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It’s easy to assume state-level policy fights stay local—a win or a loss that matters only within state lines. But South Dakota Family Voice has seen that assumption proven wrong more than once.
Recorded live at SoConCon 2026, this special edition of The Family Policy Alliance Report features guest host Grace Youngson in conversation with Norman Woods, executive director of South Dakota Family Voice. Together, they explore how policy battles in one state helped shape national conversations—and what advocates across the country can learn from them.
In this conversation, you’ll hear:
- How a hallway conversation between Family Policy Council leaders helped pave the way for a landmark Supreme Court victory on school choice.
- Why South Dakota’s early efforts to protect girls’ sports helped shift the national conversation.
- Why Norman says passing a Help Not Harm law is only the beginning—not the end—of protecting children.
- His perspective on why Christians should engage the public square without making politics their identity.
Whether you’re concerned about school choice, protecting children or the role of Christians in the public square, this conversation explains why what happens in one state often influences what happens next across the country.
Watch the full conversation and discover why what happens in one state rarely stays there.
