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Jon Hansen: “Hundreds of people in the state were getting sued for their…”

Featuring: Jon Hansen, Republican | Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives

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Jon Hansen first to announce his run for the governor's seat | In The Moment

Published | Video Starts at 07:53

When you look at the property rights fight in the state and constitutional private property rights were under threat and Hundreds of people in the state were getting sued for their land to be condemned by an out of state for profit, foreign backed company. I was at the front lines of that fight, defending people. Then you look at all the, you know, all the other issues, those, those bigger ones that have come … (07:53–08:02)

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Asserts that hundreds of South Dakotans faced lawsuits for land condemnation by a foreign-backed company.

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