# Nicole Uhre-Balk Nicole Uhre-Balk is a Democratic member of the South Dakota House for district 32. - Party: Democrat - Seat: South Dakota House, district 32 - Serving since: 2025-01-14 - Current term: SD 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/00ed522e-529c-4ec7-bec2-90e124a2b3df Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/00ed522e-529c-4ec7-bec2-90e124a2b3df (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set]. ## Headline Uhre-Balk sits at +0.42 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 100% of State House Democrats. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.42 (standard error 0.03), from 30 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 100% of State House Democrats score lower. ## Votes (SD 2025–26 session) 638 roll calls. Attendance 100% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 96.8% (76%). 10 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-03-12 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · SB 78 revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB78/ - 2026-03-12 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · HB 1051 revise property tax levies for school districts and to revise the state aid to general and special education formulas. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1051/ - 2026-03-12 · voted yea · Do Pass · HB 1326 appropriate money for the ordinary expenses of the legislative, judicial, and executive departments of the state, the current expenses of state… · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1326/ - 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · SB 219 require that a state agency consult with the Aeronautics Commission prior to purchasing, transferring, or disposing of a state owned and operated… · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB219/ - 2026-03-09 · voted nay · Do Pass Amended · SB 245 create the homeowner property tax reduction fund, and to transfer moneys to the homeowner property tax reduction fund. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB245/ - 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · SB 221 regulate the retail sale of nicotine products, and to provide a penalty therefor. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB221/ - 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · SB 222 make an appropriation for eligible water, wastewater, storm water, and riparian buffer initiative projects and to declare an emergency. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB222/ - 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · SB 119 create the capitol restoration fund and to transfer moneys thereto. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB119/ - 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · SB 106 modify the amount required to be set aside for extraordinary expenses incurred in providing special education programs. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB106/ - 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · SB 102 modify the distribution of gaming revenues. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB102/ ## Legislation (SD 2025–26 session) Sponsored 160 bills: 143 reached committee, 72 passed one chamber, 68 passed both, 65 became law. Cosponsored 0. 79.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 43 of 69). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1300: except victims of human trafficking or domestic abuse from certain clemency notice requirements. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1300/ - HB 1299: permit the use of biological filtration systems in water recreational facilities located in certain lodging establishments. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1299/ - HB 1148: adopt the respiratory care interstate compact. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1148/ - HB 1149: adopt the athletic trainer licensure compact. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1149/ - SB 139: revise a provision related to the transportation of an inmate upon discharge from a correctional facility. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB139/ - SB 132: modify provisions related to the South Dakota Veterans Council. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB132/ - HB 1287: require an alternate approval process for an operation that extracts materials by the use of explosives. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1287/ - HB 1278: prohibit certain political committees from accepting contributions by certain officers or employees of this state. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1278/ - HB 1268: repeal capital punishment. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1268/ - HB 1281: reduce the sales and use tax rates on food, to increase the rates for certain taxes, use taxes, and excise taxes, and to provide a new fund for school… (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1281/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $20.8K (State House Democrats median $5,075). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4693/Detail - Campaign site: https://www.nicoleforhouse.com/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicoleforhouse/ - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@nicoleforhouse - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicoleuhrebalk/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/00ed522e-529c-4ec7-bec2-90e124a2b3df