Joe Donnell | |
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Member of the South DakotaHouseofRepresentatives from the 1st district | |
Assumed office 2023 Servingwith Tamara St. John | |
Preceded by | Jennifer Healy Keintz |
Personal details | |
Citizenship | United States Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate |
Political party | Republican |
Residence | Sisseton,South Dakota |
Education | Trinity Bible College and Graduate School (B.A.) Continental Theological Seminary |
Joe Donnell is an American politician who has served in the South Dakota House of Representatives since 2023.
Donnell is the founder and director of Warriors Circle,a Christian nonprofit that works with Native Americans to develop leadership skills. [1] [2] He has a bachelor of arts degree in church ministries from Trinity Bible College and Graduate School,and a master's degree in theology from Continental Theological Seminary in Belgium. [3]
Donnell first ran for office in June 2022 against incumbent Mike Rohl for the 1st District of the South Dakota Senate and lost the primary election. [4] [5] After Logan Manhart withdrew from the District 1 House race, [a] Donnell was selected as his replacement on the ballot by the South Dakota Republican Party. [1] He went on to win the general election and,alongside Tamara St. John,is one of two Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate tribal citizens who serve in the 2023 legislature. [7] He introduced Governor Kristi Noem at the swearing-in ceremony for her second term. [8]
In an interview with Meri Crouley for the Now Is The Time podcast, [b] Donnell went viral after he described how he believed God revealed to him that there is a direct ley line from the Mount Rushmore National Memorial to Washington,DC. [10] He suggested that demonic forces use the monument as an "freemason shrine" to practice witchcraft and spread communism. [11] The Mount Rushmore National Memorial declined to comment on Donnell's claims. [9]
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