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 28
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 | |||
| Sam Marty | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (SDRTL, 2021-22) | |
| Dean Schrempp | D | Candidate has a mixed pro-life voting record (SDRTL, 2015-16) | |
| Shane C. Farlee | I |
Candidate did not respond | |
| House 28A | ||
| Jana Hunt | R | Candidate indicated support for bills protecting life and commented: I am Pro-Life and believe life begins at conception. I would vote with those foundational beliefs. |
| Carl J. Petersen | D | Candidate did not respond |
| House 28B | ||
| Travis Ismay | R | Candidate indicated support for bills protecting life and commented: life begins at conception. |
| 2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Sam Marty | R | Candidate has a 100% record of support for education options (5/5) | |
| Dean Schrempp | D | Candidate has a 0% record of support for education options (0/1) | |
| Shane C. Farlee | I |
Candidate did not respond | |
| House 28A | ||
| Jana Hunt | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide greater educational options and commented: I personally attended a Private Christian High School. Parents should be supported & encouraged to choose where their children are educated. |
| Carl J. Petersen | D | Candidate did not respond |
| House 28B | ||
| Travis Ismay | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide greater educational options and commented: Parents should have the right to educate their children however they deem fit. |
| 3) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Sam Marty | R | Candidate has a strong record of voting against marijuana expansion (Industry scorecard, 2022) | |
| Dean Schrempp | D | No voting record or survey response for candidate | |
| Shane C. Farlee | I |
Candidate did not respond | |
| House 28A | ||
| Jana Hunt | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide reasonable marijuana regulations and commented: As a Registered Nurse I firmly believe no one under the age of 18 should use marijuana of any kind. |
| Carl J. Petersen | D | Candidate did not respond |
| House 28B | ||
| Travis Ismay | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide reasonable marijuana regulations and commented: I believe marijuana will be the end of our conservative state. |
| 4) AGE VERIFICATION – Do the candidates support legislation to require age-verification for explicit websites? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Sam Marty | R | No candidate voting record or survey response | |
| Dean Schrempp | D | No candidate voting record or survey response | |
| Shane C. Farlee | I |
Candidate did not respond | |
| House 28A | ||
| Jana Hunt | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that require age verification for explicit websites and commented: I am against children being subject to explicit images. |
| Carl J. Petersen | D | Candidate did not respond |
| House 28B | ||
| Travis Ismay | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that require age verification for explicit websites and commented: We need to protect our children. |
