Forward Party Backs Independent Senate Candidate Brian Bengs in South Dakota
Independent U.S. Senate candidate Brian Bengs in South Dakota has secured the backing of the Forward Party, co-founded by Christine Todd Whitman and Andrew Yang. A forum supporting Bengs, held in Sioux Falls, highlighted the party's efforts to challenge the…
Sioux Falls, SD, October 25, 2026 —
Independent U.S. Senate candidate Brian Bengs has secured the backing of the Forward Party in South Dakota, according to the available information. A forum supporting Bengs was held in Sioux Falls and highlighted the party’s efforts to challenge the two-party system.
The Forward Party was co-founded by Christine Todd Whitman and Andrew Yang. The information provided does not specify when the backing was secured, what form it takes, or whether the party has announced a formal endorsement process. It also does not include statements from Bengs or the party’s co-founders.
The Sioux Falls forum was described as supporting Bengs and as highlighting the party’s effort to challenge the two-party system. Details about the event’s date, attendance, speakers, or specific proposals were not provided. No information was provided about Bengs’s campaign platform, his prior political experience, or his position in the Senate race.
The backing places the Forward Party in connection with Bengs’s independent campaign, but the available details do not establish what practical support the party will provide. The information also does not describe how the backing could affect the campaign or the broader contest in South Dakota.
Further details about the arrangement, the forum, and Bengs’s campaign were not included in the summary. The confirmed information is limited to the party’s backing of Bengs, the co-founders identified, and the Sioux Falls event’s focus on challenging the two-party system.
Story summarized from the original created by John Hult on southdakotasearchlight.com, see more information here.
Media gallery
