# Red Dawn Foster Red Dawn Foster is a Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate for district 27. - Party: Democrat - Seat: South Dakota Senate, district 27 - Serving since: 2019-01-08 - Current term: SD 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/d2b91681-6a72-42f8-94f6-c489309798b7 Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d2b91681-6a72-42f8-94f6-c489309798b7 (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 Foster sits at −0.07 on the CSIP scale, more conservative than 98% of State Senate Democrats. ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score −0.07 (standard error 0.01), from 20 donors and 1,066 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 98% of State Senate Democrats score lower. ## Votes (SD 2025–26 session) 656 roll calls. Attendance 84% (South Dakota Senate 96.6%). Party unity 51% (76%). 130 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/ - 2026-03-11 · 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 · 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 yea · 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 nay · Do Pass · HB 1160 repeal the medical marijuana oversight committee. · fail · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1160/ ## Legislation (SD 2025–26 session) Sponsored 70 bills: 50 reached committee, 20 passed one chamber, 16 passed both, 15 became law. Cosponsored 0. 62.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota Senate 78.2%; rank 30 of 34). Recent sponsored bills: - 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 8023: honoring the legacy and strength of grandmothers in this state. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8023/ - 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 828: honoring the legacy of Joseph M. Marshall III. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC828/ - SC 830: honoring Dave Bonde for exemplary service to South Dakota. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC830/ - HC 8021: honoring the life and service of Yvonne Jane "Tiny D" DeCory, of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8021/ - HC 8028: Honoring the accomplishments of Marvin Richard III of Pine Ridge, South Dakota. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8028/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $17.2K (State Senate Democrats median $16.2K). 77% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4501/Detail - X: https://x.com/RedDawnFoster1 - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/reddawn.foster - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/senatorreddawnfoster Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d2b91681-6a72-42f8-94f6-c489309798b7