Jarod Holcomb

Background

Holcomb says he has worked for 13 years in the casthouse at Hydro in Yankton County. He is a homeowner in Yankton, serves as treasurer of the Yankton County Democrats and sits on the board of the local homeless shelter Pathways, according to 2026 candidate coverage.

Sources: Yankton Press & Dakotan, Holcomb Looks To Bring ‘A Working Man’s Voice’ To The State Capitol (2026), South Dakota Public Broadcasting, Meet the Candidates: Jarod Holcomb (2026)

What the candidate has said

Statements are attributed to the linked sources.

• Data centers

  He supports a moratorium on data centers until rules and relevant facts are available, and says the public should receive advance disclosure about project ownership, public subsidies and effects on utility bills.

  Yankton Press & Dakotan, Holcomb Looks To Bring ‘A Working Man’s Voice’ To The State Capitol (2026)

• Taxes

  He opposes the state’s sales-tax-funded property-tax relief approach, arguing it shifts costs to renters and working families, and says he would work to end the grocery tax.

  Yankton Press & Dakotan, Holcomb Looks To Bring ‘A Working Man’s Voice’ To The State Capitol (2026)

• School funding

  He supports fully funding public schools rather than pushing school costs onto local property taxes.

  Yankton Press & Dakotan, Holcomb Looks To Bring ‘A Working Man’s Voice’ To The State Capitol (2026)