Oct 15, 2026 · 45 min · 14 segments
Nikki Gronli, a Democrat running for South Dakota’s lone U.S. House seat, joins this episode of Searchlight Report. Gronli is a former U.S…
Nikki GronliGuest
John HultHostMeghan O'BrienHostDo you have anything else that you want to mention for the voters of South Dakota that we didn't ask or bring up at all?

And one thing that I think most South Dakota families are struggling with right now is just their paychecks, their economy at home, the cost of health care.

We need to think about the next representative for South Dakota as somebody who understands that infrastructure is part of economic development.

Especially when we think about the constant increase in not only health insurance, but prescription drug prices.

Then the fact that we've got rural clinics and hospitals that could potentially close.

Those are often the best paying job in their community and also the job that provides health insurance.

So when you lose those things from our communities, our rural communities, it can be really devastating.

It can mean a future where that community just no longer has a school system and main street businesses close and churches leave.

So having clean drinking water, having a local daycare, having a local place to get your doctor visits, those are critical to South Dakota.

We need somebody who understands the economic ramifications of this moment and goes in to address those.
Do you have anything else that you want to mention for the voters of South Dakota that we didn't ask or bring up at all?

And one thing that I think most South Dakota families are struggling with right now is just their paychecks, their economy at home, the cost of health care.

We need to think about the next representative for South Dakota as somebody who understands that infrastructure is part of economic development.

Especially when we think about the constant increase in not only health insurance, but prescription drug prices.

Then the fact that we've got rural clinics and hospitals that could potentially close.

Those are often the best paying job in their community and also the job that provides health insurance.

So when you lose those things from our communities, our rural communities, it can be really devastating.

It can mean a future where that community just no longer has a school system and main street businesses close and churches leave.

So having clean drinking water, having a local daycare, having a local place to get your doctor visits, those are critical to South Dakota.

We need somebody who understands the economic ramifications of this moment and goes in to address those.
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