# Kevin Van Diepen Kevin Van Diepen is a Republican member of the South Dakota House for district 22. - Party: Republican - Seat: South Dakota House, district 22 - Serving since: 2025-01-14 - Current term: SD 2025–26 session - Open States ID: ocd-person/e94f9d65-3b95-40cb-b3c2-74126023b55f Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e94f9d65-3b95-40cb-b3c2-74126023b55f (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 Diepen voted against the majority of South Dakota House Republicans 105 times; party unity 47%, in the bottom tenth of the South Dakota House (average 76%). ## Ideology (CSIP) CSIP score +0.31 (standard error 0.03), from 16 donors and 297 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 43% of State House Republicans score lower. ## Votes (SD 2025–26 session) 638 roll calls. Attendance 99.2% (South Dakota House 96.6%). Party unity 47% (76%). 105 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 39 bills: 29 reached committee, 22 passed one chamber, 21 passed both, 20 became law. Cosponsored 0. 66.7% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota House 81.4%; rank 63 of 69). Recent sponsored bills: - 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/ - SB 236: create the county and township infrastructure fund for the accounting, safekeeping, and allocation of unobligated rural access infrastructure fund moneys. (became law, 2026-03-10) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB236/ - HC 8010: honoring James Hanssen, a member of the Bridgewater-Emery School District Board of Education, on his forty years of school board service. (introduced, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8010/ - HC 8009: commending and honoring Brad Olson, a member of the Aberdeen School District Board of Education, on his twenty-five years of school board service. (introduced, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8009/ - HC 8011: commending and honoring Greg Blue, a member of the Iroquois School District Board of Education, on his thirty-five years of school board service. (introduced, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8011/ - HC 8012: recognizing Captain Royce Williams for his exemplary military service and bravery in combat. (introduced, 2026-02-17) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8012/ - 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/ - 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/ - HC 8006: recognizing February as National Career and Technical Education and National Career and Technical Student Organizations Month. (introduced, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HC8006/ - SC 806: commending and honoring the 2025-2026 Outstanding School Administrators of South Dakota: David Olson, Meade, Middle School Principal; Kendra Becker, Redfield,… (introduced, 2026-02-03) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC806/ ## Campaign money (2024 cycle) Itemized receipts $8,010 (State House Republicans median $10.7K). 100% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors. ## Links - Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4699/Detail - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/353825427378017/ Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/e94f9d65-3b95-40cb-b3c2-74126023b55f