# Les Heinemann

Les Heinemann is a Republican member of the South Dakota House for district 25.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Dakota House, district 25
- Serving since: 2013-01-11
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/950b0ec2-1c69-4c81-ab1d-c61464519e26

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/950b0ec2-1c69-4c81-ab1d-c61464519e26 (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

Heinemann sits at −0.01 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 96% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.01 (standard error 0.01), from 85 donors and 288 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 4.5% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

638 roll calls. Attendance 96.0% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 92.7% (76%). 58 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 47 bills: 45 reached committee, 24 passed one chamber, 17 passed both, 13 became law. Cosponsored 0. 87.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 24 of 69).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SC 825: celebrating the life and legacy of Casey Joe Wilson. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC825/
- HB 1257: amend the definition of an abortion. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1257/
- HB 1313: require education in prenatal human growth and development. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1313/
- HB 1268: repeal capital punishment. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1268/
- 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 1254: exempt any soil amendment used exclusively for agricultural purposes from sales tax. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1254/
- SB 171: amend provisions pertaining to the processing of absentee ballots and to declare an emergency. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB171/
- SB 198: restrict the use of a cell phone by a student during the school day. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-05) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB198/
- HB 1184: define man and woman throughout the state. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1184/
- HB 1223: revise the scope of practice for occupational therapy. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1223/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $6,525 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 91% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4694/Detail
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Les-Heinemann-for-SD-61565572956833/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/950b0ec2-1c69-4c81-ab1d-c61464519e26