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 31
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 | |||
| Randy Deibert | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) | |
| House | ||
| Mary J Fitzgerald | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
| Scott Odenbach | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
| Shana McVickers | I |
Candidate did not respond |
| 2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Randy Deibert | R | Candidate has a 100% record of support for education options (1/1) | |
| House | ||
| Mary J Fitzgerald | R | Candidate has a 75% record of support for education options (3/4) |
| Scott Odenbach | R | Candidate has a 100% record of support for education options (5/5) |
| Shana McVickers | I | Candidate did not respond |
| 3) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Randy Deibert | R | Candidate has an A+ rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) | |
| House | ||
| Mary J Fitzgerald | R | Candidate has an A+ rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| Scott Odenbach | R | Candidate has a B+ rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| Shana McVickers | I | Candidate did not respond |
| 4) AGE VERIFICATION – Do the candidates support legislation to require age-verification for explicit websites? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Randy Deibert | R | Candidate has a mixed voting record on age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) | |
| House | ||
| Mary J Fitzgerald | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
| Scott Odenbach | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
| Shana McVickers | I | Candidate did not respond |
