| 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 | George Kotti – Our religious beliefs define our core values, who we are as a person – thus we must use them as a source to guide our decisions. |
| Support | R | Senate | Julie Frye-Mueller |
| Support | R | House | Florence Thompson – At base, all politics is about religion: right and wrong. Everyone makes decisions based on their religion, be it Christianity, Atheism, Humanism, Communism, or whatever. |
| R | House | Kwinn Neff | |
| Support | R | House | Tim Goodwin |
| R | House | Trish Ladner | |
| 2) Do you support or oppose efforts to reduce the number of abortions in South Dakota? | |||
| Support | R | Senate | George Kotti – I have been pro-life my entire life – I would like to see all abortions ceased |
| Support | R | Senate | Julie Frye-Mueller – I don’t want helpless babies killed at all or any child. |
| Support | R | House | Florence Thompson – I believe we should support every Bill which saves more babies. We should oppose Planned Parenthood in every legal way we can. |
| R | House | Kwinn Neff | |
| Support | R | House | Tim Goodwin |
| R | House | Trish Ladner | |
| 3) Do you support or oppose the SD State Lottery spending money on advertising the Lottery? | |||
| Oppose | R | Senate | George Kotti – Where the lottery generates a significant income – perhaps the advertising cost should be born by the individual businesses that profit from it. |
| Support | R | Senate | Julie Frye-Mueller – Only spending from revenue received by lottery proceeds & no extra tax dollars – *self sufficiency only. |
| Oppose | R | House | Florence Thompson – I would support limiting the amount of advertising. I would like to work with the “Gaming” Industry to improve efforts to prevent gambling addiction and (word limit) |
| R | House | Kwinn Neff | |
| Oppose | R | House | Tim Goodwin |
| R | House | Trish Ladner | |
| 4) Do you support or oppose a reduction in post-incarceration restrictions with regard to employment? | |||
| Support | R | Senate | George Kotti – I believe people deserve a second chance after getting out of incarceration. |
| Oppose | R | Senate | Julie Frye-Mueller – I would oppose as your question is unclear. What are the restrictions you would be reducing? Would it negatively hurt the employer? |
| – | R | House | Florence Thompson – I believe post-incarceration treatment should be based on the individual’s growth or lack thereof in prison. This would give the Parole board discretion. I (word limit) |
| R | House | Kwinn Neff | |
| Support | R | House | Tim Goodwin |
| R | House | Trish Ladner | |
| 5) Do you support or oppose provisions that would allow a medical professional to assist another person in committing suicide? | |||
| Oppose | R | Senate | George Kotti – All life is sacred – medical professionals take an oath to value and save lives – not to play God and end life. |
| Oppose | R | Senate | Julie Frye-Mueller |
| Oppose | R | House | Florence Thompson – This opens the door to murder. It’s not very hard to convince a depressed patient to commit suicide. |
| R | House | Kwinn Neff | |
| Oppose | R | House | Tim Goodwin |
| R | House | Trish Ladner | |
| 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 | George Kotti – Government must not force citizens to violate their moral or religious values. |
| Oppose | R | Senate | Julie Frye-Mueller |
| Oppose | R | House | Florence Thompson – This is a persecution of Christians by the Radical Left. |
| R | House | Kwinn Neff | |
| Oppose | R | House | Tim Goodwin |
| R | House | Trish Ladner | |
| 7) Do you support or oppose expansion of low-income medical assistance (Medicaid) in South Dakota? | |||
| Oppose | R | Senate | George Kotti – Where I agree we must provide a medical safety net for low income individuals – my dilema and question becomes can we afford it? |
| Oppose | R | Senate | Julie Frye-Mueller – What needs to be addressed is “Medicaid Fraud.” |
| Oppose | R | House | Florence Thompson – Every time we increase benefits, we increase the number of people who can’t afford to work because they will lose money by working. There are (word limit) |
| R | House | Kwinn Neff | |
| Oppose | R | House | Tim Goodwin |
| R | House | Trish Ladner | |
| 8) Do you support or oppose legislation to increase parent choice in educational-choice options? | |||
| Support | R | Senate | George Kotti – Parents should bear primary responsibility for their children’s education |
| Support | R | Senate | Julie Frye-Mueller – Absolutely, we should be able to “shop” with our tax dollars for the best education for our children. |
| Support | R | House | Florence Thompson – I strongly support Homeschool and private or Church schools. However, we must be cautious about Charter schools – to prevent them from being government-controlled. |
| R | House | Kwinn Neff | |
| Support | R | House | Tim Goodwin |
| R | House | Trish Ladner | |
| 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 | George Kotti – I strongly support limitations of both hormones and genital surgery – Counseling should be the choice of treatment |
| Support | R | Senate | Julie Frye-Mueller – I supported HB1057. I don’t support cross-sex hormones/mutilation of a child’s body. Children’s brains aren’t developed – we shouldn’t let them make these decisions. |
| Support | R | House | Florence Thompson – I worked very hard to support HB1057 which prohibited such procedures on minors. I was heartened to see the SD. House of Representatives pass it (word limit) |
| R | House | Kwinn Neff | |
| Support | R | House | Tim Goodwin |
| R | House | Trish Ladner | |
| 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 | George Kotti – Though some comments might be highly offensive, I spent 30 year of my military career defending people’s right to make them |
| Support | R | Senate | Julie Frye-Mueller |
| Oppose | R | House | Florence Thompson – Freedom of speech is supported in the Bill of Rights. You also have a right not to listen. |
| R | House | Kwinn Neff | |
| Support | R | House | Tim Goodwin |
| R | House | Trish Ladner | |
