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 33
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? | |||
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Senate | |||
Curt Voight | R | Candidate indicated support for bills protecting life and commented: Life begins at conception. |
House | ||
Curt Massie | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
Phil Jensen | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
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Senate | |||
Curt Voight | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide greater educational options and commented: Family voucher |
House | ||
Curt Massie | R | Candidate has a 50% record of support for education options (1/2) |
Phil Jensen | R | Candidate has a 100% record of support for education options (7/7) |
3) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
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Senate | |||
Curt Voight | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide reasonable marijuana regulations and commented: Gateway drug to abuse |
House | ||
Curt Massie | R | Candidate has a C+ rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
Phil Jensen | R | Candidate has a B+ rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
4) AGE VERIFICATION – Do the candidates support legislation to require age-verification for explicit websites? | |||
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Senate | |||
Curt Voight | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that require age verification for explicit websites |
House | ||
Curt Massie | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
Phil Jensen | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |