Campaign fact check: Rhoden voted for failed gas tax increase, but didn’t raise concealed carry fees

By: Joshua Haiar

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: May 14, 2026

Words: 726

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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A claim in a political ad that South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden “increased the gas tax” is wrong, although he did vote for a failed increase, while a claim that he then “targeted your guns, increasing fees on concealed carry permits” is false.

The claims are in ads paid for by the Rushmore Principles political action committee, chaired by Hadyn Smith of Mountain Brook, Alabama. Smith’s email address in campaign finance documents indicates …

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