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 12
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 | |||
| Arch Beal | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) | |
| Clay Hoffman | D | Candidate did not respond | |
| House | ||
| Amber Arlint | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
| Greg Jamison | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
| Erin Royer | D | Candidate did not respond |
| JR Anderson | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Arch Beal | R | Candidate has a 100% record of support for education options (5/5) | |
| Clay Hoffman | D | Candidate did not respond | |
| House | ||
| Amber Arlint | R | Candidate has a 33% record of support for education options (1/3) |
| Greg Jamison | R | Candidate has a 80% record of support for education options (4/5) |
| Erin Royer | D | Candidate did not respond |
| JR Anderson | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 3) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Arch Beal | R | Candidate has an A+ rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) | |
| Clay Hoffman | D | Candidate did not respond | |
| House | ||
| Amber Arlint | R | Candidate has an F rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| Greg Jamison | R | Candidate has an F rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| Erin Royer | D | Candidate did not respond |
| JR Anderson | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 4) AGE VERIFICATION – Do the candidates support legislation to require age-verification for explicit websites? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Arch Beal | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) | |
| Clay Hoffman | D | Candidate did not respond | |
| House | ||
| Amber Arlint | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
| Greg Jamison | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
| Erin Royer | D | Candidate did not respond |
| JR Anderson | D | Candidate did not respond |
