Dakota
Voter
Senate & House – District 26
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 | |||
| Rebecca Reimer | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on life (4/5) HB1182 – 2026, HB1274 – 2026, HB1313 -2026, HB1257 – 2026, HB1044 – 2025 | |
| Tamara R Grove | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on life (4/4) HB1274 – 2026, HB1313 -2026, HB1257 – 2026, HB1044 – 2025 | |
| Troy “Luke” Lunderman | D | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| Shawn Bordeaux | D | Candidate has a weak voting record on life (SDRTL 2019-2020 SCORE 14%) | |
| House 26A | ||
| Ron Frederick | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Eric E Emery | D | Candidate has a weak voting record on life (2/6) HB1182 – 2026, HB1212 – 2026, HB1274 – 2026, HB1313 -2026, HB1257 – 2026, HB1044 – 2025 |
| House 26B | ||
| Will Mahnke | R | Candidate indicated support for bills protecting life and commented: I do not believe that abortion pills should be allowed at all. However, if there must be such a thing, it should be prescribed by (word limit) |
| Angi Hanzlik | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Lewis J GrassRope | D | Candidate has not responded yet |
| 2) EDUCATION OPTIONS – Do the candidates support expanded options for education? (Ex: Private school opportunities, homeschooling, etc.) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Rebecca Reimer | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on education choice (3/4) SB84 – 2026, SB72 – 2024, SB177 – 2021, HB1204 – 2020 | |
| Tamara R Grove | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on education choice (1/1) SB84 – 2026 | |
| Troy “Luke” Lunderman | D | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| Shawn Bordeaux | D | Candidate has a strong voting record on education choice (4/4) SB57 – 2023, SB71- 2022, SB177 – 2021, SB159 -2016 | |
| House 26A | ||
| Ron Frederick | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Eric E Emery | D | Candidate has a weak voting record on education choice (2/4) SB84 – 2026, SB72 – 2024, HB1250 – 2024, HB1233 – 2023 |
| House 26B | ||
| Will Mahnke | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide greater educational options and commented: I believe that homeschooling is a parent’s right and a choice that they should be able to make. I also believe that if tax money (word limit) |
| Angi Hanzlik | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Lewis J GrassRope | D | Candidate has not responded yet |
| 3) PARENTAL RIGHTS – Do the candidates support clear protections for parental rights? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Rebecca Reimer | R | Candidate has a weak voting record on parental rights (2/6) SB190 – 2026, HB1061 – 2025, SB113 – 2025, HB1246 – 2022, HB1223 – 2022, HB1167 – 2020 | |
| Tamara R Grove | R | Candidate has a strong voting record on parental rights (3/3) SB190 – 2026, HB1061 – 2025, SB113 – 2025 | |
| Troy “Luke” Lunderman | D | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| Shawn Bordeaux | D | Candidate has a weak voting record on parental rights (1/3) HB1246 – 2022, HB1223 – 2022, HB1167 – 2020 | |
| House 26A | ||
| Ron Frederick | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Eric E Emery | D | Candidate has a weak voting record on parental rights (0/2) SB190 – 2026, SB113 – 2025 |
| House 26B | ||
| Will Mahnke | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that protect parental rights and commented: I believe that parents should have the inalienable right to their children and the functions of the home, education, and religious freedom, except in cases (word limit) |
| Angi Hanzlik | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Lewis J GrassRope | D | Candidate has not responded yet |
| 4) MARIJUANA REGULATIONS – Do the candidates support reasonable regulations on marijuana? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Rebecca Reimer | R | Candidate has a weak voting record on marijuana regulations (25%, PSDK Score) | |
| Tamara R Grove | R | Candidate has a mixed or moderate voting record on marijuana regulations (60%, PSDK Score) | |
| Troy “Luke” Lunderman | D | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| Shawn Bordeaux | D | Candidate has a weak voting record on marijuana regulations (6%, PSDK Score) | |
| House 26A | ||
| Ron Frederick | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Eric E Emery | D | Candidate has a weak voting record on marijuana regulations (20%, PSDK Score) |
| House 26B | ||
| Will Mahnke | R | Candidate indicated support for bills that provide reasonable marijuana regulations and commented: I believe that cannabinoids have medicinal properties that can help treat many illnesses. However, I do not believe that every person who stubs their toe (word limit) |
| Angi Hanzlik | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Lewis J GrassRope | D | Candidate has not responded yet |
| 5) GAMBLING – Do the candidates support additional expansions of gambling? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | |||
| Rebecca Reimer | R | Candidate has a strong voting record resisting gambling expansion (4/4) HJR5006 – 2023, SJR502 – 2022, HB1148 – 2022, SJR2 – 2019 | |
| Tamara R Grove | R | Candidate has a weak voting record resisting gambling expansion (1/2) SJR504 – 2026, SB205 – 2025 | |
| Troy “Luke” Lunderman | D | Candidate has not responded yet | |
| Shawn Bordeaux | D | Candidate has a weak voting record resisting gambling expansion (1/3) SB117 – 2023, HB1138 – 2022, SJR2 – 2019 | |
| House 26A | ||
| Ron Frederick | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Eric E Emery | D | Candidate has a weak voting record resisting gambling expansion (0/2) SJR504 – 2026, HJR5006 – 2023 |
| House 26B | ||
| Will Mahnke | R | Candidate indicated opposition to bills that would expand gambling and commented: I believe that gambling addiction is a real issue in South Dakota. I do not think there should be more video lottery in fact less (word limit) |
| Angi Hanzlik | R | Candidate has not responded yet |
| Lewis J GrassRope | D | Candidate has not responded yet |
Learn more about the candidates by visiting their webpages:
(D26)
Rebecca Reimer – Website Link – Facebook Link
Tamara R Grove – Website Link – Facebook Link
Troy “Luke” Lunderman –
Shawn Bordeaux – Facebook Link
(D26A)
Eric E. Emery – Facebook Link
Ron Frederick –
(D26B)
Will Mahnke – Website Link – Facebook Link
Angi Hanzlik – Website Link – Facebook Link
Lewis J. GrassRope –