# Mellissa Heermann

Mellissa Heermann is a Republican member of the South Dakota House for district 7.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Dakota House, district 7
- Serving since: 2023-01-10
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/82afbbac-f85b-47ec-aad9-c7218f35d44c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/82afbbac-f85b-47ec-aad9-c7218f35d44c (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

65% of the 65 bills Heermann sponsored got out of committee, in the bottom tenth of the South Dakota House.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.26 (standard error 0.02), from 26 donors and 598 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 34% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

638 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 50% (76%). 100 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 65 bills: 48 reached committee, 39 passed one chamber, 35 passed both, 33 became law. Cosponsored 0. 64.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 66 of 69).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SC 813: celebrating Solventum's expansion of its Brookings, South Dakota, manufacturing facility. (introduced, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC813/
- HB 1300: except victims of human trafficking or domestic abuse from certain clemency notice requirements. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1300/
- HC 8013: recognizing the Agricultural Issues team of the West Central FFA chapter and celebrating their first-place victory in the state competition and their journey… (introduced, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8013/
- 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/
- 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/
- HB 1137: make an appropriation for the design and construction of an athletic facility at the University of South Dakota and to declare an emergency. (became law, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1137/
- HB 1292: limit the ability of a health carrier to recoup, recover, or retroactively deny previously paid claims. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1292/
- SB 233: prohibit the assessment of certain administrative fees or penalties related to the provision of care by an out-of-network provider. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB233/
- HB 1278: prohibit certain political committees from accepting contributions by certain officers or employees of this state. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1278/
- 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/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $32.9K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 83% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4506/Detail
- Campaign site: https://heermannfordist7.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mellissa.heermann
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HeermannforHouse/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mellissa-heermann-3670208/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/82afbbac-f85b-47ec-aad9-c7218f35d44c