Defeated Republican House candidate Larry Diedrich said he is in the running for Secretary of Agriculture.
Diedrich said he is on the "shorter list" of possible candidates to replace Ann Veneman, who resigned. He said Sen-elect John Thune (R) is lobbying on his behalf.
Diedrich, a rancher and former state lawmaker, lost to Democrat Stephanie Herseth on November 2. It was the second time he was defeated in an election where Indian voters overwhelmingly chose Herseth.
Get the Story:
Diedrich says he's on ag secretary 'shorter list'
(The Rapid City Journal 12/1)
Related Stories:
Diedrich seeks nomination as Agriculture
Secretary (11/19)
Bush to nominate Rice as
Secretary of State (11/16)
Powell among
four Cabinet departures pending (11/15)
Hispanic lawyer tapped as attorney general
(11/11)
Hispanic lawyer likely successor
to Ashcroft (11/10)
Herseth defeats
Diedrich again in South Dakota (11/03)
Diedrich says he is in the running for USDA post
Wednesday, December 1, 2004
Trending in News
1 Tribes rush to respond to new coronavirus emergency created by Trump administration
2 'At this rate the entire tribe will be extinct': Zuni Pueblo sees COVID-19 cases double as first death is confirmed
3 Arne Vainio: 'A great sickness has been visited upon us as human beings'
4 Arne Vainio: Zoongide'iwin is the Ojibwe word for courage
5 Cayuga Nation's division leads to a 'human rights catastrophe'
2 'At this rate the entire tribe will be extinct': Zuni Pueblo sees COVID-19 cases double as first death is confirmed
3 Arne Vainio: 'A great sickness has been visited upon us as human beings'
4 Arne Vainio: Zoongide'iwin is the Ojibwe word for courage
5 Cayuga Nation's division leads to a 'human rights catastrophe'