# Tony Randolph Tony Randolph is a Republican member of the South Dakota House for district 35. - Party: Republican - Seat: South Dakota House, district 35 - Serving since: 2019-01-08 - Current term: SD 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/74bc4404-28a3-413b-b01f-3f303da1c8a9 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/74bc4404-28a3-413b-b01f-3f303da1c8a9 (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 Randolph sits at −0.29 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 100% of State House Republicans. ## What Randolph says (SD 2025–26 session) 2 classified statements: 2 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate. | Label | Randolph | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 | | Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 | | Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 | | Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 | | Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 | ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.29 (standard error 0.01), from 18 donors and 1,129 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 0.1% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (SD 2025–26 session) 638 roll calls. Attendance 94.9% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 90.2% (76%). 203 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-03-12 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 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/ - 2026-03-09 · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 83 bills: 82 reached committee, 29 passed one chamber, 24 passed both, 19 became law. Cosponsored 0. 92.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 5 of 69). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1320: revise a provision related to service of process for boards of county commissioners. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1320/ - SB 139: revise a provision related to the transportation of an inmate upon discharge from a correctional facility. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB139/ - 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/ - HB 1322: revise a provision related to the transportation of an inmate upon discharge from a correctional facility. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1322/ - 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 159: revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB159/ - HB 1193: modify the provisions for a refund of taxes to disabled veterans and surviving spouses under certain property tax relief programs. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1193/ - HB 1211: create a digital registry identification card for medical cannabis patients. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1211/ - HB 1212: revise provisions in order to strengthen protections for unborn children. (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1212/ - HB 1210: prohibit COVID-19 vaccination requirements and to provide a penalty therefor. (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1210/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $5,661 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 7.3% 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. - 2025-02-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/TonyRandolph8/status/1890934353200325053 - 2025-02-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/TonyRandolph8/status/1890935022447743175 ## Links - Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4549/Detail - X: https://x.com/TonyRandolph8 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tony.randolph.96558 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/randolphforsd35/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/74bc4404-28a3-413b-b01f-3f303da1c8a9