Christine Erickson readies to govern Sioux Falls as court fight looms
Mayor-elect assembling administration, preparing city budget; margin of victory over Jamie Smith 'lucky number'
Sioux Falls mayor-elect Christine Erickson isn’t concerning herself with a potential legal challenge to her now twice-affirmed runoff victory.
Instead, the business owner and policy leader told The Dakota Scout — moments after emerging victorious from a two-day recount Thursday — that she’s preparing to announce a chief of staff and cabinet as she readies to take the reins of South Dakota’s largest city next week.
