Donnell is the founder and director of Warriors Circle, a Christian nonprofit that works with Native Americans to develop leadership skills.
[3] Donnell first ran for office in June 2022 against incumbent Mike Rohl for the 1st District of the South Dakota Senate and lost the primary election.
[4][5] After Logan Manhart withdrew from the District 1 House race,[a] Donnell was selected as his replacement on the ballot by the South Dakota Republican Party.
[1] He went on to win the general election and, alongside Tamara St. John, is one of two Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate tribal citizens who serve in the 2023 legislature.
[8] In an interview with Meri Crouley for the Now Is The Time podcast,[b] Donnell went viral after he described how he believed God revealed to him that there is a direct ley line from the Mount Rushmore National Memorial to Washington, DC.