| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | Governor | Dennis Daugaard | Republican | A | |
| SD | Lieutenant Governor | Matt Michels | Republican | B | |
| SD | State Senate | 13 | Phyllis Heineman | Republican | B |
| SD | State Senate | 24 | Jeffery Rodrick Monroe | Republican | A+ |
| SD | Council Member | At-Large | Kermit Staggers | A+ | |
| SD | Commissioner | 3 | Paul Symens | C- | |
| SD | Commissioner | At-Large | James Lintz | No Party Affiliation | A |
| SD | Commissioner | At-Large | Garry Allen Moore | No Party Affiliation | A+ |
| SD | Commissioner | At-Large | Duane Sutton | No Party Affiliation | A |
| Kenneth Albers | B- | ||||
| Eric Bogue | A | ||||
| Bernard Michael Broderick, Jr. | A- | ||||
| Don Brosz | A | ||||
| Arnold Brown | B- | ||||
| Jarvis Brown | A | ||||
| Richard Brown | A | ||||
| Quinten Burg | C | ||||
| Judy Clark | A- | ||||
| Kay Davis | B | ||||
| H. Dennert | A- | ||||
| Michael Derby | A | ||||
| Robert Drake | A+ | ||||
| Jay Duenwald | A+ | ||||
| J.P. Duniphan | A | ||||
| Robert Duxbury | B | ||||
| Scott Eccarius | A | ||||
| H. Junior Engbrecht | A+ | ||||
| Barbara Everist | A | ||||
| Arthur Fryslie | A+ | ||||
| Cooper Garnos | B | ||||
| Richard Hainje | A+ | ||||
| Arlene Ham-Burr | B | ||||
| Gary Hanson | C- | ||||
| Thomas Hennies | B- | ||||
| James Hutmacher | A | ||||
| Kent Juhnke | A | ||||
| Ted Klaudt | A+ | ||||
| Marguerite Kleven | B | ||||
| Claire Konold | A+ | ||||
| Clarence Kooistra | A+ | ||||
| Cheryl Madden | A | ||||
| Alice Lucille McCoy | A | ||||
| John McIntyre | D | ||||
| David Munson | A- | ||||
| Sam Nachtigal | C | ||||
| William Napoli | A+ | ||||
| Mary Patterson | F | ||||
| William Peterson | A- | ||||
| Willard Pummel | A+ | ||||
| John Reedy | B | ||||
| Mitchell Richter | A | ||||
| Louis Sebert | A+ | ||||
| Walter Slaughter | A | ||||
| Orville Smidt | A | ||||
| Burdette Solum | A- | ||||
| Drue Vitter | B+ | ||||
| Kenneth Wetz | A+ | ||||
| Fred Cavanaugh Whiting | B- | ||||
| Mike Wilson | C | ||||
| Richard Wudel | A+ |
Special Interest Groups
Rating Group: National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund
2000 Lifetime Score
Issues:
Guns
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.
