Erinn Williams

Background

Williams owns a salon and said she has operated her own small business for more than 20 years. Her campaign says she grew up in Moorhead, Minnesota, moved to Sioux Falls in 2004, and has two children in Sioux Falls public schools.

Sources: SDPB, Meet the Candidates: Erinn Williams, Erinn for House

What the candidate has said

Statements are attributed to the linked sources.

• Data centers

  She says her priorities include guardrails and protections for hyperscale data-center construction and proposed tax cuts, supporting schools, and property-tax relief.

  SDPB, Meet the Candidates: Erinn Williams

• Childcare

  She supports state help for before- and after-school care and preschool, including income-based childcare subsidies.

  Sioux Falls Simplified, Should S.D. chip in for childcare?

• Public schools

  She said South Dakota teacher pay is embarrassing and described fundraising by her children’s school to help bring in student teachers.

  Sioux Falls Simplified, How big of a priority are public schools to state legislative candidates?