# Kaley Nolz Kaley Nolz is a Republican member of the South Dakota House for district 20. - Party: Republican - Seat: South Dakota House, district 20 - Serving since: 2025-01-14 - Current term: SD 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/0baaa53b-6468-4de4-98ce-bf1e218f8d38 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0baaa53b-6468-4de4-98ce-bf1e218f8d38 (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 Nolz sits at −0.10 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 97% of State House Republicans. ## What Nolz says (SD 2025–26 session) 3 classified statements: 3 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Nolz | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 | | Policy criticism | 33.3% | 9.3% | 29 of 792 | | Policy discussion | 33.3% | 31.9% | 355 of 792 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 | Most discussed policy areas: Law 100% (State House Republicans 3.1%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 0% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Commerce 0% (State House Republicans 3.9%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.10 (standard error 0.01), from 0 donors and 297 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 2.6% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (SD 2025–26 session) 638 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 95.3% (76%). 97 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 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/ - 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 37 bills: 36 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 0. 97.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 2 of 69). Recent sponsored bills: - SB 225: apportion interest earnings from the unclaimed property trust fund to school districts. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB225/ - HB 1222: prohibit members of the Board of Economic Development from having any interest in moneys from or approved by the Board of Economic Development. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1222/ - HB 1215: authorize counties and municipalities to issue a license for a cigar bar. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1215/ - HB 1209: require employment verification eligibility through the e-verify program and to provide a penalty therefor. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-11) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1209/ - SB 195: repeal the expiration of a reduction in certain gross receipts and use tax rates. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB195/ - SB 135: protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB135/ - SB 124: temporarily prohibit the manufacture, sale, and distribution of any product containing cell-cultured protein, and to provide a penalty therefor. (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB124/ - HB 1078: direct the amendment of the Administrative Rules of South Dakota regarding the coursework required for high school graduation. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-26) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1078/ - HB 1077: consider a cultivated-protein food product to be adulterated food. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1077/ - SB 88: clarify the procedure for a potential condemnor to examine real property absent the property owner's permission. (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB88/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $1,250 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Recent statements Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only. - 2025-03-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/KaleyNolz/status/1901030775140553123 - 2025-02-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/KaleyNolz/status/1894775908847808531 - 2025-02-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/KaleyNolz/status/1894776157981069377 ## Links - Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4689/Detail - X: https://x.com/KaleyNolz - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Kaley-Nolz-61563812506624/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kaleynolz/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/0baaa53b-6468-4de4-98ce-bf1e218f8d38