Rapid City, SD – Today, Jason Green is excited to announce his candidacy for the South Dakota Senate serving District 34 and the people of Rapid City. As a lifelong resident of the Black Hills and results oriented conservative Republican, Green is committed to working to keep South Dakota the best place to live, work and raise a family. “A prosperous South Dakota benefits everyone. Unfortunately, the current Senator and many other legislators have repeatedly voted against Rapid City’s interests in a misguided attempt to stop economic growth. As District 34’s Senator, I will support efforts to assure a vibrant economy for our local business community. We also need sensible restructuring of the property tax system to address the explosion of owner-occupied property taxes.” said Green.
Green brings a wealth of experience to the Senate. After more than 10 years in the City Attorney’s Office in Rapid City, Green has continued to serve the community working as Associate General Counsel at Monument Health. “Many District 34 voters have encouraged me to throw my hat into the ring again as we have seen the legislature take actions that directly undermine western South Dakota’s priorities. The legislature needs to support the expansion of Ellsworth Airforce Base, the delivery of Missouri River water into western South Dakota, healthy economic development programs to support growth and expansion of local busineses,” said Green. Green is a 2005 graduate of Leadership Rapid City, a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, past member and president of the South Dakota Municipal Attorney’s Association, a former adjunct professor at the University of South Dakota West River Campus, and a Life Member of the NRA.
Green has volunteered with Black Hills Federal Credit Union for more than 15 years, serving on both the Board and Supervisory Committee, where he was elected multiple times as Chair by his fellow Board and Committee members. Additionally, Green has served on the Board and Finance Committee of Wellfully, Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to providing addiction recovery, behavioral and psychiatric residential care to youth in the Black Hills area. Green also serves on the Rapid City Parks and Recreation Golf Course advisory committee.
As a conservative Republican, Green will focus on ensuring taxpayer dollars are spent in a fiscally conservative manner, support efforts to support our local businesses and to grow new business that bring economic opportunity to Rapid City. Green is a graduate of the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology (1996 – B.S. Interdisciplinary Science) and was recognized as an Outstand Recent Graduate in 2007. He also holds two law degrees, one from the University of South Dakota School of Law (2000 – J.D.) and the other from Loyola University Chicago (2013 – L.L.M. Health Law).
“I look forward to working hard every day for the people of District 34 to bring a prosperity driven approach to the legislature and I ask for your support on June 2nd in the Republican primary election.”