Kent Roe

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District 4, House Representative

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Join date: Apr 8, 2024

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Kent Roe is a District 4 Representative to the SD State Legislature for 2025-2026. He was born and raised in Hazel, SD, and earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Sciences from South Dakota State University. He has been a small business owner for over 30 years, starting out as a farmer. After moving out of farming, he was an owner/operator and owner of a trucking company. In 2021, he sold his trucking company and began working toward becoming a Certified General Appraiser, earning his license in 2024. He appraises ag land full time. What spare time he has goes reading, learning, and traveling with his wife of almost 20 years, Melissa. He has two grown children, five grandchildren, and four grand-dogs.

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May 9, 2026 ∙ 5 min

Watertown Chamber Forum – A Clear Contrast in Leadership

Folks, the full video of the May 7 Watertown Chamber of Commerce Candidate Forum is now online, and it was good to share the stage. It was a polite evening, but the differences in vision could not have been more obvious. On Senate Bill 245, some candidates offered the gentle compliment that it was just a good start. I respect their optimism. However, I voted no because the bill bypassed the tax committee, was poorly developed, and pulled new sales tax revenue away from the big 3: K-12...

May 4, 2026 ∙ 3 min

Standing for Principle: Reflections from the Goodwin Forum

Good crowd in Goodwin This past Saturday night, the community of Goodwin hosted a candidate forum. South Dakota Commissioner of School and Public Lands Brock Greenfield moderated the proceedings with clarity and fairness. Mary Nosbush and the dedicated members of the Deuel County Republicans served as gracious hosts. I extend my sincere gratitude to them for their efforts in organizing this important gathering. Instead of the typical images focused solely on the candidates, I took a...

May 1, 2026 ∙ 6 min

South Dakota’s Economic Success: A Legacy of Smart Incentives and Pro-Business Leadership

South Dakota achieved statehood in 1889. From that moment forward, our leaders faced a clear choice: build an economy grounded in low taxes, limited government, personal responsibility, and voluntary cooperation between citizens and the state, or descend into the chaos of high taxation and bureaucratic overreach that has crippled so many other places. They chose the former. The result is one of the strongest, most resilient economies in America. This is not luck. It is the predictable...