
I’m Eric Emery. I’ve lived in South Dakota my whole life, and I’ve spent my career working in rural health care here. For two terms, I’ve represented District 26A in Pierre. I’m asking you to help me earn a third.
I see what it takes for people out here to get care. A doctor’s visit can mean a long drive and a day off work. Clinics and hospitals struggle to keep enough staff, and when someone gets sick in the middle of the night, help can be far away. Every South Dakotan, whether they live in Sioux Falls or on a ranch in Mellette County, deserves care they can actually reach.
Health care out here is as basic as the snowplow that clears your road every winter, and we can’t keep running it on goodwill. That’s the work I bring to Pierre. I’ve pushed the state to treat emergency care as an essential service. I want to see more care brought to people where they live, so getting a checkup or a follow-up doesn’t depend on how far you are from town.
Next session, I want to do more for our kids, so every child in South Dakota has a fair shot at a healthy start, no matter how far they live from town.
I’ll work with anyone, from either party, who wants to get these things done. Most of what matters out here doesn’t come with a party label.
District 26A is big country, and reaching voters here takes a lot of miles and postcards. Both cost money. Any gift goes a long way in a race like this.
Thank you.
-Eric