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 14
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 | |||
| Larry P. Zikmund | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) | |
| Sandra Henry | D | Candidate did not respond | |
| House | ||
| Tony Kayser | R | Candidate indicated support for bills protecting life |
| Taylor Rae Rehfeldt | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
| B.J. Motley | D | Candidate did not respond |
| Keith Block | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Larry P. Zikmund | R | Candidate has a 100% record of support for education options (6/6) | |
| Sandra Henry | D | Candidate did not respond | |
| House | ||
| Tony Kayser | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide greater educational options |
| Taylor Rae Rehfeldt | R | Candidate has a 75% record of support for education options (3/4) |
| B.J. Motley | D | Candidate did not respond |
| Keith Block | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 3) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Larry P. Zikmund | R | Candidate has a B+ rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) | |
| Sandra Henry | D | Candidate did not respond | |
| House | ||
| Tony Kayser | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide reasonable marijuana regulations |
| Taylor Rae Rehfeldt | R | Candidate has an F rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| B.J. Motley | D | Candidate did not respond |
| Keith Block | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 4) AGE VERIFICATION – Do the candidates support legislation to require age-verification for explicit websites? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Larry P. Zikmund | R | Candidate has a mixed voting record on age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) | |
| Sandra Henry | D | Candidate did not respond | |
| House | ||
| Tony Kayser | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that require age verification for explicit websites |
| Taylor Rae Rehfeldt | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
| B.J. Motley | D | Candidate did not respond |
| Keith Block | D | Candidate did not respond |
