Jack R Kolbeck
South Dakota State Representative, District 13 since 2016. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 9 yrs
- Since 2016
- Bills became law
- 1
- 6 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.4%
- Chamber median 0.8%
- With party
- 59%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- +1.7
- 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
Animals and Livestock · Became law Feb 2026
Insurance · Failed in the Senate Feb 2026
Appropriation · Failed in committee Mar 2026
Property Tax · Failed in committee Mar 2025
Aeronautics Commission · Failed in committee Mar 2025
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Kolbeck sits in the South Dakota House of Representatives
Kolbeck is closer to the center than 65% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Tim Walburg, Mike Derby, Chris Kassin
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:01 PM ET
With Kolbeck’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans59%
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: Kolbeck’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Kolbeck | 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. | No | 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… | Yes | 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 Kolbeck 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 Legislative District 13 | Won | R+1.7 | R+10.7 | −9.0 |
| 2022 | South Dakota State Senate, District 13 | Won | R+40.4 | — | — |
| 2020 | South Dakota State Senate, District 13 | Won | R+12.6 | — | — |
| 2018 | South Dakota State Senate, District 13 | Won | R+8.3 | — | — |
| 2016 | South Dakota State Senate, District 13 | Won | R+21.7 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Dakota Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Kolbeck has held
- South Dakota State Senate, District 13 · 2016–2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Kolbeck has run against
- Ali Rae Horsted (D) · 2026 general, won
- Lora Hubbel (I) · 2022 election, won
- Liz Larson (D) · 2020 election, won
- Melissa Hiatt (D) · 2018 election, won
- Dennis Pierson (D) · 2016 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Dakota Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Kolbeck
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/fd692c4a-e6c1-45c1-b970-1fcdbe732cfe
- Wikidata Q98546011
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET