Background
Deutsch's professional experience includes being the owner and operator of a chiropractic office in Watertown, SD.[1]
Campaign themes
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Deutsch's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[10]
Pro-Agriculture
Excerpt: "I will work with our farmers, ranchers and ag producers to provide the tools they need to continue to feed the world, compete in the global marketplace and fuel a clean energy future."
Jobs And Economic Growth
Excerpt: "Policies that create jobs and promote economic development are vital to improve the lives of families in South Dakota. I'll work to strengthen our state's business friendly environment, eliminate unnecessary regulations, and keep taxes low."
Education
Excerpt: "As a school board member, father and grandfather, I am passionate about doing what’s best for our children. If our children are to prosper and our state remain competitive in a knowledge-based, globally-connected world, we must dedicate the necessary resources, leadership and South Dakota ingenuity to improve education. South Dakota schools can be, and must be, as good as schools anywhere in the world."
Second Amendment
Excerpt: "I'm a solid advocate for our rights as guaranteed to us by the Second Amendment. I will vote to protect it."
State Budget
Excerpt: "Just like South Dakota families must live within their means, our state government must also. That means not spending more than we take in. State spending must align with our priorities and values as a people."
Deutsch's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[1]
Excerpt: "On social issues, Deutsch is pro-life and supports the Second Amendment. On matters of fiscal policy, he favors low taxes and eliminating regulations he deems unnecessary, and favors expanding domestic energy supplies."
On the 2026 ballot
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Compiled from the candidate’s published profile as of September 30, 2026.
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