By Denise Ross

Looooonnnggggtime state legislator Gordon Pederson, R-Wall, announced his plans to switch seats, from one in the House to one in the Senate from District 30 - which includes much of the southwest corner of South Dakota.

Gordon Pederson (Photo by David Larson)

Pederson was one of the featured speakers at Saturday’s crackerbarrel in Rapid City, which means he was one of 3 legislators who got to stand up at the beginning and make a little speech.

After the term-limited House Transportation Committee chairman talked about the depleted highway fund, trains backing up on the highway at Edgemont and making a reference to his legislative service during the Kneip administration - which is one reason reporters listen when Gordon talks - he offered this statement:

One of these days I’m going to be making an announcement that I’ll be running for the Senate from District 30.

Term limits, shmerm limits. (I don’t know, Gordo, 30 years representing District 30 - there’s a certain mojo to that.)

There’s been talk on the Internets about Gordon Peterson facing his non-term-limited district-mate in the House, Gordon Howie, for the GOP nomination for District 30’s lone Senate seat.

If that comes to pass, may the best Gordon win.

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