Jessica Bahmuller
South Dakota State Representative, District 19 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- In office
- 3 yrs
- Since 2022
- Bills became law
- 24
- 35 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 2.7%
- Chamber median 0.8%
- With party
- 86%
- 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.
- Commerce and Energy · vice chair
- South Dakota-Ireland Trade Commission
- State Affairs
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Education · Became law Mar 2026
Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry · Became law Mar 2026
Appropriation · Became law Mar 2026
Boards and Commissions · Became law Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Bahmuller sits in the South Dakota House of Representatives
Bahmuller is closer to the center than 47% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Peri Pourier, Lana Greenfield, Al Novstrup
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:01 PM ET
With Bahmuller’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans86%
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: Bahmuller’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Bahmuller | 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. | Yes | 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 Bahmuller 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 19 | Won | R+0.6 | R+55.2 | −54.6 |
| 2024 | South Dakota House of Representatives, District 19 | Won | R+5.1 | — | — |
| 2022 | South Dakota House of Representatives, District 19 | Won | D+6.1 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Dakota Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Seats Bahmuller has held
- South Dakota House of Representatives, District 19 · since 2022
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Bahmuller has run against
- Drew Peterson (R) · 2026 general, won
- Drew Peterson (R) · 2024 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Dakota Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Bahmuller
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/7d5691be-08ff-4684-978d-81aaa8bdd99b
- Wikidata Q124378610
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:52 PM ET