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 25
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? | |||
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Senate | |||
Tom Pischke | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) | |
Brian Wirth | D | Candidate did not respond |
House | ||
Jon Hansen | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record ((Life bills, 2023-24) |
Les Heinemann | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (SDRTL, 2015-16) |
2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
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Senate | |||
Tom Pischke | R | Candidate has a 100% record of support for education options (5/5) | |
Brian Wirth | D | Candidate did not respond |
House | ||
Jon Hansen | R | Candidate has a 100% record of support for education options (4/4) |
Les Heinemann | R | Candidate has a 100% record of support for education options (2/2) |
3) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
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Senate | |||
Tom Pischke | R | Candidate has an F rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) | |
Brian Wirth | D | Candidate did not respond |
House | ||
Jon Hansen | R | Candidate has an A+ rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
Les Heinemann | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide reasonable marijuana regulations |
4) AGE VERIFICATION – Do the candidates support legislation to require age-verification for explicit websites? | |||
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Senate | |||
Tom Pischke | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) | |
Brian Wirth | D | Candidate did not respond |
House | ||
Jon Hansen | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
Les Heinemann | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that require age verification for explicit websites |