Dakota
Voter
Senate & House – District 11
VOTER GUIDE LEGEND
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
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| 1) LIFE – Do the candidates support the sanctity of life? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Chris Karr | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on life (4/4) HB1274 – 2026, HB1313 -2026, HB1257 – 2026, HB1044 – 2025 | |
| Graham Oey | R | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| Aaron Matson | D | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| House | ||
| Brian Mulder | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on life (5/6) HB1182 – 2026, HB1212 – 2026, HB1274 – 2026, HB1313 -2026, HB1257 – 2026, HB1044 – 2025 |
| Keri K Weems | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on life (4/5) HB1182 – 2026, HB1274 – 2026, HB1313 -2026, HB1257 – 2026, HB1044 – 2025 |
| John C Kunnari | R | Candidate indicated support for bills protecting life and commented: I’ve beem involved for decades to protect unborn e.g. “Decline to Sign”/”No on G” and HB1274 to stop mail-in Abortion pills. |
| Sonja Mentzer | D | Candidate has not responded yet |
| 2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Chris Karr | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on education choice (6/6) SB84 – 2026, SB72 -2024, HB1250 – 2024, SB71 – 2022, SB177 – 2021, SB94 – 2018 | |
| Graham Oey | R | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| Aaron Matson | D | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| House | ||
| Brian Mulder | R | Candidate has a weak voting record on education choice (2/4) SB84 – 2026, SB72 – 2024, HB1250 – 2024, HB1233 – 2023 |
| Keri K Weems | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on education choice (1/1) SB84 – 2026 |
| John C Kunnari | R | Candidate commented: On my “Core Principles” page JohnKunnari.com I say “Respect parental education choice.” Funding for education should follow where parents choose to educate children. e.g. private (word limit) |
| Sonja Mentzer | D | Candidate has not responded yet |
| 3) PARENTAL RIGHTS – Do the candidates support clear protections for parental rights? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Chris Karr | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on parental rights (5/6) SB190 – 2026, HB1061 – 2025, SB113 – 2025, HB1246 – 2022, HB1223 – 2022, HB1167 – 2020 | |
| Graham Oey | R | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| Aaron Matson | D | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| House | ||
| Brian Mulder | R | Candidate has a weak voting record on parental rights (2/4) SB190 – 2026, HB1061 – 2025, SB113 – 2025, HB1225 – 2023 |
| Keri K Weems | R | Candidate has a weak voting record on parental rights (1/3) SB190 – 2026, HB1061 – 2025, SB113 – 2025 |
| John C Kunnari | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that protect parental rights and commented: I will support bills such as SB190 (2026) SB113 (2025) Parental bill of rights, strict scrutiny applied |
| Sonja Mentzer | D | Candidate has not responded yet |
| 4) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Chris Karr | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on marijuana regulations (75%, PSDK Score) | |
| Graham Oey | R | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| Aaron Matson | D | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| House | ||
| Brian Mulder | R | Candidate has a weak voting record on marijuana regulations (50%, PSDK Score) |
| Keri K Weems | R | Candidate has a weak voting record on marijuana regulations (50%, PSDK Score) |
| John C Kunnari | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide reasonable marijuana regulations and commented: I support regulating medical use of maijuana requiring bona-fide patient/practioner relationship and specific conditions which practioners can perscribe. |
| Sonja Mentzer | D | Candidate has not responded yet |
| 5) GAMBLING – Do the candidates support additional expansions of gambling? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Chris Karr | R | Candidate has a weak voting record resisting gambling expansion (1/5) SJR504 -2026, SB205 – 2025, SB206 – 2025, HJR5006 – 2023, SJR2 – 2019 | |
| Graham Oey | R | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| Aaron Matson | D | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| House | ||
| Brian Mulder | R | Candidate has a strong voting record resisting gambling expansion (1/1) HJR5006 – 2023 |
| Keri K Weems | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| John C Kunnari | R | Candidate indicated opposition to bills that would expand gambling and commented: I oppose further expansion of gambling in South Dakota. |
| Sonja Mentzer | D | Candidate has not responded yet |