SD State Legislature Candidate Survey: Scott Odenbach

SPEARFISH, S.D. (KOTA) – Consultant Scott Odenbach (R-Spearfish) is operating for re-election to the South Dakota State Home in District 31. District 31 is made up totally of Lawrence County, which incorporates Deadwood and Spearfish in it’s limits. Odenbach faces two main challengers; incumbent Mary Fitzgerald and Mistie Caldwell.

1. Inform us about your self?

Rep. Scott Odenbach. Lawyer & actual property dealer. Husband to Laura and Dad to Ashley, James and Jack. First elected to the SD Home in 2020, I serve on the Training and Judiciary Committees and am operating for re-election in a 3-way Republican main.

2. Why are you operating for this workplace?

To maintain South Dakota free, hold Lawrence County from being overdeveloped, and to make sure that common individuals who aren’t large marketing campaign donors or have political motion committees even have a voice in Pierre.

3. What could be your prime three priorities if elected?

Advocate for an agenda that places the person rights, freedoms and alternatives of all our residents on the identical stage as that of well-connected insiders. I don’t see folks as simply a part of the “workforce,” however somewhat as particular person residents with their very own distinctive hopes and goals. That’s the American superb.

4. What related expertise would you carry to the workplace?

Lifelong learner and reader, Christian, husband and father, legal professional, Realtor, enterprise proprietor, skier, outdoorsman, hunter, runner, taxpayer, tree-planter, unbiased thinker.

5. Do you assist tax reduction for South Dakotans? If that’s the case, what sort and the way would you make it occur?

Sure. To make it occur, we have to put folks in workplace who understand it’s your cash, not the federal government’s. Final session a few of us tried to chop gross sales, meals and fuel taxes and have been defeated by RINOS who fear extra concerning the state basic fund than the budgets of South Dakota households. Subsequent session, we have to strive once more, and lower property taxes.

6. Housing availability has turn out to be a problem for a lot of South Dakotans. How would you search to make housing extra reasonably priced?

Let the free market work and encourage native governments to take steps to unencumber builders to develop present tons or rework outdated properties. In reality, areas corresponding to Lawrence County which are seeing excessive demand from consumers all through the nation could not see a variety of “reasonably priced” housing – which definition adjustments yr to yr – and it isn’t the federal government’s job to all the time

magically “do one thing” with a brand new program. We must always encourage giant employers who’ve companies within the space or wish to relocate right here to contemplate establishing housing for their very own staff somewhat than to hunt a brand new authorities program to take action. There are a number of packages in place now that might be higher utilized.

7. South Dakota correctional services have been coping with a variety of points, most distinguished amongst them overcrowding and staffing shortages. What would you do to assist fight these points?

The foundational subject to correctional issues is the breakdown within the household. Sturdy households don’t produce inmates. So let’s create a family-friendly tax code, train youngsters that they’re cherished by God and accountable to deal with themselves and others with love.

8. What steps ought to the legislature take to entice younger folks to stay within the state?

We are able to’t change the climate. Some younger folks will all the time wish to transfer away for some time after which come again later. We must always hold it a spot of freedom and kindness with a small city ambiance. That’s what has drawn 1000’s to maneuver right here up to now few years and can proceed to take action sooner or later.

9. Do you assist any adjustments to the way in which elections are run in South Dakota?

We have to encourage voting on Election Day and be cautious with mail-in voting by limiting it to those that really have a necessity or incapacity.

10. A U.S. Supreme Court docket resolution is looming on a landmark abortion case that would finally overturn Roe v. Wade. Governor Kristi Noem has indicated she want to ban abortion outright, and a “set off legislation” already on the books would achieve this, with solely an exception in place when the mom’s life is in danger. Do you assist banning abortion to this extent? If not, what exceptions would you wish to see made?

Sure, as a result of merely put, an harmless human being is killed throughout an abortion. We now have a particular obligation to people who are defenseless and want our assist, whether or not the poor, the disabled, the aged, and little unborn girls and boys. They’re the long run residents of South Dakota!

11. What’s your stance on legalized, leisure marijuana in South Dakota?

Dangerous thought. I’ll vote NO. If it turns into authorized I’ll have a look at classes discovered in different states and take a look at to not repeat them as we legislate.

State legislative candidates in contested districts this main season have been emailed the identical survey to finish for Dakota Information Now/KOTA Territory Information. Candidates have been requested to maintain their responses restricted to roughly 4-5 sentences for every query. Apart from a fast spelling and grammar examine, solutions weren’t edited by the poster. Those that responded to the survey questions had their outcomes posted.

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