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 23
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 | |||
| Steven Ray Roseland | R | Candidate did not respond | |
| Mark Lapka | R | Candidate indicated support for bills protecting life | |
| House | ||
| Spencer Gosch | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (SDRTL, 2021-22) |
| Scott Moore | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
| James D. Wangsness | 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 | |||
| Steven Ray Roseland | R | Candidate did not respond | |
| Mark Lapka | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide greater educational options | |
| House | ||
| Spencer Gosch | R | Candidate has a 66% record of support for education options (2/3) |
| Scott Moore | R | Candidate has a 33% record of support for education options (1/3) |
| James D. Wangsness | R | Candidate has a 50% record of support for education options (1/2) |
| 3) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Steven Ray Roseland | R | Candidate did not respond | |
| Mark Lapka | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide reasonable marijuana regulations | |
| House | ||
| Spencer Gosch | R | Candidate has a strong record of voting against marijuana expansion (Industry scorecard, 2022) |
| Scott Moore | R | Candidate has an A+ rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| James D. Wangsness | R | Candidate has a D rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| 4) AGE VERIFICATION – Do the candidates support legislation to require age-verification for explicit websites? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Steven Ray Roseland | R | Candidate did not respond | |
| Mark Lapka | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that require age verification for explicit websites | |
| House | ||
| Spencer Gosch | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that require age verification for explicit websites |
| Scott Moore | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
| James D. Wangsness | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
