Dakota
Voter
Senate & House – District 16
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
For full details on scoring, click here.
| 1) LIFE – Do the candidates support the sanctity of life? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Kevin D Jensen | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on life (4/4) HB1274 – 2026, HB1313 -2026, HB1257 – 2026, HB1044 – 2025 | |
| House | ||
| Lisa Bogue | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Jason D VanDenTop | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| John Shubeck | D | Candidate has a strong voting record on life (4/4) HB1182 – 2026, HB1274 – 2026, HB1313 -2026, HB1257 – 2026 |
| Tim Rhead | D | Candidate has not responded yet |
| 2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Kevin D Jensen | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on education choice (6/6) SB84 – 2026, SB72 – 2024, HB1250 – 2024, SB71- 2022, SB177 – 2021, SB94 – 2018 | |
| House | ||
| Lisa Bogue | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Jason D VanDenTop | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| John Shubeck | D | Candidate has a strong voting record on education choice (1/1) SB84 – 2026 |
| Tim Rhead | D | Candidate has not responded yet |
| 3) PARENTAL RIGHTS – Do the candidates support clear protections for parental rights? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Kevin D Jensen | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on parental rights (6/8) SB190 – 2026, HB1061 – 2025, SB113 – 2025, HB1225 – 2023, HB1246 – 2022, HB1223 – 2022, HB1220 – 2021, HB1167 – 2020 | |
| House | ||
| Lisa Bogue | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Jason D VanDenTop | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| John Shubeck | D | Candidate has a strong voting record on parental rights (1/1) SB190 – 2026 |
| Tim Rhead | D | Candidate has not responded yet |
| 4) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Kevin D Jensen | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on marijuana regulations (80%, PSDK Score) | |
| House | ||
| Lisa Bogue | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Jason D VanDenTop | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| John Shubeck | D | Candidate has a strong voting record on marijuana regulations (100%, PSDK Score) |
| Tim Rhead | D | Candidate has not responded yet |
| 5) GAMBLING – Do the candidates support additional expansions of gambling? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Kevin D Jensen | R | Candidate has a strong voting record resisting gambling expansion (6/6) SJR504 – 2026, SB205 – 2025, HJR5006 – 2023, SJR502 – 2022, HB1148 – 2022, SJR2 – 2019 | |
| House | ||
| Lisa Bogue | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Jason D VanDenTop | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| John Shubeck | D | Candidate indicated opposition to bills that would expand gambling and commented: I would oppose all of the legislation and did oppose SJR504. SJR 504 is immoral and would’ve used gambling to pay for real estate taxes. |
| Tim Rhead | D | Candidate has not responded yet |