# Tom Pischke

Tom Pischke is a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate for district 25.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: South Dakota Senate, district 25
- Serving since: 2023-01-10
- Current term: SD 2025–26 session
- Open States ID: ocd-person/f6b50a35-18e6-4e0c-bdd9-071f4a99bbed

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f6b50a35-18e6-4e0c-bdd9-071f4a99bbed (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

Pischke sits at −0.30 on the CSIP scale, more liberal than 100% of State Senate Republicans.

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score −0.30 (standard error 0.01), from 79 donors and 1,191 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 0.4% of State Senate Republicans score lower.

## Votes (SD 2025–26 session)

567 roll calls. Attendance 98.4% (South Dakota Senate 96.6%). Party unity 90.4% (76%). 113 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 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/
- 2026-03-12 · 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 Amended · SB 78 revise the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB78/
- 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/
- 2026-03-09 · voted yea · Do Pass Amended · HB 1184 define man and woman throughout the state. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1184/
- 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 Amended · HB 1082 establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide free or reduced-price meals to students. · pass · https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/HB1082/

## Legislation (SD 2025–26 session)

Sponsored 177 bills: 167 reached committee, 84 passed one chamber, 65 passed both, 59 became law. Cosponsored 0. 85.9% of sponsored bills got out of committee (South Dakota Senate 78.2%; rank 11 of 34).

Recent sponsored bills:

- SC 825: celebrating the life and legacy of Casey Joe Wilson. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC825/
- SC 822: honoring TKO’s Custom Catering and Capitol Cafe for outstanding service. (introduced, 2026-03-04) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SC822/
- SB 133: provide additional legislative oversight of rulemaking. (became law, 2026-03-12) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB133/
- SB 110: regulate how broadband internet access service providers use customer data. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB110/
- 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 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/
- SB 214: amend provisions pertaining to the publication of the statewide voter registration file. (became law, 2026-03-30) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB214/
- 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/
- SB 223: modify the requirements for a petition to refer an excess tax levy of a school district to a vote. (passed one chamber, 2026-03-02) https://openstates.org/sd/bills/2026/SB223/

## Campaign money (2024 cycle)

Itemized receipts $25.1K (State Senate Republicans median $28.3K). 89% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Links

- Official site: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4547/Detail
- Campaign site: http://www.pischkeforsd.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tom.pischke
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PischkeforSD
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tom-pischke-5561a990/

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/f6b50a35-18e6-4e0c-bdd9-071f4a99bbed