assistant minority leader. now we want to move to the republicans. and brian kalk, the first up here, announced this week he will seek the republican party endorsement to run for his second six-year determine. kalk regulates everything from coal mining, gas lining, telecommunications in the state. and next up is drew riggly, north dakota lieutenant governor. in 2001, president bush nominated him to be u.s. attorney and once confirmed, he gained recognition during a high profile kidnapping and murder case. many of the experts believe riggly has his eye on the governor's mansion. our third republican, the sioux falls law maker has one huge advantage, his name, he's the son and grandson of former south dakota governors and is widely considered a potential