# Mike Rounds

Mike Rounds is a Republican U.S. senator from South Dakota.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. Senate, South Dakota
- Serving since: 2015-01-06
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: R000605
- FEC candidate IDs: S4SD00049

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/R000605 (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

Rounds sits at +0.70 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 93% of Senate Republicans.

## What Rounds says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,189 classified statements: 880 posts on X, 210 press releases, 60 newsletters, 39 Congressional Record speeches. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the Senate Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Rounds | Senate Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.3% | 2.1% | 41 of 52 |
| Policy criticism | 10.5% | 17.4% | 45 of 52 |
| Policy discussion | 64.5% | 70.4% | 41 of 52 |
| Bipartisanship | 7.7% | 12.6% | 40 of 52 |
| Credit claiming | 28.7% | 36.1% | 43 of 52 |
| Extreme labels | 0.3% | 2.9% | 48 of 52 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 24% (Senate Republicans 25%); Agriculture and Food 19% (Senate Republicans 9.3%); Government Operations and Politics 16% (Senate Republicans 19%); Health 16% (Senate Republicans 15%); Education 14% (Senate Republicans 7.8%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.70 (standard error 0.01), from 3,869 donors and 4,021 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 6.9% of Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

915 roll calls. Attendance 99.1% (Senate Republicans 97.1%). Party unity 99.0% (98.4%). 10 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-28 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 4668 A bill to protect the name, image, and likeness rights of, and provide protections for, student athletes and to promote fair competition among… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190909
- 2026-09-24 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 89 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Rejected · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190903
- 2026-08-08 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 6500 An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190887
- 2026-08-07 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · H.R. 5334 An act to impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for… · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190883
- 2026-07-30 · voted yea · On the Resolution · S.Res. 817 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190876
- 2026-06-23 · voted nay · On the Concurrent Resolution · H.Con.Res. 86 A concurrent resolution directing the President, pursuant to section 5(c) of the War Powers Resolution, to remove United States Armed Forces… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190843
- 2026-06-05 · voted yea · On Passage of the Bill · S. 2 An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 33. · Bill Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190822
- 2026-05-11 · voted yea · On the Resolution · S.Res. 690 An executive resolution authorizing the en bloc consideration in Executive Session of certain nominations on the Executive Calendar. · Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190773
- 2026-04-23 · voted yea · On the Concurrent Resolution · S.Con.Res. 33 A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the… · Concurrent Resolution Agreed to · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190764
- 2026-04-16 · voted yea · On the Joint Resolution · H.J.Res. 140 A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of… · Joint Resolution Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RS1190743

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 65 bills: 65 reached committee, 3 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 276. 9.2% of sponsored bills got out of committee (Senate Republicans 22.2%; rank 45 of 51).

Recent sponsored bills:

- S. 5629: Gene Murphy Veterans’ Bill of Rights Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5629
- S. 5639: Portal for Appraisal Licensing Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5639
- S. 5373: USPS Executive Benefit and Bonus Removal Act (in committee, 2026-08-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5373
- S. 5375: ARCH Act (in committee, 2026-08-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5375
- S. 5277: RANCH Act (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5277
- S. 5310: Robotics Supply Chain Improvement Act (in committee, 2026-08-06) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5310
- S. 5240: REACH Our Tribes Act (in committee, 2026-08-04) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5240
- S. 5211: A bill to require the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to submit a strategy for cyber cooperation in the… (in committee, 2026-08-03) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5211
- S. 5139: National Quantum Readiness Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-27) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5139
- S. 4991: Homestake AI Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4991

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $3.8M (Senate Republicans median $3.2M). 3.1% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 9.9% 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.

- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorRounds/status/2113698527306043422
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorRounds/status/2113718409884283276
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/SenatorRounds/status/2113374641226207275
- 2026-10-21 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorRounds/status/2112950556478390303
- 2026-10-19 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorRounds/status/2112000596001874298
- 2026-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorRounds/status/2111818350779117752
- 2026-10-17 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/SenatorRounds/status/2111417276532720117
- 2026-10-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorRounds/status/2111199006038819073
- 2026-10-16 · Press release · Rounds Issues Statement After Receiving Suspicious Letter in Sioux Falls Office · https://www.rounds.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/rounds-issues-statement-after-receiving-suspicious-letter-in-sioux-falls-office
- 2026-10-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/SenatorRounds/status/2109618375257108550

## Links

- Official site: https://www.rounds.senate.gov
- X: https://x.com/SenatorRounds
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SenatorMikeRounds
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorrounds
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/R000605

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/R000605