# Spencer Gosch

Spencer Gosch is a Republican member of the South Dakota House for district 23.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Dakota House, district 23
- Serving since: 2017-01-10
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/138b5508-01b0-43ed-b8b6-ce9b9d07806f

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/138b5508-01b0-43ed-b8b6-ce9b9d07806f (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

Gosch sits at −0.16 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 99% of State House Republicans.

## What Gosch says (SD 2025–26 session)

2 classified statements: 2 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 | Gosch | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 50.0% | 9.3% | 5 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 50.0% | 31.9% | 130 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 50.0% | 12.7% | 5 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 100% (State House Republicans 8.1%); 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 −0.16 (standard error 0.01), from 17 donors and 851 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 1.4% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

638 roll calls. Attendance 93.2% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 91.7% (76%). 143 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 41 bills: 34 reached committee, 21 passed one chamber, 12 passed both, 9 became law. Cosponsored 0. 82.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 37 of 69).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HC 8025: honoring the accomplishments of University of South Dakota women's basketball player Josie Hill. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8025/
- 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 8023: honoring the legacy and strength of grandmothers in this state. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8023/
- 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/
- HB 1290: amend provisions pertaining to calculating local effort and state aid for general education. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1290/
- HB 1291: amend the process for calculating a school district's general fund base percentage. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1291/
- HB 1226: authorize boards of county commissioners to adopt policies for investigating allegations of misconduct of county departments, employees, and officers. (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1226/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $10.5K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-09-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/SpencerGosch/status/2104605736693084663
- 2025-03-10 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SpencerGosch/status/1899180203856822434

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4708/Detail
- Campaign site: https://spencergosch.com/
- X: https://x.com/SpencerGosch
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Spencer-Gosch-for-South-Dakota-61557547342859/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/spencergosch/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/138b5508-01b0-43ed-b8b6-ce9b9d07806f