# Mary Fitzgerald

Mary Fitzgerald is a Republican member of the South Dakota House for district 31.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Dakota House, district 31
- Serving since: 2021-01-12
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e03644b8-7ddd-4ae0-a734-6f6e76e735ba

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e03644b8-7ddd-4ae0-a734-6f6e76e735ba (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

29% of Fitzgerald’s itemized money in the 2024 cycle came from South Dakota, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

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

40 classified statements: 40 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 | Fitzgerald | State House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 0.0% | 2.9% | 642 of 791 |
| Policy criticism | 7.5% | 9.3% | 363 of 791 |
| Policy discussion | 17.5% | 31.9% | 608 of 791 |
| Bipartisanship | 0.0% | 1.8% | 677 of 791 |
| Credit claiming | 10.0% | 12.7% | 400 of 791 |
| Extreme labels | 0.0% | 1.4% | 618 of 791 |

Most discussed policy areas: Government Operations and Politics 29% (State House Republicans 18%); Immigration 29% (State House Republicans 4.7%); Agriculture and Food 14% (State House Republicans 4.4%); Armed Forces and National Security 14% (State House Republicans 4.9%); Crime and Law Enforcement 14% (State House Republicans 11%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.09 (standard error 0.01), from 29 donors and 899 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 12% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

638 roll calls. Attendance 97.4% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 75% (76%). 74 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 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 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 68 bills: 60 reached committee, 39 passed one chamber, 32 passed both, 29 became law. Cosponsored 0. 79.4% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 42 of 69).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SC 820: honoring Dr. Margaret Becker as the recipient of the 2025 Copic Humanitarian Award. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC820/
- SC 822: honoring TKO’s Custom Catering and Capitol Cafe for outstanding service. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC822/
- HB 1089: modify the distributions of revenues collected from severance taxation on new permits. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1089/
- HB 1270: provide an apprenticeship pathway to practice law in South Dakota. (in committee, 2026-02-23) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1270/
- 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/
- SC 803: honoring the city of Deadwood on its 150th anniversary. (introduced, 2026-02-02) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC803/
- SB 208: require the award of certain disbursements to prevailing owners and taxpayers in appeals of property classifications or assessments. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-03) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB208/
- HB 1092: update provisions pertaining to open records. (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1092/
- HB 1187: add coaches to the list of mandatory reporters of child abuse or neglect. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1187/
- SB 194: limit the potency of cannabis products sold at medical cannabis dispensaries. (in committee, 2026-02-11) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB194/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $30.6K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 29% 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.

- 2026-09-05 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/mjfitzyy/status/2096050083724980699
- 2026-04-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/mjfitzyy/status/2045637627055890690
- 2025-12-17 · Post on X · https://x.com/mjfitzyy/status/2001420658006265926
- 2025-12-09 · Post on X · https://x.com/mjfitzyy/status/1998465260701757547
- 2025-10-18 · Post on X · https://x.com/mjfitzyy/status/1979687607304179807
- 2025-09-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/mjfitzyy/status/1967295444536672557
- 2025-09-07 · Post on X · https://x.com/mjfitzyy/status/1964634475645805040
- 2025-08-16 · Post on X · https://x.com/mjfitzyy/status/1956734485636239816
- 2025-08-15 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/mjfitzyy/status/1956408192683934091
- 2025-08-14 · Post on X · https://x.com/mjfitzyy/status/1956078013579452755

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4500/Detail
- Campaign site: https://www.fitz4house.com/
- X: https://x.com/mjfitzyy
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mary.fitzgerald.9693
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068660803632
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fitz4house_district31_sd_/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-fitzgerald-658b6918/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e03644b8-7ddd-4ae0-a734-6f6e76e735ba