# Tim Walburg

Tim Walburg is a Republican member of the South Dakota House for district 8.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Dakota House, district 8
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/cc78d0ae-544c-4b45-8073-4aed3ee1a513

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cc78d0ae-544c-4b45-8073-4aed3ee1a513 (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

53% of Walburg’s statements claim credit, 4.2 times the State House Republican average of 13%.

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

1,025 classified statements: 1,025 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 | Walburg | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.3% | 2.9% | 479 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 10.9% | 9.3% | 251 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 78.9% | 31.9% | 12 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 4.7% | 1.8% | 79 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 53.1% | 12.7% | 3 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 1.7% | 1.4% | 227 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Taxation 20% (State House Republicans 8.1%); Economics and Public Finance 19% (State House Republicans 12%); Education 15% (State House Republicans 15%); Armed Forces and National Security 13% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Commerce 9.5% (State House Republicans 3.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.30 (standard error 0.02), from 15 donors and 293 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 40% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

638 roll calls. Attendance 97.9% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 57% (76%). 81 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 yea · 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 79 bills: 67 reached committee, 47 passed one chamber, 44 passed both, 41 became law. Cosponsored 0. 73.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 54 of 69).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SC 821: honoring Arthur Mauf for his dedication and service to the United States as he approaches his 100th birthday. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC821/
- SC 813: celebrating Solventum's expansion of its Brookings, South Dakota, manufacturing facility. (introduced, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC813/
- HB 1300: except victims of human trafficking or domestic abuse from certain clemency notice requirements. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1300/
- 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/
- 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 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/
- SB 227: establish a minimum damage threshold for a motor vehicle total loss declaration. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB227/
- SB 211: prohibit certain billing practices by ambulance service providers and establish reimbursement standards for out-of-network emergency medical services. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB211/
- HB 1197: revise a provision related to the venue of adoption proceedings. (became law, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1197/
- HB 1092: update provisions pertaining to open records. (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1092/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $18.3K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 100% 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/RepWalberg/status/2114736810899480596
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepWalberg/status/2114779359357944066
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepWalberg/status/2114828588167966732
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepWalberg/status/2114378198058164450
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepWalberg/status/2114429535966118158
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepWalberg/status/2114000458922791281
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepWalberg/status/2114050035344449826
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepWalberg/status/2114096088735011295
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepWalberg/status/2113624985331802242
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepWalberg/status/2113658106286592364

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4687/Detail
- X: https://x.com/RepWalberg
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/@RepWalberg/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/repwalberg/?hl=en
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/RepWalberg

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/cc78d0ae-544c-4b45-8073-4aed3ee1a513