Leaving office January 1, 2027.Lost re-election in 2026. This page switches to the former-officeholder layout when the term ends.

RepublicanIn office until January 1, 2027

Keri K. Weems

South Dakota State Representative, District 11 since 2024. Lost re-election in 2026; leaves office in January 2027. Ran in 1 election in 2024, winning 1.

South Dakota State Representative, District 11Born 1965

Official website Wikipedia

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
Elections: 2; 2024–2026

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

2025–2026 session · 29 sponsored · 14 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

SB 132 modify provisions related to the South Dakota Veterans Council.
State Affairs and Government · Became law Mar 2026

HB 1292 limit the ability of a health carrier to recoup, recover, or retroactively deny previously paid claims.
Health Care · Became law Mar 2026

HB 1066 revise a provision related to theft by a contractor, subcontractor, or supplier.
Crimes · Became law Mar 2026

SB 131 revise the season in which a nonprofit organization may host a special pheasant hunt for disabled veterans…
Game, Fish, Parks and Forestry · Became law Mar 2026

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

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

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

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