Jackley Lists In-Kind Contributions from State Contractors

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Attorney General Marty Jackley’s latest year-end report listed several in-kind contributions from people who have received state contracts. Some of the donors’ companies have been paid hundreds of thousands of tax-payer dollars in the last decade.

A few examples include:

  • $2,000 in photography services from someone whose company has done several photo and video projects for state agencies
  • $980 in web and IT services from a firm that’s collected $1.9 million in state money since 2011 for work across 11 state agencies, including the Governor’s Office
  • $1,950 in event expenses from a firm that’s done legal consultation work for the Attorney General’s Office and collected $313,988 in state payments from various agencies since 2011
  • $3,493 in event expenses from a media firm which has produced radio ads for the AG’s office, the Department of Agriculture and Department of Tourism, collecting $217,792 since 2014
  • In-kind printing donations from the same printing companies which have collected state payments for printing and mailing
  • More examples are apparent upon review of the report.

These instances raise serious questions about pay-to-play relationships existing between the current Attorney General and candidate for governor and numerous state contractors that have contributed to his campaign.

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