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 35
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 | |||
| Greg Blanc | R | Candidate indicated support for bills protecting life and commented: For all of my adult life, I have been a proponent of protecting life from conception to natural death. | |
| House | ||
| Tina L Mulally | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
| Tony Randolph | R | Candidate has a strong pro-life voting record (Life bills, 2023-24) |
| Jason Lind | D | Candidate did not respond |
| Pat Cromwell | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Greg Blanc | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide greater educational options and commented: I am in strong supporting of school choice and parental rights for home school, private school, and public school. | |
| House | ||
| Tina L Mulally | R | Candidate has a 100% record of support for education options (4/4) |
| Tony Randolph | R | Candidate has a 100% record of support for education options (4/4) |
| Jason Lind | D | Candidate did not respond |
| Pat Cromwell | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 3) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Greg Blanc | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide reasonable marijuana regulations and commented: I support reasonable regulation on the medical marijuana industry in South Dakota. | |
| House | ||
| Tina L Mulally | R | Candidate has an F rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| Tony Randolph | R | Candidate has an A+ rating for marijuana regulations (PSDK, 2024) |
| Jason Lind | D | Candidate did not respond |
| Pat Cromwell | D | Candidate did not respond |
| 4) AGE VERIFICATION – Do the candidates support legislation to require age-verification for explicit websites? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Greg Blanc | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that require age verification for explicit websites and commented: I am in strong support of regulating any explicit materials that can be viewed by minors. | |
| House | ||
| Tina L Mulally | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that require age verification for explicit websites and commented: As a cosponsor of the original bill, we already know how harmful pornography is to children, young adults, and our society. Why would we need (word limit) |
| Tony Randolph | R | Candidate has a voting record of support for age-verification legislation (HB1257, 2024) |
| Jason Lind | D | Candidate did not respond |
| Pat Cromwell | D | Candidate did not respond |
