# Jon Hansen

Jon Hansen is a Republican member of the South Dakota House for district 25.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Dakota House, district 25
- Serving since: 2019-01-08
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/912b0c53-5674-42b0-8f22-8ccd01c3264c

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/912b0c53-5674-42b0-8f22-8ccd01c3264c (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

Hansen sits at −0.10 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 97% of State House Republicans.

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

139 classified statements: 139 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 | Hansen | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 2.9% | 2.9% | 241 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 20.9% | 9.3% | 100 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 53.2% | 31.9% | 91 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 33.8% | 12.7% | 44 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 5.8% | 1.4% | 44 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 26% (State House Republicans 18%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 16% (State House Republicans 6.2%); Economics and Public Finance 12% (State House Republicans 12%); Environmental Protection 12% (State House Republicans 1.9%); Energy 9.5% (State House Republicans 4.1%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.10 (standard error 0.01), from 37 donors and 898 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 2.6% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

640 roll calls. Attendance 100% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 96.1% (76%). 118 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 28 bills: 27 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 0. 92.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 4 of 69).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1261: provide a tax credit for owner-occupied property, to make an appropriation therefor, and to transfer moneys to the general fund. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1261/
- HB 1253: adjust the assessment methodology for owner-occupied single-family dwellings and nonagricultural property. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-09) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1253/
- HB 1222: prohibit members of the Board of Economic Development from having any interest in moneys from or approved by the Board of Economic Development. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1222/
- HB 1184: define man and woman throughout the state. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1184/
- HB 1203: exempt a volunteer firefighter from certain motor vehicle registration fees. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1203/
- HC 8004: celebrating the St. Mary’s Cardinals as the 2025 Class 9B state football champions. (introduced, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8004/
- SB 195: repeal the expiration of a reduction in certain gross receipts and use tax rates. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB195/
- SB 135: protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB135/
- SB 113: increase the penalty for preventing practice of religion. (became law, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB113/
- HB 1121: expand the locations at which raw milk may be purchased for personal use by a consumer. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1121/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,200 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 6.3% 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.

- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJonHansen/status/2113280545757053380
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJonHansen/status/2113280549603131418
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJonHansen/status/2113280553646481543
- 2026-10-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepJonHansen/status/2106084962218967118
- 2026-09-19 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJonHansen/status/2101346425283957032
- 2026-09-02 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJonHansen/status/2094976967640560094
- 2026-08-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJonHansen/status/2093775873941868692
- 2026-08-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJonHansen/status/2093336352720822549
- 2026-08-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepJonHansen/status/2086818958477242769
- 2026-07-29 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepJonHansen/status/2082488528764641721

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4504/Detail
- Campaign site: https://jonhansenforhouse.com/
- X: https://x.com/RepJonHansen
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hansen.jonathon
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hansenforhouse/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jonhansen33
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-hansen-400459113/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/912b0c53-5674-42b0-8f22-8ccd01c3264c