Make Brookings Affordable Again.

Stop the rent hikes. Unrig the tax system. Fund our future.

The "Brookings Squeeze"

District 7 is being crushed. We send our tax dollars to Pierre, but all we get back are higher bills.

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11% Rent Hike

Brookings rents spiked 11.3% last year. Pierre is protecting corporate landlords while neighbors get priced out.

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Grocery Tax

South Dakota is still one of the only states that taxes the food you eat to survive. It's time to end it.

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Tuition Hikes

The tuition freeze is over. Pierre is passing state debts onto students and working families at SDSU.

The Dakota Dividend

Blake Stevens has a comprehensive plan to cut property taxes by 20% and eliminate the grocery tax entirely—fully funded by asking the top 1% to finally pay their fair share.

Read the Full Plan

What You Get:

Eliminate Grocery Tax
20% Property Tax Cut
Freeze SDSU Tuition
Universal Pre-K

Fully Funded By: A fairness tax on income only above $300,000/year.

Not a Politician.
A Neighbor.

"I'm not running to start a career; I'm running to fix a problem. As a student and worker in Brookings, I see my neighbors struggling to keep up. It's time for a new generation of leadership in Pierre."

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