michael myers, then representative susan wismer followed by governor dennis daugaard. we will then rotate that order for each new question. michael, here is your question. it is about education. south dakota ranks in the bottom for teacher pay and is dwarfed by all neighboring states. could you concisely answer how you plan to improve south dakota education system for teachers? and this comes from travis in rapid city. myers: i come down to parent teacher control. my daughter worked as a teacher up in central, drove the bus to monitor the halls, broke up fights and the playground, did it all. and the mandate that comedown from common core and so one dictate at different kind of way to teach. we need better funding.

michael myers first, then a representative susan wismer, followed by governor dennis daugaard.- we will then rotate that order for each new question. here is your question about education. south dakota ranks in the bottom for teacher pay and is dwarfed by all neighboring states. could you concisely answer how you plan to improve south dakota education system for teachers? and this comes from travis in rapid city. myers: it comes down to parent teacher control my daughter, and, worked as a teacher is the see it, drove the bus, monitored the halls, broke up fights in the playground, did it all. and the mandate that came down from, and cooler and salon dictates a different kind of and costly way to teach. we need better funding, we need to attract teachers, and we ought to be eight little bit ashamed of ourselves being down the way that we are. some of the most important people that will affect the lives of our children and tomorrow's generation. >> moderator: thank you very much. representative susan wismer, you will go next. again, about education, could you concisely answer how

that order will be covered under dennis daugaard, then 91, followed by representative susan wismer. rnor, you have one minute and can begin. daugaard: thank you, susan. four years ago i came asking for a job, and you gave me a big one. a lot has changed since then my family has grown. a lot more has changed. together we balance the budget without using gimmicks or raising taxes. we stood up to record flooding on the missouri river, initiated reform of the criminal justice system to make the public safer, to hold offenders accountable and save money. and thousands of jobs recovering through a new post recession high. along the way we added new programs for young people with programs at high-school and technical schools and public universities. a lot has changed, but there is more i can do and that is why i am asking for your support. i would be honored to serve as your governor again. >> moderator: thank you very much. michael, you, to have one minute to speak to the voters. go ahead, sir. myers: i am c-span2, independent candidate for governor. when i go into office will be the oldes

that order will be governor dennis daugaard, then michael meyers, followed by representative susan wismerrnor, you have one minute. you can begin. daugaard: thank you, susan. four years ago i came asking for a job, and you gave me a big one. a lot has changed since then. my family has grown. i have added a daughter-in-law and three new grand kids. one grandchild on the way. a lot more has changed. together we balance the budget without using gimmicks are raising taxes. we stood up to record flooding of the missouri river. issue of reform of our criminal justice system to make the public safer, to hold offenders accountable and to save money. we added thousands of jobs recovering through a new post recession high. along the way we added new programs for our young people with programs that are high schools, technical schools, and our public universities. a lot has changed, but there is more that we can do which is why i am asking for your support. i would be honored to serve as your governor in. >> thank you very much. you, too, have one minute to speak to our voters. go ahead. >> i am -- m

joining me now with an endorsement that could sway the race is south dakota governor dennis daugaard.overnor daugaard, thank you for joining me. (cheers and applause) >> stephen: now, sir, it's a tight race. i understand you're here to announce who you're backing. correct? >> absolutely. i don't think it'll surprise any south dakotans to hear that i'm endorsing mike rounds. >> stephen: okay. republican mike rounds. why is that? >> well, having spent eight years as a lt. governor under mike, i can say that he has the leadership and vision we need in washington. not to mention, he's a hunting buddy. >> stephen: there you have it. by the way, governor, how does it feel to have your state's politics thrust into the national spotlight? >> it's thrilling. most people can't identify a single politician from south dakota. >> stephen: i know. that's why i just hired you, a local actor, to play the governor of south dakota because i knew no one could tell the difference. (laughter) (cheers and applause) >> that's right. by the way, can i leave this head shot with you? >> stephen: absolutely. to