| 1) Do you support or oppose elected officials relying on their religious beliefs and values to guide their decisions for South Dakota? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| R | Senate | Herman Otten | |
| Support | R | Senate | Isaac Latterell – Our rights come from God who created this world & gave us life. We should seek His direction to make wise decisions for our State. |
| D | Senate | Nancy Kirstein | |
| Support | R | House | Aaron Aylward – However, I am a firm believer that one should uphold their oath that they took to the constitution. |
| D | House | Cody Ingle | |
| R | House | Ernie Otten | |
| Support | R | House | Nathan Block |
| Support | R | House | Thomas Werner |
| 2) Do you support or oppose efforts to reduce the number of abortions in South Dakota? | |||
| R | Senate | Herman Otten | |
| Support | R | Senate | Isaac Latterell – The right to life is sacred and must be protected. I have introduced and co-sponsored many pieces of pro-life legislation to protect the unborn. |
| D | Senate | Nancy Kirstein | |
| Support | R | House | Aaron Aylward |
| D | House | Cody Ingle | |
| R | House | Ernie Otten | |
| Support | R | House | Nathan Block |
| Support | R | House | Thomas Werner |
| 3) Do you support or oppose the SD State Lottery spending money on advertising the Lottery? | |||
| R | Senate | Herman Otten | |
| Oppose | R | Senate | Isaac Latterell – Our state’s dependance on lottery money is an unhealthy addiction because it exploits the vulnerable. Studies show Video Lottery costs more than it brings in. |
| D | Senate | Nancy Kirstein | |
| Oppose | R | House | Aaron Aylward |
| D | House | Cody Ingle | |
| R | House | Ernie Otten | |
| Oppose | R | House | Nathan Block |
| Oppose | R | House | Thomas Werner |
| 4) Do you support or oppose a reduction in post-incarceration restrictions with regard to employment? | |||
| R | Senate | Herman Otten | |
| Support | R | Senate | Isaac Latterell – Certainly a potential employee’s history should be taken into account, but we should focus on getting people back to work instead of welfare or disability. |
| D | Senate | Nancy Kirstein | |
| Support | R | House | Aaron Aylward |
| D | House | Cody Ingle | |
| R | House | Ernie Otten | |
| – | R | House | Nathan Block – Would be dependent upon offense and reduction. |
| Support | R | House | Thomas Werner – Support would vary based on restrictions being proposed for reduction. |
| 5) Do you support or oppose provisions that would allow a medical professional to assist another person in committing suicide? | |||
| R | Senate | Herman Otten | |
| Oppose | R | Senate | Isaac Latterell |
| D | Senate | Nancy Kirstein | |
| Support | R | House | Aaron Aylward – This is a property rights issue. If someone is very ill, and they feel it’s their time, they shouldn’t be forced to stay alive. |
| D | House | Cody Ingle | |
| R | House | Ernie Otten | |
| Oppose | R | House | Nathan Block |
| Oppose | R | House | Thomas Werner |
| 6) Do you support or oppose requirements that personal and creative service businesses produce goods or services that may violate their conscience? | |||
| R | Senate | Herman Otten | |
| Oppose | R | Senate | Isaac Latterell – Your right to free speech includes your right not to be forced to speak or to participate in something your conscience does not allow. |
| D | Senate | Nancy Kirstein | |
| Oppose | R | House | Aaron Aylward – No government should be telling a business what type of product they need to have or what type of service they need to provide. |
| D | House | Cody Ingle | |
| R | House | Ernie Otten | |
| Oppose | R | House | Nathan Block |
| Oppose | R | House | Thomas Werner |
| 7) Do you support or oppose expansion of low-income medical assistance (Medicaid) in South Dakota? | |||
| R | Senate | Herman Otten | |
| Oppose | R | Senate | Isaac Latterell – We don’t have the federal or state funds to expand Medicaid to healthy, single, able-bodied adults. This expansion would discourage responsibility. |
| D | Senate | Nancy Kirstein | |
| Oppose | R | House | Aaron Aylward |
| D | House | Cody Ingle | |
| R | House | Ernie Otten | |
| Oppose | R | House | Nathan Block |
| Support | R | House | Thomas Werner |
| 8) Do you support or oppose legislation to increase parent choice in educational-choice options? | |||
| R | Senate | Herman Otten | |
| Support | R | Senate | Isaac Latterell – Parents are the primary educators of their children, they should be empowered to choose the education that works best for their family and children. |
| D | Senate | Nancy Kirstein | |
| Support | R | House | Aaron Aylward – This is one of my main issues. I am 100% against compulsory public schooling. |
| D | House | Cody Ingle | |
| R | House | Ernie Otten | |
| Support | R | House | Nathan Block |
| Support | R | House | Thomas Werner |
| 9) Do you support or oppose limitations on the use of cross-sex hormones and/or genital surgery for minor children who identify as contrary to their biological sex? | |||
| R | Senate | Herman Otten | |
| Support | R | Senate | Isaac Latterell |
| D | Senate | Nancy Kirstein | |
| Support | R | House | Aaron Aylward |
| D | House | Cody Ingle | |
| R | House | Ernie Otten | |
| Support | R | House | Nathan Block |
| Support | R | House | Thomas Werner – I do not support trans-gendering of minors. |
| 10) Do you support or oppose protections for speech and expression, if the speech or expression may be considered by some as highly offensive? | |||
| R | Senate | Herman Otten | |
| Support | R | Senate | Isaac Latterell – Truth is always offensive to someone. The right question your government or the right to disagree with popular opinion is fundamentally American. |
| D | Senate | Nancy Kirstein | |
| Support | R | House | Aaron Aylward |
| D | House | Cody Ingle | |
| R | House | Ernie Otten | |
| Support | R | House | Nathan Block |
| Support | R | House | Thomas Werner |
