Brian Bengs
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Overview
Brian Bengs is a military veteran who served enlisted in the Navy and as an Air Force attorney, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. He has also worked as an educator and as a National Park ranger at Wind Cave, and moved to South Dakota in 2016. He lives in Hot Springs. bengsforsouthdakota.com
He ran for U.S. Senate in 2022 as a Democrat against Republican John Thune. In 2026 he ran as an independent against Republican Sen. Mike Rounds, qualifying for the ballot in April 2026 with 4,311 valid petition signatures. sdnewswatch.org dakotanewsnow.com
Platform
- Proposes a constitutional amendment to end unlimited corporate and mega-donor political spending.bengsforsouthdakota.com
- Proposes halting new data center construction and giving communities the right to say no, and pledges not to take AI data center money.bengsforsouthdakota.com
- Supports term limits of two terms for senators and six for representatives, and pledges to serve no more than two terms.bengsforsouthdakota.com
- Proposes banning members of Congress and their spouses from buying, selling or holding individual stocks.bengsforsouthdakota.com
- Says he would end U.S. involvement in the war with Iran.bengsforsouthdakota.com
- Proposes antitrust enforcement to break up large agribusiness and meatpacking companies.bengsforsouthdakota.com