# Al Novstrup

Al Novstrup is a Republican member of the South Dakota House for district 3.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Dakota House, district 3
- Serving since: 2017-01-10
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/02f0edff-2879-4fbb-9b23-796358690d07

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/02f0edff-2879-4fbb-9b23-796358690d07 (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

Novstrup sits at +0.08 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 90% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.08 (standard error 0.01), from 20 donors and 1,215 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 10.0% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

727 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 85% (76%). 92 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/
- 2026-03-11 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · SB 78 revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB78/
- 2026-03-11 · 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/
- 2026-03-11 · 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 yea · 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/

## Legislation (SD 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 118 bills: 95 reached committee, 49 passed one chamber, 40 passed both, 36 became law. Cosponsored 0. 69.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 58 of 69).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HC 8024: honoring the life and legacy of Elizabeth Cook-Lynn. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8024/
- HC 8027: celebrating the life and service of Barbara Dull Knife. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8027/
- HC 8022: recognizing the achievements, leadership, and lifelong public service of Cecelia Fire Thunder. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8022/
- HC 8021: honoring the life and service of Yvonne Jane "Tiny D" DeCory, of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8021/
- HC 8028: Honoring the accomplishments of Marvin Richard III of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8028/
- HC 8017: commending the Harrisburg Tigers on their 2026 Class AA state gymnastics championship. (introduced, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8017/
- HC 8014: honoring the life and legacy of William Long IV. (introduced, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8014/
- SB 133: provide additional legislative oversight of rulemaking. (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB133/
- SC 810: commending and honoring the Hill City School Board on its selection as the Associated School Boards of South Dakota Outstanding School Board of South Dakota… (introduced, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC810/
- HC 8010: honoring James Hanssen, a member of the Bridgewater-Emery School District Board of Education, on his forty years of school board service. (introduced, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8010/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $8,133 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4537/Detail
- X: https://x.com/NovstrupAl
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/al.novstrup
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ANovstrup
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anovstrup/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/al-novstrup-aa975012/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/02f0edff-2879-4fbb-9b23-796358690d07