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 07
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 | |||
| Tim Reed | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) | |
| House | ||
| Roger DeGroot | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
| Melissa Heermann | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
| Blake Stevens | D |
Candidate did not respond |
| Fedora Sutton-Butler | D |
Candidate did not respond |
| 2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Tim Reed | R | Candidate has a 20% record of support for education options (1/5) | |
| House | ||
| Roger DeGroot | R | Candidate has a 0% record of support for education options (0/3) |
| Melissa Heermann | R | Candidate has a 0% record of support for education options (0/3) |
| Blake Stevens | D | Candidate did not respond |
| Fedora Sutton-Butler | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 3) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Tim Reed | R | Candidate has an F rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) | |
| House | ||
| Roger DeGroot | R | Candidate has a C rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| Melissa Heermann | R | Candidate has a 0% record of support for education options (0/3) |
| Blake Stevens | D | Candidate did not respond |
| Fedora Sutton-Butler | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 4) AGE VERIFICATION – Do the candidates support legislation to require age-verification for explicit websites? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Tim Reed | R | Candidate has a voting record of opposition to age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) | |
| House | ||
| Roger DeGroot | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
| Melissa Heermann | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
| Blake Stevens | D | Candidate did not respond |
| Fedora Sutton-Butler | D | Candidate did not respond |
