# Rebecca Reimer

Rebecca Reimer is a Republican member of the South Dakota House for district 26B.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Dakota House, district 26B
- Serving since: 2018-08-08
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6ce3a563-339c-4bf4-8a70-0f5de85e5693

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6ce3a563-339c-4bf4-8a70-0f5de85e5693 (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

Reimer sits at +0.14 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 83% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.14 (standard error 0.01), from 44 donors and 1,172 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 17% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

638 roll calls. Attendance 97.8% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 56% (76%). 87 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 nay · 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 39 bills: 36 reached committee, 29 passed one chamber, 25 passed both, 23 became law. Cosponsored 0. 84.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 31 of 69).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HC 8014: honoring the life and legacy of William Long IV. (introduced, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8014/
- HB 1270: provide an apprenticeship pathway to practice law in South Dakota. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1270/
- HB 1244: repeal the special donations fund and make an appropriation to the Department of Education for the provision of a grant to support the Jobs for America's… (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1244/
- SB 151: require the publication of the results of an election for precinct committeeman or committeewoman and to declare an emergency. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB151/
- HB 1110: amend provisions relating to an individual's status as a voter for municipal or school district elections. (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1110/
- HC 8001: recognizing National FFA week. (introduced, 2026-01-21) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8001/
- HB 1095: modify provisions pertaining to the submission of a nominating petition. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1095/
- HB 1088: remove the requirement that counties remit to municipalities an amount equal to the road levy for calendar years 1984, 1985, and 1986. (became law, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1088/
- SB 101: amend provisions pertaining to the duties of presidential electors. (became law, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB101/
- SB 81: clarify the prohibition on injuring or harassing a service animal. (became law, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB81/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $26.4K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4552/Detail
- Campaign site: https://www.rebeccareimer.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rebecca.reimer.5
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SDHouseDist26b/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reimer7151/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebecca-r-6aa92bb0/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6ce3a563-339c-4bf4-8a70-0f5de85e5693