# Tim Reed

Tim Reed is a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate for district 7.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Dakota Senate, district 7
- Serving since: 2023-01-10
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6206c534-4bec-4228-b86f-5005547c6957

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6206c534-4bec-4228-b86f-5005547c6957 (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

Reed voted against the majority of South Dakota Senate Republicans 82 times; party unity 52%, in the bottom quarter of the South Dakota Senate (average 76%).

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

20 classified statements: 20 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 | Reed | State Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.3% | 272 of 354 |
| Policy criticism | 15.0% | 9.5% | 82 of 354 |
| Policy discussion | 55.0% | 37.3% | 63 of 354 |
| Bipartisanship | 5.0% | 2.3% | 48 of 354 |
| Credit claiming | 50.0% | 15.4% | 5 of 354 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.3% | 261 of 354 |

Most discussed policy areas: Emergency Management 27% (State Senate Republicans 3.1%); Government Operations and Politics 27% (State Senate Republicans 17%); Crime and Law Enforcement 18% (State Senate Republicans 12%); Health 18% (State Senate Republicans 9.1%); Economics and Public Finance 9.1% (State Senate Republicans 12%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.35 (standard error 0.02), from 34 donors and 1,182 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 49% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

567 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (South Dakota Senate 96.6%). Party unity 52% (76%). 82 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 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/
- 2026-03-12 · 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 Amended · SB 78 revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB78/
- 2026-03-09 · voted yea · 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 nay · 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 yea · Do Pass · HB 1160 repeal the medical marijuana oversight committee. · fail · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1160/
- 2026-03-09 · voted nay · Do Pass Amended · HB 1184 define man and woman throughout the state. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1184/
- 2026-03-09 · voted nay · 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 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 135 bills: 111 reached committee, 73 passed one chamber, 66 passed both, 63 became law. Cosponsored 0. 73.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota Senate 78.2%; rank 25 of 34).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SC 822: honoring TKO’s Custom Catering and Capitol Cafe for outstanding service. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC822/
- SC 830: honoring Dave Bonde for exemplary service to South Dakota. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC830/
- SC 813: celebrating Solventum's expansion of its Brookings, South Dakota, manufacturing facility. (introduced, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC813/
- HB 1138: require the licensure of non-medical home care agencies, and to provide a penalty therefor. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1138/
- HC 8012: recognizing Captain Royce Williams for his exemplary military service and bravery in combat. (introduced, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8012/
- 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 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/
- HB 1272: require that a snow bear be titled and licensed. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1272/
- HC 8006: recognizing February as National Career and Technical Education and National Career and Technical Student Organizations Month. (introduced, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8006/
- SC 806: commending and honoring the 2025-2026 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: David Olson, Meade, Middle School Principal; Kendra Becker, Redfield,… (introduced, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC806/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $22.4K (State Senate Republicans median $28.3K). 73% 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.

- 2026-01-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/D7_Tim_Reed/status/2010022323500519593
- 2025-09-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/D7_Tim_Reed/status/1970858969053942179
- 2025-08-18 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/D7_Tim_Reed/status/1957554163585544321
- 2025-08-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/D7_Tim_Reed/status/1955717185801683087
- 2025-08-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/D7_Tim_Reed/status/1953555560961626614
- 2025-07-27 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/D7_Tim_Reed/status/1949483677026844897
- 2025-07-20 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/D7_Tim_Reed/status/1946936728435982561
- 2025-07-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/D7_Tim_Reed/status/1941197527493247048
- 2025-07-03 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/D7_Tim_Reed/status/1940859025778004269
- 2025-07-01 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/D7_Tim_Reed/status/1940081717119000711

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4550/Detail
- Campaign site: https://votereed.com/
- X: https://x.com/D7_Tim_Reed
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/timsreed
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/votereedSDd7
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timreedsddistrict7house/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tim-reed-33b53812/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6206c534-4bec-4228-b86f-5005547c6957