# Taylor Rehfeldt Taylor Rehfeldt is a Republican member of the South Dakota House for district 14. - Party: Republican - Seat: South Dakota House, district 14 - Serving since: 2021-01-12 - Current term: SD 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/ba249bd9-5b3e-42f3-a367-061bf63d620a Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ba249bd9-5b3e-42f3-a367-061bf63d620a (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 Rehfeldt reported $95.8K in the 2024 cycle, in the top 5% of State House Republicans (median $10.7K). ## What Rehfeldt says (SD 2025–26 session) 91 classified statements: 91 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 | Rehfeldt | State House Republicans average | Rank | |---|---|---|---| | Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 | | Policy criticism | 6.6% | 9.3% | 389 of 791 | | Policy discussion | 56.0% | 31.9% | 70 of 791 | | Bipartisanship | 5.5% | 1.8% | 58 of 791 | | Credit claiming | 29.7% | 12.7% | 69 of 791 | | Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 | Most discussed policy areas: Health 41% (State House Republicans 10%); Agriculture and Food 24% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Families 16% (State House Republicans 3.6%); Government Operations and Politics 12% (State House Republicans 18%); Education 9.8% (State House Republicans 15%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.24 (standard error 0.01), from 177 donors and 854 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 31% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (SD 2025–26 session) 638 roll calls. Attendance 96.7% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 52% (76%). 102 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 nay · 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 35 bills: 33 reached committee, 23 passed one chamber, 21 passed both, 18 became law. Cosponsored 0. 82.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 38 of 69). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1148: adopt the respiratory care interstate compact. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1148/ - HB 1149: adopt the athletic trainer licensure compact. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1149/ - HB 1309: restrict the processing of online personal data of individuals sixteen years of age or younger. (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1309/ - HB 1306: authorize the provision of charitable contributions to a scholarship granting organization. (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1306/ - HB 1255: require that the Department of Health accept the medical records of a veteran applying for a medical cannabis registry identification card. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1255/ - 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 1200: make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1200/ - HB 1199: address prior authorization and reporting requirements by utilization review organizations and health carriers. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1199/ - HB 1223: revise the scope of practice for occupational therapy. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1223/ - HB 1237: require age verification before an individual may access an application from an online application store, publicly available website, electronic service, or… (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1237/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $95.8K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 79% 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. - 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TaylorRehfeldt/status/2100929578340356461 - 2026-09-15 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TaylorRehfeldt/status/2099937275933237446 - 2026-09-10 · Post on X · https://x.com/TaylorRehfeldt/status/2097841164049055883 - 2026-09-01 · Post on X · https://x.com/TaylorRehfeldt/status/2094768972088410362 - 2026-08-31 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/TaylorRehfeldt/status/2094575611003957641 - 2026-08-28 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TaylorRehfeldt/status/2093134520979747149 - 2026-06-09 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/TaylorRehfeldt/status/2064388959648481317 - 2026-05-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/TaylorRehfeldt/status/2053153516496056515 - 2026-04-16 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TaylorRehfeldt/status/2044768873027682668 - 2026-03-10 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/TaylorRehfeldt/status/2031348883381457232 ## Links - Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4551/Detail - Campaign site: https://www.taylorrehfeldt.com/ - X: https://x.com/TaylorRehfeldt - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RehfeldtForHouse/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taylorrehfeldt Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/ba249bd9-5b3e-42f3-a367-061bf63d620a