Dakota
Voter
Senate & House – District 20
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 | |||
| Paul Miskimins | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on life (4/4) HB1274 – 2026, HB1313 -2026, HB1257 – 2026, HB1044 – 2025 | |
| House | ||
| Jeff Bathke | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on life (1/1) HB1044 – 2025 |
| Terry Sabers | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| 2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Paul Miskimins | R | Candidate has a weak voting record on education choice (1/3) SB84 – 2026, SB71- 2022, SB177 – 2021 | |
| House | ||
| Jeff Bathke | R | Candidate indicated opposition to bills that protect parental rights and commented:I am in favor of school choice. However, I am not in favor of diverting school tax dollars to home schools. My children went to (word limit) |
| Terry Sabers | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| 3) PARENTAL RIGHTS – Do the candidates support clear protections for parental rights? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Paul Miskimins | R | Candidate has a weak voting record on parental rights (3/7) SB190 – 2026, HB1061 – 2025, SB113 – 2025, HB1246 – 2022, HB1223 – 2022, HB1220 – 2021, HB1167 – 2020 | |
| House | ||
| Jeff Bathke | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that protect parental rights and commented::I will support parental rights if the bill is written correctly. Some bills may claim to be a parental bill of right, but the unintended (word limit) |
| Terry Sabers | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| 4) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Paul Miskimins | R | Candidate has a weak voting record on marijuana regulations (25%, PSDK Score) | |
| House | ||
| Jeff Bathke | R | Candidate has a weak voting record on marijuana regulations (0%, PSDK Score) |
| Terry Sabers | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| 5) GAMBLING – Do the candidates support additional expansions of gambling? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Paul Miskimins | R | Candidate has a weak voting record resisting gambling expansion (1/3) SJR504 – 2026, SB205 – 2025, SJR2 – 2019 | |
| House | ||
| Jeff Bathke | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that would expand gambling and commented: I am not supportive of increasing the machine limit or bet limit. However, I would support sports betting as this is already happening in other areas. |
| Terry Sabers | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
Learn more about the candidates by visiting their webpages:
Paul Miskimins –
Jeff Bathke – Facebook Link
Terry Sabers – Facebook Link