Keri K. Weems
South Dakota State Representative, District 11 since 2024. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027.
- In office
- 1 yr
- Since 2024
- Bills became law
- 14
- 29 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.0%
- Chamber median 0.8%
- With party
- 55%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −1.2
- Lost 2026
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
- Military and Veterans Affairs
- Taxation
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
State Affairs and Government · Became law Mar 2026
Health Care · Became law Mar 2026
Crimes · Became law Mar 2026
Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry · Became law Mar 2026
Fees · Became law Mar 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Weems sits in the South Dakota House of Representatives
Weems is closer to the center than 80% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Steve Duffy, Taylor Rehfeldt, Mike Weisgram
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:01 PM ET
With Weems’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: Weems’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Weems | 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. | 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 Weems 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 11 | Lost | D+1.2 | R+9.6 | −10.8 |
| 2024 | South Dakota House of Representatives, District 11 | Won | D+1.5 | — | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Dakota Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $31.7K
- Spent
- $31.4K
- Cash
- $15.5K
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State filings through Oct 20, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 2:15 AM ET
Campaign committees
Open committees can still raise and spend money.
| Keri Weems For Legislature State | Active |
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State filings through Oct 20, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 2:15 AM ET
Seats Weems has held
- South Dakota House of Representatives, District 11 · since 2024
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Weems has run against
- Sonja Mentzer (D) · 2026 general, lost
- Brian Mulder (R) · 2024 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Dakota Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Weems
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/708ee344-687f-499a-9f52-48cb79686167
- Wikidata Q111323858
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET