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 19
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 | |||
| Kyle Schoenfish | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) | |
| House | ||
| Drew Peterson | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
| Steven Mettler | R | Candidate indicated support for bills protecting life and commented: I believe life begins at conception |
| Jessica Bahmuller | R | Candidate has a strong 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 | |||
| Kyle Schoenfish | R | Candidate has a 83% record of support for education options (5/6) | |
| House | ||
| Drew Peterson | R | Candidate has a 50% record of support for education options (1/2) |
| Steven Mettler | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide greater educational options |
| Jessica Bahmuller | R | Candidate has a 100% record of support for education options (1/1) |
| 3) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Kyle Schoenfish | R | Candidate has an F rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) | |
| House | ||
| Drew Peterson | R | Candidate has an F rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| Steven Mettler | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide reasonable marijuana regulations |
| Jessica Bahmuller | R | Candidate has a C rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| 4) AGE VERIFICATION – Do the candidates support legislation to require age-verification for explicit websites? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Kyle Schoenfish | R | Candidate has a voting record of opposition to age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) | |
| House | ||
| Drew Peterson | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
| Steven Mettler | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that require age verification for explicit websites |
| Jessica Bahmuller | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
