# Greg Blanc

Greg Blanc is a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate for district 35.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Dakota Senate, district 35
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/4a052dc7-31aa-4a24-b72d-7e922ce7bf8b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4a052dc7-31aa-4a24-b72d-7e922ce7bf8b (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

Blanc sits at −0.26 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 99% of State Senate Republicans.

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

15 classified statements: 15 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Blanc | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.5% | 331 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 46.7% | 37.3% | 112 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 6.7% | 2.3% | 26 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 40.0% | 15.4% | 16 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 43% (State Senate Republicans 6.5%); Education 29% (State Senate Republicans 14%); Energy 14% (State Senate Republicans 5.8%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Public Lands and Natural Resources 14% (State Senate Republicans 2.2%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.26 (standard error 0.02), from 37 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 0.9% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

567 roll calls. Attendance 99.8% (South Dakota Senate 96.6%). Party unity 94.4% (76%). 105 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-12 · voted nay · 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/
- 2026-03-12 · 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 nay · Do Pass Amended · SB 78 revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB78/
- 2026-03-09 · voted nay · Do Pass Amended · HB 1006 create a taskforce to study the creation of Indian medicaid managed care entities in the state. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1006/
- 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · HB 1241 modify the requirements for public notice of a hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy, and to modify requirements to refer an excess tax… · fail · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1241/
- 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass · HB 1140 permit a court to impose as a condition of probation, or parole in certain circumstances, treatment at a nonprofit entity awarded an alternative care… · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1140/
- 2026-03-09 · voted nay · Do Pass · HB 1160 repeal the medical marijuana oversight committee. · fail · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1160/
- 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · HB 1184 define man and woman throughout the state. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1184/
- 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · HB 1241 modify the requirements for public notice of a hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy, and to modify requirements to refer an excess tax… · fail · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1241/
- 2026-03-09 · voted nay · Do Pass Amended · HB 1082 establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide free or reduced-price meals to students. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1082/

## Legislation (SD 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 34 bills: 33 reached committee, 10 passed one chamber, 8 passed both, 8 became law. Cosponsored 0. 88.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota Senate 78.2%; rank 7 of 34).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1274: prohibit the dispensing, distribution, sale, or advertisement of certain articles or things for purposes of an unlawful abortion and provide a criminal and… (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1274/
- HB 1313: require education in prenatal human growth and development. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1313/
- SB 218: provide for the establishment of charter schools. (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB218/
- SB 177: clarify the requirements for marking an optical scan ballot. (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB177/
- HCR 6009: urging Congress to repeal the estate tax. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HCR6009/
- SJR 506: proposing and submitting to the voters at the next general election an amendment to the Constitution of the State of South Dakota, resetting, then limiting… (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SJR506/
- SCR 604: urging the people of the state of South Dakota to seek the Lord Most High for His healing presence and mercy upon South Dakota. (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SCR604/
- HB 1141: provide an additional means of determining the purchase price of a used motor vehicle acquired by gift or other transfer. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1141/
- HCR 6004: encouraging the use of physical cash in transactions. (in committee, 2026-01-28) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HCR6004/
- HB 1125: create a taskforce to study the impact of artificial intelligence systems on the state. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1125/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $14.9K (State Senate Republicans median $28.3K). 91% 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.

- 2026-06-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorBlanc/status/2066615227676840354
- 2026-04-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorBlanc/status/2045567106616263022
- 2025-03-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorBlanc/status/1903173115665895598
- 2025-03-18 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorBlanc/status/1901831926521983119
- 2025-03-18 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorBlanc/status/1901832716502401249
- 2025-03-18 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorBlanc/status/1901833059479015734
- 2025-03-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorBlanc/status/1901838404268052766
- 2025-03-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorBlanc/status/1901841987742888420
- 2025-03-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorBlanc/status/1901843360161112299
- 2025-03-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorBlanc/status/1901845407061201394

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4709/Detail
- Campaign site: https://gregblancforsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/SenatorBlanc
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/greg.blanc.33/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/4a052dc7-31aa-4a24-b72d-7e922ce7bf8b