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 32
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 | |||
| Helene Duhamel | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) | |
| Karen McNeal | I |
Candidate indicated support for bills protecting life and commented: “Abortion is wrong, it is infanticide, it also has long term mental health consequences for the mothers because at some level she realizes that she (word limit)” | |
| House | ||
| Steve Duffy | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
| Brook Kaufman | R | Candidate did not respond |
| Nicole Uhre-Balk | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Helene Duhamel | R | Candidate has a 66% record of support for education options (2/3) | |
| Karen McNeal | I |
Candidate indicated support for bills that provide greater educational options and commented: “Parents need to have the ability to choose how their children are educated. The money needs to follow the student. If the school system has (word limit).” | |
| House | ||
| Steve Duffy | R | Candidate has a 100% record of support for education options (1/1) |
| Brook Kaufman | R | Candidate did not respond |
| Nicole Uhre-Balk | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 3) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Helene Duhamel | R | Candidate has an A+ rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) | |
| Karen McNeal | I |
Candidate indicated support for bills that provide reasonable marijuana regulations and commented: “I don’t support recreational marijuana, and if an individual is truly helped with a medical diagnosis, then it needs to be tightly controlled.” | |
| House | ||
| Steve Duffy | R | Candidate has a D rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| Brook Kaufman | R | Candidate did not respond |
| Nicole Uhre-Balk | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 4) AGE VERIFICATION – Do the candidates support legislation to require age-verification for explicit websites? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Helene Duhamel | R | Candidate has a voting record of opposition to age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) | |
| Karen McNeal | I |
Candidate indicated support for bills that require age verification for explicit websites and commented: “Totally support protecting children against porn children under 18 need safeguards in place, the damage is very real, and leads to addictive behavior and grooming.” | |
| House | ||
| Steve Duffy | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
| Brook Kaufman | R | Candidate did not respond |
| Nicole Uhre-Balk | D | Candidate did not respond |
