Nick Fosness
South Dakota State Representative, District 1. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.
- Bills became law
- 2
- 3 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
- Votes missed
- 0.3%
- Chamber median 0.8%
- With party
- 56%
- On votes splitting the parties
- Last margin
- −2.2
- Won 2026
- Next election
- 2028
- Nov 7, 2028
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
- Health and Human Services
- Transportation
Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET
Legislation
Fees · Became law Feb 2026
Administrative Procedure · Failed in committee Feb 2026
Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET
Voting record
Where Fosness sits in the South Dakota House of Representatives
Fosness is closer to the center than 89% of the chamber's Republicans.
Closest: Kevin Van Diepen, Mike Stevens, Kent Roe
Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 5:01 PM ET
With Fosness’s party
- Votes with the chamber's Republicans56%
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: Fosness’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Republicans.
| Date | Bill | Fosness | 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 Fosness 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 1 | Won | D+2.2 | R+23.7 | −25.9 |
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Dakota Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET
Campaign money, 2025–26
- Raised
- $38K
- Spent
- $18.6K
- Cash
- $20.3K
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.
| Nick Fosness for South Dakota State | Active |
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State filings through Oct 20, 2026Updated Nov 1, 2026, 2:15 AM ET
Who Fosness has run against
- Daniel Kjos (R) · 2026 general, won
Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: South Dakota Secretary of State (unofficial)
How we know Fosness
One person, matched across every source we use.
- Open States ocd-person/1f9d8833-6a73-4985-b33e-635b6bc194b7
- Wikidata Q136346725
Source: Identity links: Wikidata, congress-legislators, Open States, FECUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET