RepublicanIn office since Nov 2024

Jim Halverson

South Dakota State Representative, District 21 since 2024. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

South Dakota State Representative, District 21Born 1948

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 1 yr; Since 2024
Bills became law: 5; 5 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.9%; Chamber median 0.8%
With party: 55%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +5.5; 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.

Education
Health and Human Services

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 5 sponsored · 5 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

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

HB 1034 increase fees for decals and license plates mailed to vehicle owners.
Fees · Became law Feb 2026

HB 1216 modify and repeal provisions related to the Legislative Research Council.
Code Commission · Became law Mar 2025

HB 1071 modify practice criteria for physician assistants.
Administrative Procedure · Became law Mar 2025

HB 1068 allow a student to wear certain military decorations at a school graduation ceremony and to declare an…
Education · 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 Halverson sits in the South Dakota House of Representatives

Halverson is closer to the center than 86% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: William Shorma, Mike Weisgram, Drew Peterson

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

With Halverson’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans55%

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

Date	Bill	Halverson	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.	No	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 Halverson was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

20242025202620272028South Dakota House of Representatives, District 21

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)