# Kent Roe

Kent Roe is a Republican member of the South Dakota House for district 4.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Dakota House, district 4
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8125bf75-9ccc-41c4-b76b-3e84dc083c43

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8125bf75-9ccc-41c4-b76b-3e84dc083c43 (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

The policy areas Roe talks about and legislates on agree at 0.33 on a 0–1 scale, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

## What Roe says (SD 2025–26 session)

167 classified statements: 167 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 | Roe | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 3.6% | 9.3% | 520 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 28.1% | 31.9% | 437 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 3.0% | 1.8% | 173 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 8.4% | 12.7% | 436 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 26% (State House Republicans 12%); Science, Technology, Communications 21% (State House Republicans 2.4%); Agriculture and Food 17% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Energy 15% (State House Republicans 4.1%); Taxation 13% (State House Republicans 8.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.32 (standard error 0.02), from 6 donors and 300 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 45% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

638 roll calls. Attendance 100% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 47% (76%). 103 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 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 54 bills: 50 reached committee, 38 passed one chamber, 32 passed both, 26 became law. Cosponsored 0. 85.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 30 of 69).

Recent sponsored bills:

- 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 1138: require the licensure of non-medical home care agencies, and to provide a penalty therefor. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1138/
- 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/
- SB 231: create the water infrastructure development fund, to provide an appropriation, to provide for the awarding of grants and loans from the fund for certain rural… (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB231/
- HB 1272: require that a snow bear be titled and licensed. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1272/
- HB 1308: reduce certain property taxes for owner-occupied property, and to increase the rates for certain gross receipts taxes and use taxes. (in committee, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1308/
- SB 210: provide that a portion of revenues from wind farms remain with school districts. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB210/
- HC 8006: recognizing February as National Career and Technical Education and National Career and Technical Student Organizations Month. (introduced, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8006/
- SB 211: prohibit certain billing practices by ambulance service providers and establish reimbursement standards for out-of-network emergency medical services. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB211/
- HB 1189: establish a greater tire weight limit for a mobile crane moving on any highway in this state. (became law, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1189/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $10.7K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 100% 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.

- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/OxfordthomasRoe/status/2112918661652685201
- 2026-09-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/OxfordthomasRoe/status/2101844527392666109
- 2026-06-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/OxfordthomasRoe/status/2065512923590455737
- 2026-06-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/OxfordthomasRoe/status/2064810950029357180
- 2026-05-04 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/OxfordthomasRoe/status/2051317901995495911
- 2026-04-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/OxfordthomasRoe/status/2046301698017403133
- 2026-04-13 · Post on X · https://x.com/OxfordthomasRoe/status/2043807451221225520
- 2026-04-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/OxfordthomasRoe/status/2042605900460917119
- 2026-04-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/OxfordthomasRoe/status/2042034046272684251
- 2026-03-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/OxfordthomasRoe/status/2034662223218417759

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4713/Detail
- Campaign site: https://www.kentroeforhouse.com/
- X: https://x.com/OxfordthomasRoe
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Kent-Roe-for-District-4-House/61558678683237/?_rdr

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8125bf75-9ccc-41c4-b76b-3e84dc083c43