# Will Mortenson

Will Mortenson is a Republican member of the South Dakota House for district 24.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Dakota House, district 24
- Serving since: 2021-01-12
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/46a0838c-0bb9-446a-8828-21a3f2124d1b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/46a0838c-0bb9-446a-8828-21a3f2124d1b (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

Mortenson missed 5.5% of 638 roll calls, attendance in the bottom quarter of the South Dakota House (average 96.6%).

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

5 classified statements: 5 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 | Mortenson | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 20.0% | 2.9% | 11 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 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 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.23 (standard error 0.01), from 50 donors and 884 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 30% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

638 roll calls. Attendance 94.5% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 59% (76%). 89 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 49 bills: 45 reached committee, 30 passed one chamber, 26 passed both, 23 became law. Cosponsored 0. 73.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 53 of 69).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HC 8019: honoring Dr. Kelly Glodt upon his retirement as superintendent of the Pierre School District. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8019/
- SC 818: commending Grey Zabel for his achievements as a member of the 2026 Super Bowl-winning Seattle Seahawks. (introduced, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC818/
- HB 1137: make an appropriation for the design and construction of an athletic facility at the University of South Dakota and to declare an emergency. (became law, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1137/
- HB 1264: eliminate the Agricultural Land Assessment Implementation and Oversight Advisory Task Force, and to provide that the Department of Revenue receive the… (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1264/
- 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/
- SB 231: create the water infrastructure development fund, to provide an appropriation, to provide for the awarding of grants and loans from the fund for certain rural… (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB231/
- HB 1279: permit technical college employees to join the state health plan. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1279/
- SB 210: provide that a portion of revenues from wind farms remain with school districts. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB210/
- 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 1233: modify provisions for a tax collection agreement with an Indian tribe. (became law, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1233/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $34.5K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 95% 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.

- 2025-09-26 · Post on X · https://x.com/WillMortenson/status/1971582447101022333
- 2025-09-11 · Post on X · https://x.com/WillMortenson/status/1965928495118532665
- 2025-07-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/WillMortenson/status/1944440712218443872
- 2025-03-11 · Post on X · labels: personal attacks · https://x.com/WillMortenson/status/1899437769002205416
- 2025-01-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/WillMortenson/status/1885031473129869540

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4532/Detail
- Campaign site: https://www.willmortenson.com/
- X: https://x.com/WillMortenson
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/will.mortenson.9
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SDMort

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/46a0838c-0bb9-446a-8828-21a3f2124d1b