# Jamie Smith

Jamie Smith is a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: South Dakota Senate, district 15
- Serving since: 2017-01-10
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/bea6d77a-6773-463b-946c-b23b27f5f4c0

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bea6d77a-6773-463b-946c-b23b27f5f4c0 (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

Smith sits at +0.46 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 100% of State Senate Democrats.

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

146 classified statements: 146 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State Senate Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Smith | State Senate Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.4% | 248 of 329 |
| Policy criticism | 1.4% | 10.3% | 264 of 329 |
| Policy discussion | 20.5% | 42.9% | 288 of 329 |
| Bipartisanship | 2.1% | 3.4% | 183 of 329 |
| Credit claiming | 3.4% | 16.1% | 283 of 329 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 0.8% | 228 of 329 |

Most discussed policy areas: Housing and Community Development 23% (State Senate Democrats 6.7%); Education 17% (State Senate Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 10% (State Senate Democrats 14%); Health 10% (State Senate Democrats 17%); Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues 6.7% (State Senate Democrats 8.4%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.46 (standard error 0.02), from 17 donors and 879 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 100% of State Senate Democrats score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

569 roll calls. Attendance 99.3% (South Dakota Senate 96.6%). Party unity 93.7% (76%). 13 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 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/
- 2026-03-12 · 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 Amended · SB 78 revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB78/
- 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · HB 1006 create a taskforce to study the creation of Indian medicaid managed care entities in the state. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1006/
- 2026-03-09 · voted nay · Do Pass Amended · HB 1241 modify the requirements for public notice of a hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy, and to modify requirements to refer an excess tax… · fail · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1241/
- 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass · HB 1140 permit a court to impose as a condition of probation, or parole in certain circumstances, treatment at a nonprofit entity awarded an alternative care… · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1140/
- 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass · HB 1160 repeal the medical marijuana oversight committee. · fail · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1160/
- 2026-03-09 · voted nay · Do Pass Amended · HB 1184 define man and woman throughout the state. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1184/
- 2026-03-09 · voted nay · Do Pass Amended · HB 1241 modify the requirements for public notice of a hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy, and to modify requirements to refer an excess tax… · fail · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1241/
- 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · HB 1082 establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide free or reduced-price meals to students. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1082/

## Legislation (SD 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 83 bills: 74 reached committee, 41 passed one chamber, 39 passed both, 37 became law. Cosponsored 0. 79.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota Senate 78.2%; rank 19 of 34).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HB 1148: adopt the respiratory care interstate compact. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1148/
- HCR 6012: recognizing the YMCA for 175 years of service to youth, families, and communities in South Dakota and across the United States. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HCR6012/
- SB 139: revise a provision related to the transportation of an inmate upon discharge from a correctional facility. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB139/
- SB 132: modify provisions related to the South Dakota Veterans Council. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB132/
- HB 1268: repeal capital punishment. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1268/
- SCR 608: urging collaboration to reduce hunger and food waste in this state under the protections of the 1996 Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act. (in committee, 2026-02-25) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SCR608/
- 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 209: authorize the creation of land banks. (in committee, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB209/
- HB 1246: prohibit nondisclosure of certain agreements related to data centers. (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1246/
- HB 1215: authorize counties and municipalities to issue a license for a cigar bar. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1215/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $29.7K (State Senate Democrats median $16.2K). 75% 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.

- 2026-01-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/JamieSmith_SD/status/2017630949601661009
- 2026-01-31 · Post on X · https://x.com/JamieSmith_SD/status/2017630961735737456
- 2026-01-30 · Post on X · https://x.com/JamieSmith_SD/status/2017295593484300612
- 2026-01-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/JamieSmith_SD/status/2016558849923117485
- 2026-01-27 · Post on X · https://x.com/JamieSmith_SD/status/2015956755029610862
- 2026-01-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JamieSmith_SD/status/2015956756522774835
- 2026-01-27 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JamieSmith_SD/status/2016181934796214274
- 2026-01-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JamieSmith_SD/status/2014489395965931848
- 2026-01-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/JamieSmith_SD/status/2014826174233379300
- 2026-01-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/JamieSmith_SD/status/2014426615623614579

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4722/Detail
- X: https://x.com/JamieSmith_SD
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JamieSmithSD/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repjamiesmith/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/bea6d77a-6773-463b-946c-b23b27f5f4c0