# Dylan Jordan

Dylan Jordan is a Republican member of the South Dakota House for district 4.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Dakota House, district 4
- Serving since: 2025-01-14
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/d458ae29-45a8-4406-a5c0-c256ec743172

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d458ae29-45a8-4406-a5c0-c256ec743172 (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

Jordan sits at −0.29 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 100% of State House Republicans.

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

13 classified statements: 13 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 | Jordan | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 15.4% | 9.3% | 167 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 23.1% | 31.9% | 510 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 15.4% | 12.7% | 281 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 67% (State House Republicans 18%); Economics and Public Finance 33% (State House Republicans 12%); Health 33% (State House Republicans 10%); Agriculture and Food 0% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 0% (State House Republicans 4.9%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.29 (standard error 0.02), from 3 donors and 297 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 0.2% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

638 roll calls. Attendance 98.7% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 88% (76%). 225 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 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 224 bills: 209 reached committee, 70 passed one chamber, 53 passed both, 44 became law. Cosponsored 0. 83.0% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 36 of 69).

Recent sponsored bills:

- HC 8017: commending the Harrisburg Tigers on their 2026 Class AA state gymnastics championship. (introduced, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8017/
- HB 1323: modify the requirements to refer an ordinance or resolution to the voters of a political subdivision. (passed both chambers, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1323/
- 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 1320: revise a provision related to service of process for boards of county commissioners. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1320/
- HC 8008: honoring Ashlyn Koupal of Wagner for being named to the 2026 McDonald's All-American Girls Basketball Team. (introduced, 2026-02-10) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8008/
- HC 8007: recognizing Scouting America Day at the Capitol and celebrating Scouting America for one hundred sixteen years of service to American youth. (introduced, 2026-02-05) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8007/
- 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/
- HB 1314: modify provisions pertaining to the testing and use of automatic tabulating equipment. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1314/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $3,400 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 73% 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.

- 2026-03-21 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/dcjordan94/status/2035389161637593259
- 2026-03-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/dcjordan94/status/2031108787197607955
- 2026-03-04 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/dcjordan94/status/2029049170884006334
- 2026-02-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/dcjordan94/status/2019513837406277896
- 2025-12-20 · Post on X · https://x.com/dcjordan94/status/2002476257255305658
- 2025-12-12 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/dcjordan94/status/1999511332039647640
- 2025-12-05 · Post on X · https://x.com/dcjordan94/status/1996962888578130053
- 2025-11-14 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/dcjordan94/status/1989428002158252438
- 2025-09-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/dcjordan94/status/1967042676106424338
- 2025-09-12 · Post on X · https://x.com/dcjordan94/status/1966587412156449046

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4714/Detail
- Campaign site: http://jordanforsd.com/
- X: https://x.com/dcjordan94
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/people/State-Representative-Dylan-C-Jordan/61557539080323/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/d458ae29-45a8-4406-a5c0-c256ec743172