# Curt Voight

Curt Voight is a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate for district 33.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Dakota Senate, district 33
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/6dce0110-114c-467d-adb2-50e0309a8079

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6dce0110-114c-467d-adb2-50e0309a8079 (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

Voight sits at −0.07 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 96% of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.07 (standard error 0.02), from 27 donors and 295 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.2% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

567 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (South Dakota Senate 96.6%). Party unity 96.0% (76%). 56 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 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 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 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 50 bills: 50 reached committee, 26 passed one chamber, 20 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 0. 92.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota Senate 78.2%; rank 3 of 34).

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/
- HB 1321: require that county treasurers calculate excise tax using the amount shown on a bill of sale for a used vehicle sold, leased, or transferred by a person other… (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1321/
- SB 218: provide for the establishment of charter schools. (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB218/
- 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 levy of… (passed one chamber, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1241/
- HB 1243: require the display of the state motto in public schools and provide for associated legal representation. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1243/
- SB 178: lower a maximum limit on the tax increment base value. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB178/
- SB 198: restrict the use of a cell phone by a student during the school day. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB198/
- SB 199: establish a new fund to provide property tax relief. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB199/
- HB 1170: allow online access to verify registry status for organ donation. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1170/
- HB 1171: establish provisions related to the disclosure of COVID-19 and mRNA vaccination status and blood donations. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1171/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $10.1K (State Senate Republicans median $28.3K). 98% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4702/Detail
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/votevoight
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/curt-voight-747b1522/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/6dce0110-114c-467d-adb2-50e0309a8079