# Logan Manhart

Logan Manhart is a Republican member of the South Dakota House for district 1.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Dakota House, district 1
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/533da64d-d703-4d56-9d65-8bf3b730d552

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/533da64d-d703-4d56-9d65-8bf3b730d552 (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

Manhart sits at −0.22 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 99% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.22 (standard error 0.01), from 50 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 0.6% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

638 roll calls. Attendance 100% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 89% (76%). 191 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 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/
- 2026-03-12 · 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 · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 104 bills: 103 reached committee, 40 passed one chamber, 33 passed both, 28 became law. Cosponsored 0. 91.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 11 of 69).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1313: require education in prenatal human growth and development. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1313/
- HCR 6012: recognizing the YMCA for 175 years of service to youth, families, and communities in South Dakota and across the United States. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HCR6012/
- 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/
- 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 176: amend the period of time before which ballots and other election materials may be destroyed following an election. (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB176/
- HB 1210: prohibit COVID-19 vaccination requirements and to provide a penalty therefor. (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1210/
- SB 153: prohibit certain restrictions in employment contracts for community services providers. (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB153/
- HB 1185: require that a voter use a black ink ballpoint pen when marking an optical scan ballot. (in committee, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1185/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $31.2K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 82% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4685/Detail
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ManhartLogan/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/logan.manhart/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Logan_Manhart

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/533da64d-d703-4d56-9d65-8bf3b730d552