RepublicanIn office since Nov 2024

Matt Roby

South Dakota State Representative, District 5 since 2024. Ran in 1 election in 2024, winning 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

South Dakota State Representative, District 5Born 1984

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 1 yr; Since 2024
Bills became law: 52; 74 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.5%; Chamber median 0.8%
With party: 59%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +13.3; 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.

Judiciary
Local Government

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 74 sponsored · 52 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1215 authorize counties and municipalities to issue a license for a cigar bar.
Administrative Procedure · Became law Mar 2026

HB 1200 make an appropriation for victim services provided by nonprofit organizations.
Appropriation · Became law Mar 2026

HB 1140 permit a court to impose as a condition of probation, or parole in certain circumstances, treatment at a…
Courts and Judiciary · Became law Mar 2026

SB 137 establish procedures for anti-SLAPP actions to protect the exercise of a person's constitutional rights,…
Attorney's Fees · Became law Mar 2026

HB 1262 make an appropriation for a non-residential, school-based, therapeutic services facility in Brown County and…
Appropriation · 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 Roby sits in the South Dakota House of Representatives

Roby is closer to the center than 73% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Rebecca Reimer, Amber Arlint, Steve Duffy

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

With Roby’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans59%

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

Date	Bill	Roby	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…	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 Roby 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 5

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 House of Representatives, District 5	Won	R+13.3	R+38.9	−25.6
2024	South Dakota House of Representatives, District 5	Won	R+13.1	R+38.9	−25.8