Dakota
Voter
Senate & House – District 29
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 | |||
| John Carley | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on life (4/4) HB1274 – 2026, HB1313 -2026, HB1257 – 2026, HB1044 – 2025 | |
| William J. Meirose | R | Candidate indicated support for bills protecting life | |
| House | ||
| Kathy Rice | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on life (5/5) HB1182 – 2026, HB1274 – 2026, HB1313 -2026, HB1257 – 2026, HB1044 – 2025 |
| Gary Deering | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Terri Jorgenson | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on life (5/5) HB1182 – 2026, HB1274 – 2026, HB1313 -2026, HB1257 – 2026, HB1044 – 2025 |
| Gary L Cammack | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on life: (2023 -2024 Life Score Card 100%) |
| 2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| John Carley | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on education choice (1/1) SB84 – 2026 | |
| William J. Meirose | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide greater educational options | |
| House | ||
| Kathy Rice | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on education choice (2/2) SB84 – 2026, HB1020 – 2025 |
| Gary Deering | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Terri Jorgenson | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on education choice (1/1) SB84 – 2026 |
| Gary L Cammack | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on education choice (5/6) SB72 – 2024, HB1250 – 2024, SB71 – 2022, SB177 – 2021, SB94 – 2018, SB159 – 2016 |
| 3) PARENTAL RIGHTS – Do the candidates support clear protections for parental rights? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| John Carley | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on parental rights (3/3) SB190 – 2026, HB1061 – 2025, SB113 – 2025 | |
| William J. Meirose | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that protect parental rights and commented: Parents are responsable & Accountable for raising children | |
| House | ||
| Kathy Rice | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on parental rights (3/3) SB190 – 2026, HB1061 – 2025, SB113 – 2025 |
| Gary Deering | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Terri Jorgenson | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on parental rights (3/3) SB190 – 2026, HB1061 – 2025, SB113 – 2025 |
| Gary L Cammack | R | Candidate has a weak voting record on parental rights (1/2) HB1225 – 2023, HB1223 – 2022 |
| 4) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| John Carley | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on marijuana regulations (100%, PSDK Score) | |
| William J. Meirose | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide reasonable marijuana regulations and commented: Medical marijuana must be closley regulated | |
| House | ||
| Kathy Rice | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on marijuana regulations (100%, PSDK Score) |
| Gary Deering | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Terri Jorgenson | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on marijuana regulations (75%, PSDK Score) |
| Gary L Cammack | R | Candidate has a mixed or moderate voting record on marijuana regulations (57%, PSDK Score) |
| 5) GAMBLING – Do the candidates support additional expansions of gambling? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| John Carley | R | Candidate has a strong voting record resisting gambling expansion (2/2) SJR504 – 2026, SB205 – 2025 | |
| William J. Meirose | R | Candidate indicated opposition to bills that would expand gambling | |
| House | ||
| Kathy Rice | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Gary Deering | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Terri Jorgenson | R | Candidate indicated opposition to bills that would expand gambling |
| Gary L Cammack | R | Candidate has a strong voting record resisting gambling expansion (5/6) HJR5006 – 2023, SJR502 – 2022, SB183 – 2022, SJR5 – 2019, SJR2 – 2019, SJR9 – 2018, |