2024 Voter Guide – SD LEGISLATURE
You’ll find information on:
Sanctity of Life
Do the candidates support protections for unborn life?
Education Options
Do the candidates support all forms of education, including private schools and home school?
Marijuana Regulations
Are the candidates committed to keeping marijuana from running rampant in our communities?
Age Verification
Do the candidates support safeguards to keep young children from accessing explicit content online?
DISTRICT 02
Green: Strong voting record or survey response
Grey: Mixed voting record or inconclusive survey response
Red: Weak voting record or survey response
“S” inside the circle: Survey results from a new candidate (no voting record)
Blank: No voting record or survey answer
For full details on scoring, click here.
| 1) LIFE – Do the candidates support the sanctity of life? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Steve Kolbeck | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) | |
| House | ||
| John Sjaarda | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
| David Kull | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
| 2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Steve Kolbeck | R | Candidate has a 100% record of support for education options (2/2) | |
| House | ||
| John Sjaarda | R | Candidate has a 100% record of support for education options (2/2) |
| David Kull | R | Candidate has a 100% record of support for education options (1/1) |
| 3) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Steve Kolbeck | R | Candidate has a B rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) | |
| House | ||
| John Sjaarda | R | Candidate has a B+ rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| David Kull | R | Candidate has a D+ rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| 4) AGE VERIFICATION – Do the candidates support legislation to require age-verification for explicit websites? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Steve Kolbeck | R | Candidate has a mixed voting record on age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) | |
| House | ||
| John Sjaarda | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
| David Kull | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
