# Trish Ladner

Trish Ladner is a Republican member of the South Dakota House for district 30.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Dakota House, district 30
- Serving since: 2021-01-12
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/e7bb9291-fd90-4db8-b3e6-c90ebc41c997

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e7bb9291-fd90-4db8-b3e6-c90ebc41c997 (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

16% of Ladner’s itemized money in the 2024 cycle came from South Dakota, in the bottom 5% of State House Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.08 (standard error 0.01), from 27 donors and 861 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 11% of State House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

638 roll calls. Attendance 96.7% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 70% (76%). 70 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 41 bills: 40 reached committee, 27 passed one chamber, 23 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 0. 87.8% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 21 of 69).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SB 132: modify provisions related to the South Dakota Veterans Council. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB132/
- SB 131: revise the season in which a nonprofit organization may host a special pheasant hunt for disabled veterans and Purple Heart recipients. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB131/
- HB 1307: limit the annual increase in assessed value of each owner-occupied single-family dwelling. (in committee, 2026-02-19) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1307/
- HB 1308: reduce certain property taxes for owner-occupied property, and to increase the rates for certain gross receipts taxes and use taxes. (in committee, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1308/
- HB 1092: update provisions pertaining to open records. (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1092/
- HB 1200: make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1200/
- HB 1184: define man and woman throughout the state. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1184/
- HB 1161: amend provisions related to changing rooms, sleeping quarters, and restrooms. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1161/
- SCR 602: celebrating the sister-state relationship with Taiwan. (in committee, 2026-01-29) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SCR602/
- HB 1113: establish a manufactured housing downpayment assistance program. (passed one chamber, 2026-02-24) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1113/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $27.9K (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 16% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4522/Detail
- Campaign site: https://www.trishforsouthdakota.com/
- X: https://x.com/Trish4sd
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/trish.ladner.7
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TrishforSD
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trishladner/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trishforsd/
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@trishforsouthdakota1766

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e7bb9291-fd90-4db8-b3e6-c90ebc41c997