# Randy Deibert Randy Deibert is a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate for district 31. - Party: Republican - Seat: South Dakota Senate, district 31 - Serving since: 2023-01-10 - Current term: SD 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/73f418c4-6d07-4ef5-924f-1664738d2b46 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/73f418c4-6d07-4ef5-924f-1664738d2b46 (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 70% of Deibert’s itemized money in the 2024 cycle came from South Dakota, in the bottom quarter of State Senate Republicans. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.34 (standard error 0.03), from 24 donors and 599 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 47% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (SD 2025–26 session) 567 roll calls. Attendance 100% (South Dakota Senate 96.6%). Party unity 54% (76%). 93 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 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 126 bills: 91 reached committee, 61 passed one chamber, 56 passed both, 52 became law. Cosponsored 0. 65.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota Senate 78.2%; rank 28 of 34). Recent sponsored bills: - SC 820: honoring Dr. Margaret Becker as the recipient of the 2025 Copic Humanitarian Award. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC820/ - HC 8014: honoring the life and legacy of William Long IV. (introduced, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8014/ - HB 1298: prohibit the electronic publication of certain information about a judicial officer or law enforcement officer and provide a penalty therefor. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1298/ - SC 812: to acknowledge Glenn Muller's distinguished career and congratulate him on his achievements. (introduced, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC812/ - HB 1299: permit the use of biological filtration systems in water recreational facilities located in certain lodging establishments. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1299/ - HB 1311: require the reporting of funding given by certain persons and governments to institutions under the control of the Board of Regents and the South Dakota Board… (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1311/ - HB 1089: modify the distributions of revenues collected from severance taxation on new permits. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1089/ - SC 810: commending and honoring the Hill City School Board on its selection as the Associated School Boards of South Dakota Outstanding School Board of South Dakota… (introduced, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC810/ - HC 8010: honoring James Hanssen, a member of the Bridgewater-Emery School District Board of Education, on his forty years of school board service. (introduced, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8010/ - SC 811: commending and honoring Amber Vogt, a member of the Lead-Deadwood School District Board of Education, on her selection as the Associated School Boards of… (introduced, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC811/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $20.0K (State Senate Republicans median $28.3K). 70% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4490/Detail - Campaign site: https://deibert4senate31.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Deibert4Senate.SD.District31?hc_location=timeline - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-deibert-0b54a794/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/73f418c4-6d07-4ef5-924f-1664738d2b46