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 | |||
| Susan M. Peterson | R | Candidate did not respond | |
| 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) | |
| House 28A | ||
| Ryan Maher | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
| 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. |
| Travis W. Martin | R | Candidate did not respond |
| 2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Susan M. Peterson | R | Candidate did not respond | |
| 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) | |
| House 28A | ||
| Ryan Maher | R | Candidate has a 50% record of support for education options (2/4) |
| 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. |
| Travis W. Martin | R | Candidate did not respond |
| 3) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Susan M. Peterson | R | Candidate did not respond | |
| 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 | |
| House 28A | ||
| Ryan Maher | R | Candidate has an F rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| 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. |
| Travis W. Martin | R | Candidate did not respond |
| 4) AGE VERIFICATION – Do the candidates support legislation to require age-verification for explicit websites? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Susan M. Peterson | R | Candidate did not respond | |
| Sam Marty | R | No candidate voting record or survey response | |
| Dean Schrempp | D | No candidate voting record or survey response | |
| House 28A | ||
| Ryan Maher | R | Candidate has a voting record of opposition to age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
| 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. |
| Travis W. Martin | R | Candidate did not respond |
