DemocratIn office since Nov 2022

Eric E. Emery

South Dakota State Representative, District 26A since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

South Dakota State Representative, District 26A

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 126; 236 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 4.9%; Chamber median 0.8%
With party: 77%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +29.0; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Emergency Medical Services Funding Task Force · vice chair
Government Operations and Audit
Government Operations and Audit
Health and Human Services
State Affairs
State-Tribal Relations

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 236 sponsored · 126 became law

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HB 1082 establish parameters for the reimbursement of school districts that provide free or reduced-price meals to…
Education · Became law Mar 2026

HB 1215 authorize counties and municipalities to issue a license for a cigar bar.
Administrative Procedure · Became law Mar 2026

SB 204 revise certain criteria for loans from the South Dakota housing infrastructure fund.
Fund · Became law Mar 2026

HB 1200 make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.
Appropriation · Became law Mar 2026

HB 1232 establish principles for a state agency to consider when formulating or implementing a program that has the…
Indian Tribes · 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 Emery sits in the South Dakota House of Representatives

Emery is closer to the center than 80% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Roger DeGroot, Jeff Bathke, Mike Stevens

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

With Emery’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats77%

Black tick: the average of Democrats 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: Emery’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Emery	Dem. majority	Rep. 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	No	Yes	Failed 32–32
Mar 9, 2026	SB 245: create the homeowner property tax reduction fund, and to transfer moneys to the homeowner…	Yes	No	Yes	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…	No	No	Yes	Passed 42–25

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Emery 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 26A

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 26A	Won	D+29.0	D+26.8	+2.2
2024	South Dakota House of Representatives, LD-26A	Won	D+20.9	—	—
2022	South Dakota House of Representatives, LD-26A	Won	D+33.8	—	—