RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Drew Peterson

South Dakota State Representative, District 19 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

South Dakota State Representative, District 19

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 15; 26 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 3.0%; Chamber median 0.8%
With party: 54%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −0.6; 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.

Agriculture and Natural Resources
Commerce and Energy
Emergency Medical Services Funding Task Force

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 26 sponsored · 15 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

SB 240 make an appropriation for county rural access infrastructure and to declare an emergency.
Appropriation · Became law Mar 2026

HB 1311 require the reporting of funding given by certain persons and governments to institutions under the control…
Education · Became law Mar 2026

SB 36 authorize certain utilities to establish wildfire mitigation plans and associated liability limitations for…
Fees · Became law Mar 2026

SB 130 make an appropriation for roadway and related infrastructure improvements required because of construction…
Appropriation · Became law Mar 2026

HB 1130 amend permissible uses of a school district's capital outlay fund.
Education · Became law Mar 2026

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Peterson sits in the South Dakota House of Representatives

Peterson is closer to the center than 91% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Jim Halverson, William Shorma, Mike Weisgram

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:01 PM ET

With Peterson’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans54%

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: Peterson’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.

Date	Bill	Peterson	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 Peterson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028South Dakota House of Representatives, District 19

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 Legislative District 19	Won	D+0.6	R+55.2	−55.8
2024	South Dakota House of Representatives, District 19	Won	D+5.1	—	—
2022	South Dakota House of Representatives, District 19	Won	R+6.1	—	—