R South Dakota Senate · District 18 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Lauren Nelson

Session

Total votes

674

all sessions

Attendance

100%

of floor votes

Higher than 81% of chamber peers

With party

84%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

10%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 80% of chamber peers

Committee assignments

Sen. Nelson serves on 5 standing committees. Committee work shapes which bills reach the floor and which quietly die in markup.

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member Joint committee

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member Senate standing committee

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member Senate standing committee

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member Joint committee

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member Senate standing committee