# Phil Jensen Phil Jensen is a Republican member of the South Dakota House for district 33. - Party: Republican - Seat: South Dakota House, district 33 - Serving since: 2021-01-12 - Current term: SD 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/cc4fe32a-b912-4876-96e5-32341ccdd06d Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cc4fe32a-b912-4876-96e5-32341ccdd06d (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 Jensen sits at −0.26 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 100% of State House Republicans. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.26 (standard error 0.01), from 10 donors and 1,190 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 0.4% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (SD 2025–26 session) 638 roll calls. Attendance 99.3% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 88% (76%). 233 votes against the party majority. Key votes: - 2026-03-12 · voted nay · 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 nay · 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 yea · 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 nay · 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 nay · 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 237 bills: 232 reached committee, 80 passed one chamber, 60 passed both, 52 became law. Cosponsored 0. 88.6% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 20 of 69). Recent sponsored bills: - HB 1065: revise the medical purpose affirmative defense in cannabis prosecution. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1065/ - HB 1313: require education in prenatal human growth and development. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1313/ - HB 1321: require that county treasurers calculate excise tax using the amount shown on a bill of sale for a used vehicle sold, leased, or transferred by a person other… (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1321/ - HB 1271: prohibit weather and climate modification activities and provide a penalty therefor. (in committee, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1271/ - SB 218: provide for the establishment of charter schools. (in committee, 2026-02-20) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB218/ - SB 232: impose a one-year moratorium on the construction or expansion of hyperscale data centers. (in committee, 2026-02-18) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB232/ - HB 1324: abolish the State Board of Elections. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1324/ - HB 1266: make certain federal laws applicable to public employees. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1266/ - HB 1294: prohibit geoengineering in this state. (in committee, 2026-02-12) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1294/ - HCR 6013: encouraging the state's congressional delegation to meet with the Legislature. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HCR6013/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $1,300 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4511/Detail - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/phil.jensen.7121 Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cc4fe32a-b912-4876-96e5-32341ccdd06d