Brian Bengs
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U.S. SenateSouth Dakota · 2026Us SenateSouth Dakota · 2026United States SenateSouth Dakota · 2026Top priorities
- Put truth-telling and neighborliness over hyper-partisanship
- Make health care and the economy work for regular South Dakotans
- Bring military-style problem solving to a broken Washington
Per the campaign site.
Biography
Brian Bengs is an independent candidate for U.S. Senate in South Dakota who qualified for the November ballot by petition in April 2026. A Navy veteran, retired Air Force JAG lieutenant colonel, former Northern State University professor, and former national park ranger, he was the Democratic nominee for this seat in 2022 and now runs on the cowboy code: tell the truth and take care of your neighbor.
Key voting record
- Served in the Navy and as an Air Force JAG officer for 19 years before teaching and park service work. Served
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