| State | Office | District | Name | Party | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SD | U.S. House | At-Large | Kristi Noem | Republican | A- |
| SD | State House | 2 | Brock Greenfield | Republican | A+ |
| SD | State House | 3 | Daniel Kaiser | Republican | B+ |
| SD | State House | 3 | David Novstrup | Republican | A |
| SD | State House | 4 | James Peterson | Democratic | A |
| SD | State House | 5 | Roger Solum | Republican | A- |
| SD | State House | 12 | Manny Steele | Republican | A |
| SD | State House | 12 | Hal Wick | Republican | A+ |
| SD | State House | 14 | Marc Feinstein | Democratic | F |
| SD | State House | 15 | Patrick Kirschman | Democratic | D |
| SD | State House | 16 | James Bolin | Republican | B+ |
| SD | State House | 20 | Lance Carson | Republican | A |
| SD | State House | 21 | Julie Bartling | Democratic | A- |
| SD | State House | 23 | Justin Cronin | Republican | A- |
| SD | State House | 23 | Charlie Hoffman | Republican | B+ |
| SD | State House | 24 | Tim Rounds | Republican | A |
| SD | State House | 28B | Betty Olson | Republican | A+ |
| SD | State House | 30 | Lance Russell | Republican | A |
| SD | State House | 30 | Mike Verchio | Republican | A |
| SD | State House | 32 | Brian Gosch | Republican | A |
| SD | State House | 33 | Jacqueline Sly | Republican | D |
| SD | State House | 34 | David Lust | Republican | B+ |
| SD | State House | 35 | Pete Kopp | Republican | A |
| SD | State Senate | 1 | Jason Frerichs | Democratic | B |
| SD | State Senate | 3 | Al Novstrup | Republican | A |
| SD | State Senate | 7 | Larry Tidemann | Republican | B |
| SD | State Senate | 8 | Russell Olson | Republican | A |
| SD | State Senate | 9 | Deb Peters | Republican | A- |
| SD | State Senate | 10 | Shantel Krebs | Republican | B+ |
| SD | State Senate | 13 | Phyllis Heineman | Republican | A- |
| SD | State Senate | 16 | Dan Lederman | Republican | A- |
| SD | State Senate | 18 | Jean Hunhoff | Republican | A |
| SD | State Senate | 20 | Mike Vehle | Republican | B |
| SD | State Senate | 25 | Tim Rave | Republican | A- |
| SD | State Senate | 26 | Larry Lucas | Democratic | F |
| SD | State Senate | 27 | James Bradford | Democratic | F |
| SD | State Senate | 28 | Ryan Maher | Republican | A |
| SD | State Senate | 29 | Larry Rhoden | Republican | A |
| SD | State Senate | 32 | Stanford Adelstein | Republican | C |
| SD | State Senate | 33 | Phil Jensen | Republican | A |
| SD | State Senate | 34 | Craig Tieszen | Republican | F |
| SD | State Senate | 35 | Mark Kirkeby | Republican | B+ |
| SD | Secretary of State | Jason Gant | Republican | A+ | |
| SD | Commissioner | At-Large | Burt Elliott | No Party Affiliation | C |
| SD | Commissioner | At-Large | Garry Allen Moore | No Party Affiliation | A- |
| Gene Abdallah | A+ | ||||
| Daniel Ahlers | B- | ||||
| Kenneth Albers | A- | ||||
| Jamie Boomgarden | A+ | ||||
| Thomas Brunner | A+ | ||||
| Darrell Cordes | A | ||||
| Joni Cutler | B+ | ||||
| Thomas Deadrick | A | ||||
| Thomas Dempster | C | ||||
| H. Dennert | A- | ||||
| Brian Dreyer | B+ | ||||
| Elaine Elliott | C | ||||
| Richard Engels | B+ | ||||
| Bob Faehn | A- | ||||
| Dennis Finch | B- | ||||
| Arthur Fryslie | A | ||||
| Cooper Garnos | A- | ||||
| James Gilkerson | C+ | ||||
| Margaret Gillespie | B+ | ||||
| Bob Gray | B+ | ||||
| Wayne Greenfield | A- | ||||
| Cliff Hadley | A | ||||
| Joshua Haeder | A | ||||
| Tom Hansen | A- | ||||
| Gary Hanson | B | ||||
| Dale Hargens | A- | ||||
| Jeffrey Haverly | A | ||||
| Scott Heidepriem | F | ||||
| Jerad Higman | A | ||||
| Alan Hoerth | B | ||||
| Gordon Howie | A | ||||
| James Hundstad | C+ | ||||
| Everett Hunt | A- | ||||
| Roger Hunt | B+ | ||||
| L. Jensen | B- | ||||
| Sandy Jerstad | C | ||||
| Kent Juhnke | A | ||||
| Thomas Katus | F | ||||
| Frank Kloucek | B+ | ||||
| David Knudson | D | ||||
| Al Koistinen | A+ | ||||
| John Koskan | A | ||||
| Ed McLaughlin | B+ | ||||
| Fred McPherson | A- | ||||
| Kathleen Miles | B | ||||
| John Mogen | A- | ||||
| Benjamin Nesselhuf | F | ||||
| Eldon Nygaard | C | ||||
| Janelle O'Connor | B | ||||
| Ryan Olson | A- | ||||
| Jodi Owen | F | ||||
| Carol Pitts | A | ||||
| J.E. Putnam | A | ||||
| Dawn Rasmussen | B+ | ||||
| Valentine Rausch | B+ | ||||
| Tracy Saboe | B | ||||
| Kim Sargent | C | ||||
| Todd Schlekeway | B+ | ||||
| Dennis Schmidt | A | ||||
| Orville Smidt | B+ | ||||
| Darrell Solberg | F | ||||
| Glennis Stern | A | ||||
| Bob Stevens | F | ||||
| Steve Street | B+ | ||||
| William Thompson | F | ||||
| R. Shawn Tornow | A- | ||||
| Hjalmer Tschetter | A | ||||
| Nancy Turbak Berry | B+ | ||||
| Charles Turbiville | A | ||||
| Theresa Two Bulls | F | ||||
| Kim Vanneman | B | ||||
| Mark Willadsen | A- | ||||
| Les Wolff | A |
Special Interest Groups
Rating Group: National Rifle Association Political Victory Fund
2008 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.
