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) | |
| House | ||
| Steve Duffy | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
| John Robert James | R | Candidate indicated support for bills protecting life and commented: We should strengthen protections for and help support a culture of life. |
| 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) | |
| House | ||
| Steve Duffy | R | Candidate has a 100% record of support for education options (1/1) |
| John Robert James | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide greater educational options and commented: Expanding choices in education is important for the future of South Dakota and it will be a focus during my time in Pierre. |
| 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) | |
| House | ||
| Steve Duffy | R | Candidate has a D rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| John Robert James | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide reasonable marijuana regulations and commented:We have a significant substance abuse problem in our society and enabling medical marijuana has not helped this situation. I would support legislation to regulate (word limit) |
| 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) | |
| House | ||
| Steve Duffy | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
| John Robert James | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that require age verification for explicit websites and commented: I believe we need to protect our children from harmful content. |
| Brook Kaufman | R | Candidate did not respond |
| Nicole Uhre-Balk | D | Candidate did not respond |
