# Liz Larson

Liz Larson is a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate for district 10.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: South Dakota Senate, district 10
- Serving since: 2023-01-10
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/81df3498-7677-4749-9753-c1ae9799e444

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/81df3498-7677-4749-9753-c1ae9799e444 (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

Larson sits at +0.29 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 99% of State Senate Democrats.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.29 (standard error 0.02), from 25 donors and 579 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 99% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

567 roll calls. Attendance 100% (South Dakota Senate 96.6%). Party unity 98.4% (76%). 6 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 nay · 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 175 bills: 163 reached committee, 79 passed one chamber, 67 passed both, 64 became law. Cosponsored 0. 78.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota Senate 78.2%; rank 21 of 34).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SC 817: honoring the 2025-2026 Canton C-Hawk girls wrestling team. (introduced, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC817/
- SB 110: regulate how broadband internet access service providers use customer data. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB110/
- HB 1148: adopt the respiratory care interstate compact. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1148/
- HB 1149: adopt the athletic trainer licensure compact. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1149/
- 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/
- 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/
- HCR 6015: encouraging the Executive Board of the Legislative Research Council to form an interim legislative committee to study the role and function of county boards… (in committee, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HCR6015/
- HB 1293: make an appropriation for increasing the benefit amounts of the temporary assistance for needy families program, and to declare an emergency. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1293/
- HB 1301: limit costs and risks associated with electricity use by data centers and impose a moratorium. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1301/
- HB 1283: exempt nonresident active-duty military personnel and their dependents from payment of motor vehicle license fees. (in committee, 2026-02-09) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1283/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $12.2K (State Senate Democrats median $16.2K). 62% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4523/Detail
- Campaign site: https://lizforsdsenate.com/
- X: https://x.com/LizLars02133825
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liz.larson.98892
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lizforsdsenate/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizforsenate/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/liz-larson-bohora/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/81df3498-7677-4749-9753-c1ae9799e444