# Sydney Davis Sydney Davis is a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate for district 17. - Party: Republican - Seat: South Dakota Senate, district 17 - Serving since: 2023-01-10 - Current term: SD 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/c2149a50-34ee-42c5-8440-e1c5ddcf66e4 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c2149a50-34ee-42c5-8440-e1c5ddcf66e4 (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 45% of Davis’s itemized money in the 2024 cycle came from South Dakota, in the bottom tenth of State Senate Republicans. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.35 (standard error 0.02), from 31 donors and 874 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 49% of State Senate Republicans score lower. ## Votes (SD 2025–26 session) 567 roll calls. Attendance 95.2% (South Dakota Senate 96.6%). Party unity 55% (76%). 79 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 yea · 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 68 bills: 63 reached committee, 42 passed one chamber, 36 passed both, 34 became law. Cosponsored 0. 85.3% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota Senate 78.2%; rank 13 of 34). Recent sponsored bills: - 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/ - SC 812: to acknowledge Glenn Muller's distinguished career and congratulate him on his achievements. (introduced, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC812/ - SB 237: require that counties provide written notice to township supervisors of conditional use applications and appeals. (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB237/ - 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/ - SB 240: make an appropriation for county rural access infrastructure and to declare an emergency. (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB240/ - HB 1292: limit the ability of a health carrier to recoup, recover, or retroactively deny previously paid claims. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1292/ - SB 233: prohibit the assessment of certain administrative fees or penalties related to the provision of care by an out-of-network provider. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB233/ - HB 1276: establish policies and procedures for the use of solitary confinement in a juvenile facility. (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1276/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $50.3K (State Senate Republicans median $28.3K). 45% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4488/Detail - Campaign site: https://www.votesydneydavis.com/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/c2149a50-34ee-42c5-8440-e1c5ddcf66e4