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Joe Donnell is an American politician who has served in the South Dakota House of Representatives since 2023.
Joe Donnell | |
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Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 1st district | |
Assumed office 2023 | |
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 |
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,[lower-alpha 1] 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,[lower-alpha 2] 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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