John Pohlman

Background

Pohlman is a business owner who built a marketing company and has lived in Sioux Falls since 1984. He is a native of Pierre, a University of South Dakota graduate, and a graduate of Leadership Sioux Falls and Leadership South Dakota, according to his campaign site.

Sources: John Pohlman campaign website, The Ballot Brief

What the candidate has said

Statements are attributed to the linked sources.

• Data centers

  He opposes data centers unless they can demonstrate that their closed-loop water systems will not harm the community, their energy use will not raise rates, and the community welcomes them.

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• School choice

  He supports public schools and says he would not advocate private-school vouchers if they might harm public-school funding; any subsidy should be designed to avoid that harm.

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• School funding

  He says he would want to review changes to the teacher-pay funding system and ensure state school funding reaches teachers rather than being held in reserves or administration.

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