Politics Rick Weiland Running For U.S. Senate SDPB | By Nathan Puhl Published June 18, 2013 at 1:35 PM CDT Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 19:04 Rick Weiland, a former staffer for U.S. Senator Tom Daschle, unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House in 1996 and 2002. He's the first Democrat to announce his candidacy for the seat of retiring Senator Tim Johnson.