Austin Brunick

Background

South Dakota Public Broadcasting identifies Brunick as a technologist and says he lives in Elk Point. He is seeking his first term in the South Dakota House, representing District 17.

Sources: South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Meet the Candidates: Austin Brunick (2026), Elect Austin Brunick

What the candidate has said

Statements are attributed to the linked sources.

• Affordability

  He supports raising the minimum wage with annual inflation adjustments, funding public education and ensuring children have access to school meals, and making health care affordable, including at rural medical facilities.

  South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Meet the Candidates: Austin Brunick (2026)

• Data centers

  He says he would introduce legislation for a moratorium on generative-AI and cryptocurrency-mining data centers in South Dakota while their long-term effects remain unknown.

  South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Meet the Candidates: Austin Brunick (2026)