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 05
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 | |||
| Glen A Vilhauer | R | Candidate did not respond | |
| Dennis Solberg | D |
Candidate did not respond | |
| House | ||
| Josephine Garcia | R | Candidate did not respond |
| Matt Roby | R | Candidate indicated support for bills protecting life and commented: I Would want to know more about the effects of HB1248 on IVF. I would not support making less accessible. |
| Amy D. Rambow | D | Candidate did not respond |
| Diane M Drake | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Glen A Vilhauer | R | Candidate did not respond | |
| Dennis Solberg | D | Candidate did not respond | |
| House | ||
| Josephine Garcia | R | Candidate did not respond |
| Matt Roby | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide greater educational options and commented: I support PIE. I would oppose funding following students if that would if that would diminish public education resources. I’m concerned about reported abuses of new homeschooling requirements. |
| Amy D. Rambow | D | Candidate did not respond |
| Diane M Drake | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 3) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Glen A Vilhauer | R | Candidate did not respond | |
| Dennis Solberg | D | Candidate did not respond | |
| House | ||
| Josephine Garcia | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide greater educational options and commented: I would support regualtions that make medical marijuana no more or less difficult to receive than any other prescription medications. |
| Matt Roby | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide greater educational options and commented: I would support regualtions that make medical marijuana no more or less difficult to receive than any other prescription medications. |
| Amy D. Rambow | D | Candidate did not respond |
| Diane M Drake | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 4) AGE VERIFICATION – Do the candidates support legislation to require age-verification for explicit websites? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Glen A Vilhauer | R | Candidate did not respond | |
| Dennis Solberg | D | Candidate did not respond | |
| House | ||
| Josephine Garcia | R | Candidate did not respond |
| Matt Roby | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that require age verification for explicit websites and commented: I would support so long as the language of the bill would be highly likely to withstand constitutional scrutiny. |
| Amy D. Rambow | D | Candidate did not respond |
| Diane M Drake | D | Candidate did not respond |
