# Matt Roby Matt Roby is a Republican member of the South Dakota House for district 5. - Party: Republican - Seat: South Dakota House, district 5 - Serving since: 2025-01-14 - Current term: SD 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/8ea8be55-3862-4034-b0c9-8aa418dfc915 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8ea8be55-3862-4034-b0c9-8aa418dfc915 (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 Roby reported $59.7K in the 2024 cycle, in the top tenth of State House Republicans (median $10.7K). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.25 (standard error 0.02), from 70 donors and 298 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 99.5% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 58% (76%). 85 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 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 85 bills: 75 reached committee, 60 passed one chamber, 56 passed both, 52 became law. Cosponsored 0. 78.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 44 of 69). Recent sponsored bills: - HC 8023: honoring the legacy and strength of grandmothers in this state. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8023/ - SC 822: honoring TKO’s Custom Catering and Capitol Cafe for outstanding service. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC822/ - HC 8017: commending the Harrisburg Tigers on their 2026 Class AA state gymnastics championship. (introduced, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8017/ - HC 8014: honoring the life and legacy of William Long IV. (introduced, 2026-02-26) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8014/ - HB 1298: prohibit the electronic publication of certain information about a judicial officer or law enforcement officer and provide a penalty therefor. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1298/ - 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 1297: provide for the study of statewide transit needs and the economic impacts of public transit, and to make an appropriation therefor. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1297/ - HB 1296: permit a court to require that a defendant participate in global position monitoring as a condition of release for certain offenses. (in committee, 2026-02-06) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1296/ - HB 1262: make an appropriation for a non-residential, school-based, therapeutic services facility in Brown County and to declare an emergency. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1262/ - HB 1279: permit technical college employees to join the state health plan. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1279/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $59.7K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 96% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4704/Detail - Campaign site: https://www.mattrobyforsd.com/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MattRobyforSD/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8ea8be55-3862-4034-b0c9-8aa418dfc915