RepublicanIn office since Nov 2024

Tesa Schwans

South Dakota State Representative, District 9 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 9

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 1 yr; Since 2024
Bills became law: 15; 54 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 0.0%; Chamber median 0.8%
With party: 95%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +2.5; 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.

Commerce and Energy
Education

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

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 54 sponsored · 15 became law

BillIntroCmteHouseSenateLaw

HB 1194 clarify authority for the Cosmetology Commission to credit work experience for educational hours for certain…
Administrative Rule Revision · Became law Mar 2026

HB 1313 require education in prenatal human growth and development.
Abortion · 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 107 add licensed and registered child care programs to the definition of community safety zone.
Child Care · Became law Mar 2026

SB 88 clarify the procedure for a potential condemnor to examine real property absent the property owner's…
Eminent Domain · 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 Schwans sits in the South Dakota House of Representatives

Schwans is closer to the center than 27% of the chamber's Republicans.

Closest: Karla Lems, Jon Hansen, Spencer Gosch

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

With Schwans’s party

Votes with the chamber's Republicans95%

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

Date	Bill	Schwans	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.	No	Yes	Yes	Failed 36–27
Mar 30, 2026	HB 1077: consider a cultivated-protein food product to be adulterated food.	Yes	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 Schwans 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 9

Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)