Dakota
Voter
Senate & House – District 24
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 | |||
| Mark James Nelson | R | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| Brian Joseph Murphy | R | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| Jim Mehlhaff | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on life (4/4) HB1274 – 2026, HB1313 -2026, HB1257 – 2026, HB1044 – 2025 | |
| House | ||
| Regan Bollweg | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Laurie Gill | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Brian Burge | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Tim Rounds | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on life (SDRTL 2019-2020 SCORE 87%) |
| Mike Weisgram | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on life (4/5) HB1182 – 2026, HB1274 – 2026, HB1313 -2026, HB1257 – 2026, HB1044 – 2025 |
| 2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Mark James Nelson | R | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| Brian Joseph Murphy | R | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| Jim Mehlhaff | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on education choice (2/2) SB84 – 2026, SB72 – 2024 | |
| House | ||
| Regan Bollweg | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Laurie Gill | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Brian Burge | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Tim Rounds | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on education choice (2/2 ) SB94 -2018, SB159 – 2016 |
| Mike Weisgram | R | Candidate has a mixed or moderate voting record on education choice (3/5) SB84 – 2026, SB72 – 2024, HB1250 – 2024, SB71 – 2022, SB177 – 2021 |
| 3) PARENTAL RIGHTS – Do the candidates support clear protections for parental rights? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Mark James Nelson | R | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| Brian Joseph Murphy | R | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| Jim Mehlhaff | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on parental rights (3/3) SB190 – 2026, HB1061 – 2025, SB113 – 2025 | |
| House | ||
| Regan Bollweg | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Laurie Gill | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Brian Burge | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Tim Rounds | R | Candidate commented: SB113 I would support with a little clean up on the bill. SB190 needs a lot of clean up. Amend or a no vote. |
| Mike Weisgram | R | Candidate has a weak voting record on parental rights (3/6) SB190 – 2026, HB1061 – 2025, SB113 – 2025, HB1225 – 2023, HB1246 – 2022, HB1223 – 2022 |
| 4) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Mark James Nelson | R | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| Brian Joseph Murphy | R | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| Jim Mehlhaff | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on marijuana regulations (75%, PSDK Score) | |
| House | ||
| Regan Bollweg | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Laurie Gill | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Brian Burge | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Tim Rounds | R | Candidate commented: SB 82(24′) to many questions, no vote. HB1004(22) I like the idea, have not completely read the bill through. |
| Mike Weisgram | R | Candidate has a mixed or moderate voting record on marijuana regulations (59%, Combined 2023-2026 PSDK Score) |
| 5) GAMBLING – Do the candidates support additional expansions of gambling? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Mark James Nelson | R | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| Brian Joseph Murphy | R | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| Jim Mehlhaff | R | Candidate has a strong voting record resisting gambling expansion (3/4) SB226 – 2026, SJR504 – 2026, SB205 – 2025, SB117 – 2023 | |
| House | ||
| Regan Bollweg | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Laurie Gill | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Brian Burge | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Tim Rounds | R | Candidate has a weak voting record resisting gambling expansion (0/2) SJR2 – 2019, HB1048- 2016 |
| Mike Weisgram | R | Candidate has a mixed or moderate voting record on gambling expansion (2/3) HJR5006 – 2023, HB1157 – 2023, HB1138 – 2022 |