Tom Cool
D · South Dakota · 2026On the ballot
AuditorSouth Dakota · 2026Top priorities
- Bring decades of nonprofit executive management to the auditor's office
- Provide an independent check on one-party state government
Biography
Tom Cool spent nearly four decades as executive director of the Council on College Admissions in South Dakota and is the Democratic nominee for state auditor, chosen at the party's June 6 state convention. Per the state party's nominee announcement, the Sioux Falls Democrat chairs the Democratic Forum of Southeast Dakota and has run statewide before, including for auditor in 2018 and secretary of state in 2022. No campaign website was found as of September 12, 2026.
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