2024 Voter Guide – SD LEGISLATURE

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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

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?
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.)
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?
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?
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

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EXPLANATION OF SCORES

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