Chris Kassin
South Dakota State Representative, District 17 since 2022. Ran in 2 elections between 2022 and 2024, winning 2. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 14
- 17 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.8%
- With party
- 58%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +5.4
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET
Committees
As of 2026-10.
- Appropriations
- Appropriations
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Administrative Procedure · Became law Mar 2026
Fees · Became law Mar 2026
Appropriation · Became law Mar 2026
Appropriation · Became law Feb 2026
Appropriation · Became law Feb 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Kassin sits in the South Dakota House of Representatives
Kassin is closer to the center than 68% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Will Mortenson, Amber Arlint, Tim Walburg
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:01 PM ET
With Kassin’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans58%
Black tick: the average of Republicans in the South Dakota House of Representatives.
Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships
Key votes
Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Kassin’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Kassin | Rep. majority | Dem. majority | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 2026 | HB 1138: require the licensure of non-medical home care agencies, and to provide a penalty therefor. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Failed 36–27 |
| Mar 30, 2026 | HB 1077: consider a cultivated-protein food product to be adulterated food. | No | Yes | No | Failed 32–32 |
| Mar 9, 2026 | SB 245: create the homeowner property tax reduction fund, and to transfer moneys to the homeowner… | No | Yes | No | Passed 42–27 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | SB 159: revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage. | Yes | Yes | Yes | Passed 40–27 |
| Mar 5, 2026 | SB 179: permit a court to commit a juvenile adjudicated delinquent for certain weapons offenses to… | Yes | Yes | No | Passed 42–25 |
Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls
Career
Offices held, and every time Kassin was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Elections
Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.
| Year | Race | Result | Margin | Seat | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | South Dakota House of Representatives, District 17 | Won | R+5.4 | R+19.1 | −13.7 |
| 2024 | South Dakota House of Representatives, District 17 | Won | R+7.3 | R+19.1 | −11.8 |
| 2022 | South Dakota House of Representatives, District 17 | Won | R+7.0 | R+14.7 | −7.7 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Dakota Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Kassin has held
- South Dakota House of Representatives, District 17 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Kassin has run against
- Troy Redler (R) · 2026 election, won
- William Shorma (R) · 2024 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Dakota Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Kassin
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/87c4b9d3-1e14-4c64-af35-e9a95a1f4bf3
- Wikidata Q124378099
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET