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 30
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 | |||
| Amber Hulse | R | Candidate did not respond | |
| Bret Swanson | D | Candidate indicated opposition to bills protecting life and commented: This has to do with personal freedom. | |
| House | ||
| Trish Ladner | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
| Tim Goodwin | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (SDRTL, 2021-22) |
| Susan Scheirbeck | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Amber Hulse | R | Candidate did not respond | |
| Bret Swanson | D | Candidate indicated opposition to bills that provide greater educational options and commented: Public tax dollars should go to public schools. | |
| House | ||
| Trish Ladner | R | Candidate has a 75% record of support for education options (3/4) |
| Tim Goodwin | R | Candidate has a 100% record of support for education options (3/3) |
| Susan Scheirbeck | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 3) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Amber Hulse | R | Candidate did not respond | |
| Bret Swanson | D | Candidate indicated opposition to bills that provide reasonable marijuana regulations | |
| House | ||
| Trish Ladner | R | Candidate has a B+ rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| Tim Goodwin | R | Candidate has a strong record of voting against marijuana expansion (Industry scorecard, 2022) |
| Susan Scheirbeck | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 4) AGE VERIFICATION – Do the candidates support legislation to require age-verification for explicit websites? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Amber Hulse | R | Candidate did not respond | |
| Bret Swanson | D | Candidate indicated support for bills that require age verification for explicit websites | |
| House | ||
| Trish Ladner | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
| Tim Goodwin | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that require age verification for explicit websites and commented: Can’t believe this didn’t pass and will support protecting our minor children from this filth. |
| Susan Scheirbeck | D | Candidate did not respond |
