| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Governor | Dennis Daugaard | Republican | 88% | |
| SD | State Senate | 24 | Jeffery Rodrick Monroe | Republican | 63% |
| SD | State Senate | 26 | Larry Lucas | Democratic | 38% |
| SD | Council Member | At-Large | Kermit Staggers | 100% | |
| SD | Public Utilities Commission Vice-Chair | Kristie Fiegen | Republican | 63% | |
| SD | Commissioner | 3 | Paul Symens | 71% | |
| SD | Commissioner | At-Large | Garry Allen Moore | No Party Affiliation | 71% |
| Kenneth Albers | 88% | ||||
| Jerry Apa | 88% | ||||
| Robert Benson | 88% | ||||
| Bernard Michael Broderick, Jr. | 50% | ||||
| Roger Brooks | 63% | ||||
| Don Brosz | 75% | ||||
| Arnold Brown | 88% | ||||
| Jarvis Brown | 63% | ||||
| Richard Brown | 50% | ||||
| William Cerny, Jr. | 75% | ||||
| Roland Chicoine | 75% | ||||
| Kevin Crisp | 63% | ||||
| Steve Cutler | 50% | ||||
| Kay Davis | 63% | ||||
| H. Dennert | 75% | ||||
| Michael Derby | 50% | ||||
| Larry Diedrich | 71% | ||||
| Robert Drake | 100% | ||||
| Jay Duenwald | 57% | ||||
| J.P. Duniphan | 71% | ||||
| James Dunn | 100% | ||||
| Rebecca Dunn | 75% | ||||
| Robert Duxbury | 63% | ||||
| Scott Eccarius | 50% | ||||
| Barbara Everist | 75% | ||||
| Deb Fischer-Clemens | 75% | ||||
| Carol Fitzgerald | 50% | ||||
| Charles Flowers | 75% | ||||
| Randall Frederick | 86% | ||||
| Richard Hagen | 57% | ||||
| Richard Hainje | 88% | ||||
| Patrick Haley | 50% | ||||
| Harold Halverson | 75% | ||||
| Arlene Ham-Burr | 88% | ||||
| Roger Hunt | 67% | ||||
| James Hutmacher | 75% | ||||
| Mike Jaspers | 43% | ||||
| Douglas Kazmerzak | 50% | ||||
| Marguerite Kleven | 88% | ||||
| Frank Kloucek | 63% | ||||
| Gilbert Koetzle | 50% | ||||
| Claire Konold | 50% | ||||
| Clarence Kooistra | 50% | ||||
| John Koskan | 71% | ||||
| Gerald Lange | 75% | ||||
| James Lawler | 75% | ||||
| Joanne Lockner | 50% | ||||
| Cheryl Madden | 75% | ||||
| Kenneth McNenny | 63% | ||||
| David Munson | 88% | ||||
| Donald Munson | 63% | ||||
| William Napoli | 75% | ||||
| Mel Olson | 75% | ||||
| Keith Paisley | 88% | ||||
| William Peterson | 63% | ||||
| Willard Pummel | 50% | ||||
| J.E. Putnam | 50% | ||||
| John Reedy | 75% | ||||
| Mitchell Richter | 50% | ||||
| Robert Roe | 38% | ||||
| Mike Rounds | 88% | ||||
| Jerry Shoener | 75% | ||||
| Orville Smidt | 63% | ||||
| Burdette Solum | 50% | ||||
| Paul Valandra | 71% | ||||
| Drue Vitter | 88% | ||||
| Ron Volesky | 38% | ||||
| Alfred Waltman | 50% | ||||
| Robert Weber | 75% | ||||
| Kenneth Wetz | 63% | ||||
| Fred Cavanaugh Whiting | 88% | ||||
| Dana Windhorst | 83% |
Special Interest Groups
Rating Group: South Dakota National Federation of Independent Business
1998 Positions
Issues:
Business and Consumers
How to Interpret these Evaluations
Keep in mind that ratings done by special interest groups often do not represent a non-partisan stance. In addition, some groups select votes that tend to favor members of one political party over another, rather than choosing votes based solely on issues concerns. Nevertheless, they can be invaluable in showing where an incumbent has stood on a series of votes in the past one or two years, especially when ratings by groups on all sides of an issue are compared. Website links, if available, and descriptions of the organizations offering performance evaluations are accessible by clicking on the name of the group.
Most performance evaluations are displayed in a percentage format. However, some organizations present their ratings in the form of a letter grade or endorsement based on voting records, interviews, survey results and/or sources of campaign funding. For consistency and ease in understanding, Project Vote Smart converts all scores into a percentage when possible. Please visit the group's website or call 1-888-VOTESMART for more specific information.
