Dakota
Voter
Senate & House – District 33
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 | |||
| Curt Voight | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on life (4/4) HB1274 – 2026, HB1313 -2026, HB1257 – 2026, HB1044 – 2025 | |
| David Johnson | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on life: (2023 -2024 Life Score Card 100%) | |
| Christopher Baumgartner | D | Candidate indicated opposition to bills protecting life and commented: South Dakota needs to get out of the culture war issues. I’m pro-life not like the frauds in Pierre that are only pro-birth and abandon mother (word limit) | |
| House | ||
| Phil Jensen | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on life (5/5) HB1182 – 2026, HB1274 – 2026, HB1313 -2026, HB1257 – 2026, HB1044 – 2025 |
| Jeff Marlette | R | Candidate indicated support for bills protecting life and commented: I am 100% Pro-life. I believe life begins at conception. |
| Curt Massie | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on life (4/5) HB1182 – 2026, HB1274 – 2026, HB1313 -2026, HB1257 – 2026, HB1044 – 2025 |
| Sandra Comer | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Kari Hall | D | Candidate has not responded yet |
| 2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Curt Voight | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on education choice (1/1) SB84 – 2026 | |
| David Johnson | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on education choice (4/4) SB72 – 2024, SB71- 2022, SB177 – 2021, SB94 – 2018 | |
| Christopher Baumgartner | D | Candidate indicated opposition to bills that provide greater educational options and commented: Everyone needs to be vaccinated there is only a few reason not to be every child needs the full support of the state to educate (word limit) | |
| House | ||
| Phil Jensen | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on education choice (8/9) SB84 – 2026, HB1020 – 2025, SB72 – 2024, HB1250 – 2024, HB1233 – 2023, SB71- 2022, SB177 – 2021, SB94 – 2018, SB159 – 2016 |
| Jeff Marlette | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide greater educational options and commented: As a former public school educator, I always worked closely with homeschool families, to work with them including them in extra-curricular events if they (word limit) |
| Curt Massie | R | Candidate has a mixed or moderate voting record on education choice (2/3) SB84 – 2026, SB72 – 2024, HB1250 – 2024 |
| Sandra Comer | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Kari Hall | D | Candidate has not responded yet |
| 3) PARENTAL RIGHTS – Do the candidates support clear protections for parental rights? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Curt Voight | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on parental rights (3/3) SB190 – 2026, HB1061 – 2025, SB113 – 2025 | |
| David Johnson | R | Candidate has a weak voting record on parental rights (1/2) HB1223 – 2022, HB1167 – 2020 | |
| Christopher Baumgartner | D | Candidate indicated opposition to bills that protect parental rights and commented: Quit with the culture war issues. Pierre needs to stop taking their marching orders from Trump and the Christian nationalist | |
| House | ||
| Phil Jensen | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on parental rights (6/6) SB190 – 2026, HB1061 – 2025, SB113 – 2025, HB1246 – 2022, HB1223 – 2022, HB1220 – 2021 |
| Jeff Marlette | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that protect parental rights and commented: Parents must be included in all aspects of their children’s lives. |
| Curt Massie | R | Candidate has a weak voting record on parental rights (1/3) SB190 – 2026, HB1061 – 2025, SB113 – 2025 |
| Sandra Comer | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Kari Hall | D | Candidate has not responded yet |
| 4) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Curt Voight | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on marijuana regulations (100%, PSDK Score) | |
| David Johnson | R | Candidate has a mixed or moderate voting record on marijuana regulations (60%, PSDK Score) | |
| Christopher Baumgartner | D | Candidate indicated opposition to bills that provide reasonable marijuana regulations and commented: The people in Pierre would shout “my body by choice” why should I stop someone that is pain to feel better? We voted for marijuana (word limit) | |
| House | ||
| Phil Jensen | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on marijuana regulations (100%, PSDK Score) |
| Jeff Marlette | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide reasonable marijuana regulations and commented: I believe this area is over reaching it’s true medical value and needs tighter scrutiny. |
| Curt Massie | R | Candidate has a mixed or moderate voting record on marijuana regulations (69%, PSDK Score) |
| Sandra Comer | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Kari Hall | D | Candidate has not responded yet |
| 5) GAMBLING – Do the candidates support additional expansions of gambling? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Curt Voight | R | Candidate has a weak voting record resisting gambling expansion (1/2) SJR504 – 2026, SB205 – 2025 | |
| David Johnson | R | Candidate has a weak voting record resisting gambling expansion (2/4) SB117 – 2023, SB183 – 2022, SJR502 – 2022, SJR2 – 2019 | |
| Christopher Baumgartner | D | Candidate indicated support for bills that would expand gambling and commented There needs to be limits on how much a person can bet a day on sports betting. | |
| House | ||
| Phil Jensen | R | Candidate has a strong voting record resisting gambling expansion (3/4) HJR5006 – 2023, SJR5 – 2019, SJR2 – 2019, SJR9 – 2018 |
| Jeff Marlette | R | Candidate indicated opposition to bills that would expand gambling and commented: Gambling is here to stay in South Dakota, but we must continue to have tight protections and regulations in place. |
| Curt Massie | R | Candidate has a weak voting record resisting gambling expansion (0/1) HJR5006 – 2023 |
| Sandra Comer | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Kari Hall | D | Candidate has not responded yet |
Learn more about the candidates by visiting their webpages:
Curt Voight – Website Link – Facebook Link
David Johnson – Website Link – Facebook Link
Christopher Baumgartner – Facebook Link
Phil Jensen – Facebook Link
Jeff Marlette – Website Link
Curt Massie – Website Link
Sandra Comer – Website Link – Facebook Link
Kari Hall – Website Link – Facebook Link