# Roger DeGroot Roger DeGroot is a Republican member of the South Dakota House for district 7. - Party: Republican - Seat: South Dakota House, district 7 - Serving since: 2023-01-10 - Current term: SD 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/69b0ca35-e513-4250-90fd-3a8c44dbeae8 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/69b0ca35-e513-4250-90fd-3a8c44dbeae8 (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 DeGroot voted against the majority of South Dakota House Republicans 109 times; party unity 41%, the lowest of 69 in the South Dakota House (average 76%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 18 donors and 568 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 44% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (SD 2025–26 session) 638 roll calls. Attendance 93.7% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 41% (76%). 109 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 34 bills: 31 reached committee, 19 passed one chamber, 15 passed both, 14 became law. Cosponsored 0. 79.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 42 of 69). Recent sponsored bills: - 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/ - HB 1148: adopt the respiratory care interstate compact. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1148/ - SB 132: modify provisions related to the South Dakota Veterans Council. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB132/ - HB 1292: limit the ability of a health carrier to recoup, recover, or retroactively deny previously paid claims. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1292/ - HB 1272: require that a snow bear be titled and licensed. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1272/ - HB 1251: create the community-based providers methodology supplement fund, create the target teacher salary supplement fund, and provide for the transfer of certain… (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1251/ - HB 1227: increase the annual fee required of an owner of an electric motor vehicle. (became law, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1227/ - SB 157: amend the school funding formula to provide for the use of an average fall enrollment when determining local need. (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB157/ - SB 158: amend the manner in which a school district determines the district's enrollment for the purpose of calculating state aid to general education. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB158/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $26.5K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 47% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4489/Detail - Campaign site: https://www.degrootforhouse.com - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Roger-DeGroot-for-State-Representative-100080894697212 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roger-degroot-34b77645/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/69b0ca35-e513-4250-90fd-3a8c44dbeae8