For immediate release
October 24, 2017
Contact: Scott Tillman, U.S. Term Limits
Phone: (321) 345-7455
Strong Support for Congressional Term Limits in South Dakota U.S. House Race
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Term Limits (USTL), the leader in the national movement to limit terms for elected
officials, today praised South Dakota U.S. House candidate, Shantel Krebs, for signing its congressional term
limits pledge. Last week, Tim Bjorkman was the first candidate in the SD House race to sign the term limits
pledge.
In November of 2016, U.S. Term Limits had more than 50 pledge signers in Congress. USTL President Philip
Blumel commented on Krebs’s and Bjorkman’s pledges, saying, “Their support of term limits shows that there
are people who are willing to put self-interest aside to follow the will of the people and the founding fathers.
America needs a Congress that will be served by citizen legislators, not career politicians.”
The U.S. Term Limits Amendment Pledge is provided to every announced candidate for federal office. It reads,
“I pledge that as a member of Congress I will co-sponsor and vote for the U.S. Term Limits amendment of
three (3) House terms and two (2) Senate terms and no longer limit.” The U.S. Term Limits Constitutional
Amendment has been introduced in both the U.S. Senate by Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and the House of
Representatives by Representative Ron DeSantis (R-FL).
Blumel noted, “More than 75% of Americans have rejected the career politician model and want to replace it
with citizen leadership. The way to achieve that goal is through congressional term limits. Krebs and Bjorkman
know this and are willing to work to make sure we reach our goal.”
According to the last nationwide poll on term limits conducted by Gallup, the issue enjoys wide bipartisan
support. The poll showed that 75% of Americans support congressional term limits. Gallup’s analysis states,
“Republicans and independents are slightly more likely than Democrats to favor term limits; nevertheless, the
vast majority of all party groups agree on the issue. Further, Gallup finds no generational differences in support
for the proposal.”
Blumel concluded, “America is in trouble. Our career politicians have let the people down. It is time to limit their
terms and return control of our nation to people who have actually had to create a job, earn an honest
paycheck and pay a mortgage. It is time for a constitutional amendment limiting congressional Terms.”
The term limits amendment bills would require a two-thirds majority in the House and Senate, and ratification
by 38 states in order to become part of the constitution.
View Krebs’s signed pledge here.
View Bjorkman’s signed pledge here.
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