A Four‑Point Vision for South Dakota

1. Housing, Homelessness & Stability - Houseless

Too many in our entire state  live without safe, stable shelter or housing they can afford. Allison pledges:

• A comprehensive strategy for homelessness that couples safe shelter, wraparound services, mental health support, and pathways to permanent housing on and off the reservations.
  

• Prioritize partnerships with nonprofits and community-led initiatives to lessen reliance on policing as the default response reinforcing statewide coalitions.

• Advocate for more mixed-income housing, accessory dwelling units, and incentives that protect affordability and prevent displacement.

• Monitor and report quarterly on major cities’ progress in reducing homelessness, with metrics and accountability.

3. Responsible Growth, Infrastructure & Connectivity

Sioux Falls, Mitchell, Aberdeen and Rapid City are expanding rapidly. Growth should be smart, sustainable, and inclusive. Allison’s past approach for urban settings included:

• Treat the state like a renovation rather than

•  gentrification: repurpose existing buildings, invest in revitalizing neighborhoods rather than wholesale tear-downs. (Sioux Falls Simplified)
  

• Push for infrastructure — streets, sidewalks, transit, utilities — to keep pace with growth, with priority on underserved areas.
  

• Advocate for better pedestrian, biking, and public transit infrastructure to reduce car dependence, improve mobility, and enhance safety. (keloland.com)
  

• Support code and zoning reforms to allow more flexible, small-scale development, higher density where appropriate, and preservation of neighborhood character. (keloland.com)
  
  

2. Improving Public Safety, Accountability & Community Policing

Safety is more than numbers — it’s trust, fairness, and responsiveness. Under Allison’s leadership:

• Expand community policing models so officers are rooted in community and neighborhoods familiar with local concerns, and part of prevention efforts.
  

• Increase civilian oversight, data transparency, and independent review of policing incidents, use-of-force, and misconduct on the highways and streets across the state.
  

• Invest in non‑enforcement interventions — crisis response teams, violence prevention programs, support for survivors of trafficking, domestic abuse, and mental health crises statewide.
  

• Promote training in de-escalation, cultural competency, and trauma-informed policing, with particular focus on minority and disadvantaged communities in both staff and offenders in all law enforcement settings.

4. Equity, Civic Inclusion & Indigenous Justice

Allison sees representation as essential and justice as nonnegotiable. Her platform calls for:

• Establish a Missing & Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) task force local to Sioux Falls, coordinating with tribal, state, and national authorities. (Rapid City Journal)
  

• Elevate voices of historically marginalized communities in city settings and municipal councils, participatory commissions, community liaisons.
  

• Expand civic engagement efforts, especially among Indigenous, immigrant, and low-income communities, removing barriers to access, increasing voter education, and ensuring representation statewide.
  

Allison’s platform centers on four interlocking pillars, each grounded in equity, accountability, and community-driven solutions.