RepublicanIn office since Nov 2024

Jeff Bathke

South Dakota State Representative, District 20 since 2024. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

South Dakota State Representative, District 20

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 1 yr; Since 2024
Bills became law: 19; 40 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 50.8%; Chamber median 0.8%
With party: 45%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +4.5; 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.

Local Government
Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 40 sponsored · 19 became law

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HB 1143 authorize the possession and self-administration of diabetes medications by a student on school property and…
Education · Became law Mar 2026

HB 1056 require that the Department of Social Services submit a federal waiver request to exclude soft drinks from…
Public Welfare and Assistance · Became law Mar 2026

HB 1086 make an appropriation for providing a grant to a nonprofit that delivers programming to support offenders…
Appropriation · Failed in the House Mar 2026

HB 1072 provide an appropriation for a payment for state employee salaries.
Appropriation · Failed in committee Feb 2026

HB 1114 make an appropriation for the purchasing of equipment to support the South Dakota Board of Technical…
Appropriation · Became law Mar 2025

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Bathke sits in the South Dakota House of Representatives

Bathke is closer to the center than 77% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Roger DeGroot, Mike Stevens, Nick Fosness

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

With Bathke’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans45%

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

Date	Bill	Bathke	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.	Not voting	Yes	Yes	Failed 36–27
Mar 30, 2026	HB 1077: consider a cultivated-protein food product to be adulterated food.	Not voting	Yes	No	Failed 32–32
Mar 9, 2026	SB 245: create the homeowner property tax reduction fund, and to transfer moneys to the homeowner…	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 42–27
Mar 5, 2026	SB 159: revise requirements pertaining to the minimum age for marriage.	Not voting	Yes	Yes	Passed 40–27
Mar 5, 2026	SB 179: permit a court to commit a juvenile adjudicated delinquent for certain weapons offenses to…	Not voting	Yes	No	Passed 42–25