# Julie Auch

Julie Auch is a Republican member of the South Dakota House for district 18.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Dakota House, district 18
- Serving since: 2023-01-10
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/8fabf252-4409-4c1f-b754-ab54759ea3ce

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8fabf252-4409-4c1f-b754-ab54759ea3ce (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

Auch sits at −0.13 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 98% of State House Republicans.

## What Auch says (SD 2025–26 session)

2 classified statements: 2 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 | Auch | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 643 of 792 |
| Policy criticism | 0.0% | 9.3% | 736 of 792 |
| Policy discussion | 0.0% | 31.9% | 780 of 792 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 678 of 792 |
| Credit claiming | 0.0% | 12.7% | 764 of 792 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 619 of 792 |

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.13 (standard error 0.01), from 85 donors and 624 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 2.0% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

687 roll calls. Attendance 100% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 96.9% (76%). 128 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-03-12 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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/
- 2026-03-11 · voted nay · Do Pass Amended · SB 78 revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB78/
- 2026-03-11 · 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/
- 2026-03-11 · voted nay · 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/

## Legislation (SD 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 99 bills: 97 reached committee, 33 passed one chamber, 29 passed both, 24 became law. Cosponsored 0. 91.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 10 of 69).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1313: require education in prenatal human growth and development. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1313/
- SC 807: recognizing and honoring custodial staff across the State of South Dakota for their dedication and service. (introduced, 2026-02-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC807/
- HB 1315: authorize the recall of certain elected officials or individuals appointed to fill vacancies in certain offices. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1315/
- SB 218: provide for the establishment of charter schools. (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB218/
- HB 1318: prohibit natural asset companies. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1318/
- HCR 6016: supporting reform of the beef checkoff program. (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HCR6016/
- HB 1317: eliminate a limit on the accumulation of the unused index factor for property taxation. (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1317/
- HB 1289: modify requirements to create a tax increment financing district. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1289/
- HB 1265: authorize the salvage of certain bird eggs. (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1265/
- HC 8005: honoring the Yankton School District on its 150th anniversary. (introduced, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8005/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $34.3K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 85% 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.

- 2025-04-29 · Post on X · https://x.com/julieauch/status/1917033718335578593
- 2025-04-25 · Post on X · https://x.com/julieauch/status/1915857616309231855

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4473/Detail
- Campaign site: https://julieauchforhouse.com/
- X: https://x.com/julieauch
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/Julie-Auch-for-House-District-18/61558397402763/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/julie.auch.5
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julieauchforhouse
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julie.auch.5/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@julieauch5022
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/julie-auch-a8813213/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/8fabf252-4409-4c1f-b754-ab54759ea3ce