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 15
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 | |||
| Brenda Lawrence | R | Candidate did not respond | |
| Jamie Smith | D | Candidate has a weak pro-life voting record (SDRTL, 2021-22) | |
| House | ||
| Brad Lindwurm | R | Candidate indicated support for bills protecting life |
| Joni Tschetter | R | Candidate indicated support for bills protecting life |
| Erik Muckey | D | Candidate did not respond |
| Kadyn Wittman | D | Candidate has a weak pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
| 2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Brenda Lawrence | R | Candidate did not respond | |
| Jamie Smith | D | Candidate has a 25% record of support for education options (1/4) | |
| House | ||
| Brad Lindwurm | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide greater educational options |
| Joni Tschetter | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide greater educational options |
| Erik Muckey | D | Candidate did not respond |
| Kadyn Wittman | D | Candidate has a 0% record of support for education options (0/2) |
| 3) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Brenda Lawrence | R | Candidate did not respond | |
| Jamie Smith | D | Candidate has a voting record of support for marijuana expansion (Industry scorecard, 2022) | |
| House | ||
| Brad Lindwurm | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide reasonable marijuana regulations |
| Joni Tschetter | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide reasonable marijuana regulations |
| Erik Muckey | D | Candidate did not respond |
| Kadyn Wittman | D | Candidate has an F rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| 4) AGE VERIFICATION – Do the candidates support legislation to require age-verification for explicit websites? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Brenda Lawrence | R | Candidate did not respond | |
| Jamie Smith | D | No candidate voting record or survey response | |
| House | ||
| Brad Lindwurm | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that require age verification for explicit websites |
| Joni Tschetter | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that require age verification for explicit websites |
| Erik Muckey | D | Candidate did not respond |
| Kadyn Wittman | D | Candidate has a voting record of opposition to age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
SOUTH DAKOTA DISTRICTS
EXPLANATION OF SCORES
