There are five Republicans seeking their party's nomination for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Tim Johnson. Larry Rhoden is one of them. Rhoden is a rancher and custom welder from Union Center, northeast of Sturgis. He's served as a state lawmaker for the past 14 years and is currently Majority Whip in the State Senate. Rhoden says he wants to change what Washington does by changing how Washington works.