| 1) Do you support or oppose elected officials relying on their religious beliefs and values to guide their decisions for South Dakota? | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Support | R | Senate | Jessica Castleberry |
| Support | R | Senate | Kevin Quick |
| Support | I | Senate | Brian Gentry – Life begins with conception. |
| D | House | David A Hubbard | |
| D | House | Pat Cromwell | |
| Support | R | House | Tina L Mulally – I swear an oath to uphold the constitution both US & SD State |
| Support | R | House | Tony Randolph – Everyone is guided by something or someone, the Church is supposed to be the moral guide of society and from that society is where elected (word limit) |
| 2) Do you support or oppose efforts to reduce the number of abortions in South Dakota? | |||
| Support | R | Senate | Jessica Castleberry |
| Support | R | Senate | Kevin Quick |
| Support | I | Senate | Brian Gentry – Protecting the unborn is at the top of my priority list – they don’t have anyone to speak for them. |
| D | House | David A Hubbard | |
| D | House | Pat Cromwell | |
| Support | R | House | Tina L Mulally |
| Support | R | House | Tony Randolph – Abortion is the national sin of our day and unless we begin to fight against it on a more meaningful level we as Christians are (word limit) |
| 3) Do you support or oppose the SD State Lottery spending money on advertising the Lottery? | |||
| Oppose | R | Senate | Jessica Castleberry |
| Oppose | R | Senate | Kevin Quick |
| Support | I | Senate | Brian Gentry – As long as the tax dollars aren’t being used. They should take these funds out of their own budget. This helps our economic development. |
| D | House | David A Hubbard | |
| D | House | Pat Cromwell | |
| Oppose | R | House | Tina L Mulally |
| Oppose | R | House | Tony Randolph – The state lottery is basically state sanctioned gambling pitched on the idea that it would help fund education. It was nothing more than a ploy (word limit) |
| 4) Do you support or oppose a reduction in post-incarceration restrictions with regard to employment? | |||
| – | R | Senate | Jessica Castleberry – Some reductions in post-incarceration employment restrictions can make sense, serve sentence, receive counseling, start fresh. Some restrictions- working with children- after violent/sexual crimes. |
| Support | R | Senate | Kevin Quick – Pedophile, rape, etc. exception |
| Oppose | I | Senate | Brian Gentry – The judge does the sentencing. It isn’t up to us to make these decisions. |
| D | House | David A Hubbard | |
| D | House | Pat Cromwell | |
| Support | R | House | Tina L Mulally |
| – | R | House | Tony Randolph – The question needs more clarification, if someone is convicted of child molestation they should not be allowed to work in child care but it’s also (word limit) |
| 5) Do you support or oppose provisions that would allow a medical professional to assist another person in committing suicide? | |||
| Oppose | R | Senate | Jessica Castleberry |
| Oppose | R | Senate | Kevin Quick |
| Oppose | I | Senate | Brian Gentry |
| D | House | David A Hubbard | |
| D | House | Pat Cromwell | |
| Oppose | R | House | Tina L Mulally |
| Oppose | R | House | Tony Randolph – Absolutely not! A health care professional takes an oathe to protect life and not take it. Oathes mean something, they mean everything, my oathe of (word limit) |
| 6) Do you support or oppose requirements that personal and creative service businesses produce goods or services that may violate their conscience? | |||
| Oppose | R | Senate | Jessica Castleberry – Private business should have the right to refuse to do anything that violates their conscience. |
| Oppose | R | Senate | Kevin Quick – I don’t support mandating business to produce any goods |
| Oppose | I | Senate | Brian Gentry – It is their right to establish what their own beliefs are. |
| D | House | David A Hubbard | |
| D | House | Pat Cromwell | |
| Oppose | R | House | Tina L Mulally |
| Oppose | R | House | Tony Randolph – A person’s freedom to dictate how their business will function does not go away because they go into business, otherwise it becomes property of the (word limit) |
| 7) Do you support or oppose expansion of low-income medical assistance (Medicaid) in South Dakota? | |||
| Oppose | R | Senate | Jessica Castleberry |
| Oppose | R | Senate | Kevin Quick – I oppose anything that raises taxes |
| Oppose | I | Senate | Brian Gentry |
| D | House | David A Hubbard | |
| D | House | Pat Cromwell | |
| Oppose | R | House | Tina L Mulally |
| Oppose | R | House | Tony Randolph – The government should not be involved these types of programs in the first place, the waste alone is bad enough. The private sector, mainly churches, (word limit) |
| 8) Do you support or oppose legislation to increase parent choice in educational-choice options? | |||
| Support | R | Senate | Jessica Castleberry |
| Support | R | Senate | Kevin Quick |
| Support | I | Senate | Brian Gentry – Absolutely. |
| D | House | David A Hubbard | |
| D | House | Pat Cromwell | |
| Support | R | House | Tina L Mulally |
| Support | R | House | Tony Randolph – The primary caregiver/ educator should always be the parent or guardian and the school of choice should be there as support not taking the lead. (word limit) |
| 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? | |||
| Support | R | Senate | Jessica Castleberry – I believe offering any elective cosmetic surgery for minors is a bad idea. |
| Support | R | Senate | Kevin Quick – I will work very diligently to stop this agenda. |
| Support | I | Senate | Brian Gentry – I will work very diligently to stop this agenda. |
| D | House | David A Hubbard | |
| D | House | Pat Cromwell | |
| Support | R | House | Tina L Mulally |
| Support | R | House | Tony Randolph- There is a reason for the biological process in a person’s development. I believe in the biblical creation of humans but even evolution (if it (word limit) |
| 10) Do you support or oppose protections for speech and expression, if the speech or expression may be considered by some as highly offensive? | |||
| Support | R | Senate | Jessica Castleberry – The First Amendment needs to be protected |
| Support | R | Senate | Kevin Quick |
| Support | I | Senate | Brian Gentry – I fully support our First Amendment “Freedom of Speech.” |
| D | House | David A Hubbard | |
| D | House | Pat Cromwell | |
| Support | R | House | Tina L Mulally |
| Support | R | House | Tony Randolph |
Due to separate filing deadlines, Independent candidate answers will be added later.