# Jessica Bahmuller

Jessica Bahmuller is a Republican member of the South Dakota House for district 19.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Dakota House, district 19
- Serving since: 2023-01-10
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/7d5691be-08ff-4684-978d-81aaa8bdd99b

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7d5691be-08ff-4684-978d-81aaa8bdd99b (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

Bahmuller sits at +0.05 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 93% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.05 (standard error 0.01), from 11 donors and 580 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 7.0% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

638 roll calls. Attendance 97.3% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 86% (76%). 61 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 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 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 51 bills: 39 reached committee, 29 passed one chamber, 26 passed both, 24 became law. Cosponsored 0. 70.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 57 of 69).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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/
- 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/
- SB 131: revise the season in which a nonprofit organization may host a special pheasant hunt for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB131/
- SB 240: make an appropriation for county rural access infrastructure and to declare an emergency. (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB240/
- SC 806: commending and honoring the 2025-2026 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: David Olson, Meade, Middle School Principal; Kendra Becker, Redfield,… (introduced, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC806/
- SC 805: commending and honoring the 2024-2025 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: Dr. Jeff Danielsen, Watertown, School Superintendent; Bo Beck,… (introduced, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC805/
- SB 201: authorize the use of a drone for the location and recovery of mortally wounded deer and elk and to provide a penalty therefor. (in committee, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB201/
- SB 197: modify the administration of the South Dakota-Ireland trade fund. (became law, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB197/
- HCR 6009: urging Congress to repeal the estate tax. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HCR6009/
- SC 802: celebrating and honoring Tabor Czech Days annual festivities on the occasion of its seventy-seventh anniversary. (introduced, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC802/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $23.8K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 53% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4475/Detail
- Campaign site: https://www.bahmuller4sd.com/
- X: https://x.com/JBahmuller
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jessica.bealbahmuller
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bahmuller4SD/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jessica_bealbahmuller/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/7d5691be-08ff-4684-978d-81aaa8bdd99b