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 08
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 | |||
| Casey Crabtree | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) | |
| House | ||
| Tim Walburg | R | Candidate did not respond |
| Tim Reisch | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
| Greg Zimmerman | L |
Candidate indicated support for bills protecting life and commented: “I’m a Catholic who turned away from the faith in my misguided youth, but have returned, and would vote to protect the lives of unborn (word limit)” |
| 2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Casey Crabtree | R | Candidate has a 66% record of support for education options (2/3) | |
| House | ||
| Tim Walburg | R | Candidate did not respond |
| Tim Reisch | R | Candidate has a 33% record of support for education options (1/3) |
| Greg Zimmerman | L | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide greater educational options |
| 3) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Casey Crabtree | R | Candidate has an F rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) | |
| House | ||
| Tim Walburg | R | Candidate did not respond |
| Tim Reisch | R | Candidate has an A rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| Greg Zimmerman | L | Candidate indicated opposition to bills that provide reasonable marijuana regulations and commented: “Alcohol is JUST as damaging to people and society, you for some reason it is celebrated and accepted by the public at large. Marijuana should (word limit).” |
| 4) AGE VERIFICATION – Do the candidates support legislation to require age-verification for explicit websites? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Casey Crabtree | R | Candidate has a voting record of opposition to age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) | |
| House | ||
| Tim Walburg | R | Candidate did not respond |
| Tim Reisch | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
| Greg Zimmerman | L | Candidate indicated support for bills that require age verification for explicit websites and commented: “I support websites producing the content they desire, but if they’re going to produce adult material online, they need to prevent minors from accessing it.” |
