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 06
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 | |||
| Ernie Otten | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) | |
| House | ||
| Herman Otten | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
| Aaron Aylward | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
| Garret M Campbell | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Ernie Otten | R | Candidate has a 80% record of support for education options (4/5) | |
| House | ||
| Herman Otten | R | Candidate has a 20% record of support for education options (1/5) |
| Aaron Aylward | R | Candidate has a 100% record of support for education options (3/3) |
| Garret M Campbell | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 3) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Ernie Otten | R | Candidate has an F rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) | |
| House | ||
| Herman Otten | R | Candidate has an F rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| Aaron Aylward | R | Candidate has an F rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| Garret M Campbell | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 4) AGE VERIFICATION – Do the candidates support legislation to require age-verification for explicit websites? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Ernie Otten | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) | |
| House | ||
| Herman Otten | R | Candidate has a voting record of opposition to age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
| Aaron Aylward | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
| Garret M Campbell | D | Candidate did not respond |
