.
He received the names of the 49 House lawmakers who petitioned for the special session from the Legislative Research Council and made them public, KELO-TV reported.
House Speaker Spencer Gosch had refused to release the names, even after several news media organizations threatened to sue him and the Legislative Research Council.
KELO-TV reports the House members who formally supported holding the special session, according to Schoenbeck, were: Aaron Aylward, Hugh Bartels, Doug Barthel, Rocky Blare, Shawn Bordeaux, Kirk Chaffee, Ryan Cwach, Sydney Davis, Drew Dennert, Mike Derby, Fred Deutsch, Becky Drury, Linda Duba, Caleb Finck, Mary Fitzgerald, Tim Goodwin, Spencer Gosch, Jon Hansen, Erin Healy, Charlie Hoffman, Chris Johnson, Jennifer Keintz, Lance Koth, Trish Ladner, Oren Lesmeister, Liz May, Rhonda Milstead, Will Mortenson, Tina Mulally, Jess Olson, Marty Overweg, Carl Perry, Kent Peterson, Tom Pischke, Peri Pourier, Tim Reed, Taylor Rehfeldt, Rebecca Reimer, Lynn Schneider, Jamie Smith, Tamara St. John, Richard Thomason, Larry Tidemann, Richard Vasgaard, Kaleb Weis, Mike Weisgram, Marli Wiese, Mark Willadsen, and Nancy York.
