# Erik Muckey

Erik Muckey is a Democratic member of the South Dakota House for district 15.

- Party: Democrat
- Seat: South Dakota House, district 15
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/c123398a-d235-488f-ba5f-cc71983a66de

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c123398a-d235-488f-ba5f-cc71983a66de (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

Muckey sits at +0.40 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 100% of State House Democrats.

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

88 classified statements: 88 posts on X. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the State House Democrats average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | Muckey | State House Democrats average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 5.7% | 2.5% | 121 of 764 |
| Policy criticism | 30.7% | 10.4% | 37 of 764 |
| Policy discussion | 53.4% | 39.2% | 175 of 764 |
| Bipartisanship | 12.5% | 2.9% | 14 of 764 |
| Credit claiming | 14.8% | 14.4% | 321 of 764 |
| Extreme labels | 2.3% | 1.0% | 101 of 764 |

Most discussed policy areas: Economics and Public Finance 28% (State House Democrats 11%); Education 28% (State House Democrats 15%); Health 23% (State House Democrats 15%); Government Operations and Politics 19% (State House Democrats 15%); Families 13% (State House Democrats 5.0%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.40 (standard error 0.03), from 43 donors and 339 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 100% of State House Democrats score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

727 roll calls. Attendance 99.0% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 98.8% (76%). 7 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/
- 2026-03-11 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · SB 78 revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB78/
- 2026-03-11 · 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/
- 2026-03-11 · 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/

## Legislation (SD 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 251 bills: 190 reached committee, 109 passed one chamber, 102 passed both, 98 became law. Cosponsored 0. 67.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 61 of 69).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SC 820: honoring Dr. Margaret Becker as the recipient of the 2025 Copic Humanitarian Award. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC820/
- SC 831: recognizing the historical significance of the buffalo and celebrating their return to tribal lands in this state. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC831/
- HC 8025: honoring the accomplishments of University of South Dakota women's basketball player Josie Hill. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8025/
- HC 8024: honoring the life and legacy of Elizabeth Cook-Lynn. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8024/
- HC 8027: celebrating the life and service of Barbara Dull Knife. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8027/
- HC 8022: recognizing the achievements, leadership, and lifelong public service of Cecelia Fire Thunder. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8022/
- SC 819: honoring the 2025-2026 Canton C-Hawk girls wrestling team. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC819/
- SC 828: honoring the legacy of Joseph M. Marshall III. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC828/
- SC 822: honoring TKO’s Custom Catering and Capitol Cafe for outstanding service. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC822/
- SC 830: honoring Dave Bonde for exemplary service to South Dakota. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC830/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $43.8K (State House Democrats median $5,075). 82% 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.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/erik_muckey/status/2114725254375280883
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/erik_muckey/status/2114143535989403724
- 2026-09-18 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/erik_muckey/status/2101037662991790185
- 2026-09-03 · Post on X · https://x.com/erik_muckey/status/2095605065897701389
- 2026-08-04 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/erik_muckey/status/2084765083020792062
- 2026-07-28 · Post on X · https://x.com/erik_muckey/status/2081938607216984071
- 2026-07-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/erik_muckey/status/2081467044084469814
- 2026-05-04 · Post on X · https://x.com/erik_muckey/status/2051307366486786188
- 2026-04-15 · Post on X · https://x.com/erik_muckey/status/2044469467686543496
- 2026-03-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, bipartisanship, credit claiming · https://x.com/erik_muckey/status/2036078127395283039

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4719/Detail
- Campaign site: https://www.erikmuckey.com/
- X: https://x.com/erik_muckey
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/muckeyforsd/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/muckeyforsd/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikmuckey/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c123398a-d235-488f-ba5f-cc71983a66de