RepublicanIn office since Nov 2022

Steve Duffy

South Dakota State Representative, District 32 since 2022. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

South Dakota State Representative, District 32

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 3 yrs; Since 2022
Bills became law: 15; 24 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 2.5%; Chamber median 0.8%
With party: 55%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: −6.2; 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.

Commerce and Energy
South Dakota-Ireland Trade Commission
Transportation

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 24 sponsored · 15 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

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

SB 231 create the water infrastructure development fund, to provide an appropriation, to provide for the awarding…
Appropriation · Became law Mar 2026

SB 60 restrict ownership of real property interests by certain prohibited entities and to provide for enforcement.
Civil Forfeiture · Became law Mar 2026

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

SB 130 make an appropriation for roadway and related infrastructure improvements required because of construction…
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 Duffy sits in the South Dakota House of Representatives

Duffy is closer to the center than 79% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Keri Weems, Taylor Rehfeldt, Mike Weisgram

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

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

Date	Bill	Duffy	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 Duffy was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

2022202320242025202620272028South Dakota House of Representatives, District 32

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 32	Won	D+6.2	R+1.8	−8.0
2024	South Dakota House of Representatives, District 32	Won	D+0.2	—	—
2022	South Dakota House of Representatives, District 32	Won	R+1.1	—	—