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 11
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 | |||
| Chris Karr | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) | |
| Steve Natz | D | Candidate did not respond | |
| House | ||
| Brian K Mulder | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
| Keri K Weems | R | Candidate did not respond |
| Sonja Mentzer | D | Candidate did not respond |
| Aaron Matson | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Chris Karr | R | Candidate has a 100% record of support for education options (4/4) | |
| Steve Natz | D | Candidate did not respond | |
| House |
| Brian K Mulder | R | Candidate has a 33% record of support for education options (1/3) |
| Keri K Weems | R | Candidate did not respond |
| Sonja Mentzer | D | Candidate did not respond |
| Aaron Matson | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 3) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Chris Karr | R | Candidate has an A+ rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) | |
| Steve Natz | D | Candidate did not respond | |
| House |
| Brian K Mulder | R | Candidate has an F rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| Keri K Weems | R | Candidate did not respond |
| Sonja Mentzer | D | Candidate did not respond |
| Aaron Matson | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 4) AGE VERIFICATION – Do the candidates support legislation to require age-verification for explicit websites? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Chris Karr | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) | |
| Steve Natz | D | Candidate did not respond | |
| House |
| Brian K Mulder | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
| Keri K Weems | R | Candidate did not respond |
| Sonja Mentzer | D | Candidate did not respond |
| Aaron Matson | D | Candidate did not respond |
