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 29
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 | |||
| Kirk Chaffee | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) | |
| John Carley | R | Candidate indicated support for bills protecting life and commented: All life is sacred from conception to natural death. “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set (word limit) | |
| House | ||
| Gary L. Cammack | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
| Terri Jorgenson | R | Candidate indicated support for bills protecting life |
| Kathy Rice | R | Candidate indicated support for bills protecting life and commented: I would protect all life. HB1248 – this is playing god (getting close) and should be reported. |
| 2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Kirk Chaffee | R | Candidate has a 75% record of support for education options (3/4) | |
| John Carley | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide greater educational options and commented:Parents are in charge of children’s education and should have options. If state money is involved in any way there should be an opt out (word limit) | |
| House | ||
| Gary L. Cammack | R | Candidate has a 80% record of support for education options (4/5) |
| Terri Jorgenson | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide greater educational options and commented: In 2016, I lobbied in favor of formation of the Partners in Education Scholarship Fund |
| Kathy Rice | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide greater educational options |
| 3) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Kirk Chaffee | R | Candidate has an A rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) | |
| John Carley | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide reasonable marijuana regulations | |
| House | ||
| Gary L. Cammack | R | Candidate has an F rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| Terri Jorgenson | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide reasonable marijuana regulations |
| Kathy Rice | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide reasonable marijuana regulations and commented: Yes, they need a bona fide practitioner to much abuse on medical marijuana cards. |
| 4) AGE VERIFICATION – Do the candidates support legislation to require age-verification for explicit websites? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Kirk Chaffee | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) | |
| John Carley | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that require age verification for explicit websites | |
| House | ||
| Gary L. Cammack | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
| Terri Jorgenson | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that require age verification for explicit websites |
| Kathy Rice | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that require age verification for explicit websites and commented: I went down to lobby for this. |
