# Jim Halverson

Jim Halverson is a Republican member of the South Dakota House for district 21.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Dakota House, district 21
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/98281de1-c8bc-4c3a-9a5b-6a45c96c6087

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/98281de1-c8bc-4c3a-9a5b-6a45c96c6087 (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

Halverson voted against the majority of South Dakota House Republicans 92 times; party unity 53%, in the bottom quarter of the South Dakota House (average 76%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.25 (standard error 0.02), from 22 donors and 298 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 32% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

638 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 53% (76%). 92 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 6 bills: 5 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 5 passed both, 5 became law. Cosponsored 0. 83.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 35 of 69).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 36: authorize certain utilities to establish wildfire mitigation plans and associated liability limitations for wildfire damages. (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB36/
- HB 1034: increase fees for decals and license plates mailed to vehicle owners. (became law, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1034/
- HC 8012: Honoring Greg Hausmann, of Bonesteel, a member of the South Central School District Board of Education, on his years of school board service. (introduced, 2025-02-18) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2025/HC8012/
- HB 1216: modify and repeal provisions related to the Legislative Research Council. (became law, 2025-03-31) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2025/HB1216/
- HB 1071: modify practice criteria for physician assistants. (became law, 2025-03-31) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2025/HB1071/
- HB 1068: allow a student to wear certain military decorations at a school graduation ceremony and to declare an emergency. (became law, 2025-03-13) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2025/HB1068/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $17.4K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 97% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4712/Detail
- Campaign site: https://halversonforhouse.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Jim-Halverson-for-House-SD-District-21-61557583071811/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jim.halverson.169/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/98281de1-c8bc-4c3a-9a5b-6a45c96c6087