2024 South Dakota Legislative Scorecard

The following scorecard lists several key votes in the South Dakota Legislature in 2024 and ranks state representatives and senators based on their fidelity to (U.S.) constitutional and limited-government principles.

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Senate Votes

House Votes

1. Airport Grants

Appropriates $10,000,000 from the general fund to the Aeronautics Commission for grants aimed at enhancing airport terminal infrastructure projects, including airport expansion.

Read More Constitutional Vote: No Cost per household: -$28.00/year

SB144 Roll Call 1404178 Passed 55 to 15 on Mar 6, 2024 See Declaration of Independence and 14th Amendment

2. Reject Eminent Domain

Prohibits companies from using eminent domain to construct pipelines primarily for transporting carbon oxide for geological storage or sequestration.

3. Prohibit Drag Shows on Campus

Prohibits the Board of Regents or any institution under its control from using state resources for drag shows or other "obscene live conduct" on college campuses.

4. Prohibit Guaranteed Income Programs

Prohibits counties, townships, and municipalities in South Dakota from establishing ordinances, orders, or rules that implement a guaranteed income program.

5. Pipeline Easements

Forces landowners to grant a right-of-way for carbon dioxide pipelines, putting their property at risk, disguising it as "property rights."

6. Carbon-Capture Pipeline

Facilitates the construction of carbon-capture pipelines that threaten property rights, permits state authorities to override local ordinances regulating the pipelines for safety or economic reasons, and fails to impose restrictions on eminent domain.

How did they vote?

Legend: Constitutional Unconstitutional Did not vote

Name	Party	Score
Amber Arlint	R	33%
Julie Auch	R	100%
Aaron Aylward	R	100%
Jessica Bahmuller	R	83%
Hugh M. Bartels	R	50%
Rocky Dale Blare	R	50%
Byron I. Callies	R	33%
Kirk Chaffee	R	67%
Roger Chase	R	33%
Kristin A Conzet	R	33%
Roger Degroot	R	33%
Mike Derby	R	33%
Fred Deutsch	R	50%
Joe Donnell	R	83%
Becky Drury	R	33%
Linda Duba	D	0%
Steve Duffy	R	33%
Eric Emery	D	33%
Mary Fitzgerald	R	33%
Randy Gross	R	100%
Jon Hansen	R	100%
Erin Healy	D	17%
Mellissa Heermann	R	33%
Greg Jamison	R	33%
Kevin D. Jensen	R	83%
Phil Jensen	R	100%
Chris Karr	R	100%
Chris Kassin	R	40%
Lance Koth	R	33%
Ben Krohmer	R	100%
Dennis Krull	R	33%
David Kull	R	50%
Trish Ladner	R	83%
Karla J. Lems	R	100%
Oren Lesmeister	D	33%
Sue K. Lucas-Peterson	R	80%
Curt Massie	R	33%
Elizabeth May	R	100%
John Mills	R	83%
Scott Moore	R	83%
Will D. Mortenson	R	33%
Tina L. Mulally	R	100%
Brian K. Mulder	R	33%
Kameron Nelson	D	20%
Scott Odenbach	R	83%
Ernie Otten	R	83%
Marty Overweg	R	100%
Carl E. Perry	R	83%
Drew Peterson	R	33%
Neal Pinnow	R	67%
Peri Pourier	D	50%
Tony Randolph	R	100%
Taylor Rae Rehfeldt	R	33%
Rebecca Reimer	R	33%
Timothy Reisch	R	33%
Stephanie Sauder	R	33%
Brandei Schaefbauer	R	100%
Lynn V. Schneider	R	33%
William Shorma	R	33%
John Sjaarda	R	100%
Bethany Soye	R	100%
Tamara St John	R	33%
Mike Stevens	R	33%
Kenneth Teunissen	R	67%
Tyler Tordsen	R	33%
Tony Venhuizen	R	33%
James D. Wangsness	R	33%
Mike Weisgram	R	33%
Kadyn Wittman	D	0%

Average Freedom Score by Party

Party	Score
Democrat	21.9%
Republican	60.1%