Nick Fosness
Republican · SD · South Dakota State Representative, District 1
Nick Fosness is a South Dakota state representative for District 1. He has worked in health-care administration.
Where Nick Fosness stands, based on their records
Supports
Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record), Public Safety and Crime Control (3 records), Social Programs and Welfare (1 record),
Opposes
Cost of Living Reduction (1 record), Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Mixed record
Housing Affordability (1 support · 1 oppose), Data Privacy (2 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 support
Voted for Senate Bill 63, which created a state office of apprenticeship. The South Dakota House vote was 42-23. The Governor signed it on February 25, 2026.
February 17, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted for House Bill 1227, which doubled the yearly fee on electric cars from $50 to $100. The South Dakota House vote was 49-16. The Governor signed it on February 26, 2026.
February 11, 2026Opposes Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 2, which paid $650 million for a new men's prison in Minnehaha County. The South Dakota House vote was 51-18 at the September 2025 special session. The Governor signed it on September 23, 2025.
September 23, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 3 support
Voted for Senate Bill 44, which gave the attorney general subpoena power in child exploitation and human trafficking cases. The South Dakota House vote was 52-15. The Governor signed it on March 30, 2026.
March 4, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 1062, which extended aggravated assault to threats made with a realistic fake weapon. The South Dakota House vote was 44-22. The Governor signed it on March 09, 2026.
February 24, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 1010, a bill to bar holding a phone to make calls while driving. The South Dakota House rejected it, 21-46. The bill did not become law.
February 18, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 76, which let the housing infrastructure fund lend money for airports. The South Dakota House vote was 43-24. The Governor signed it on March 30, 2026.
March 5, 2026Opposes Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 1113, a bill to create down payment loans for buying manufactured homes. The South Dakota House voted 45-21 for it, but it failed because it needed a two-thirds majority, 47 votes. The bill did not become law.
February 24, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Voted for House Bill 1082, which made school meals free for students who qualified for reduced-price meals. The South Dakota House vote was 46-20. The Governor signed it on March 30, 2026.
February 24, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 3 support
Voted for Senate Bill 106, which raised the money held back for costly special education cases. The South Dakota House vote was 54-15. The Governor signed it on March 30, 2026.
March 9, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 1244, which paid $500,000 for a program keeping at-risk students on track to graduate. The South Dakota House vote was 51-14. The Governor signed it on March 30, 2026.
February 25, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 1130, which let a school district pay its property insurance premiums from its capital outlay fund. The South Dakota House vote was 41-25. The Governor signed it on March 04, 2026.
January 29, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 2 support · 1 oppose
Voted for Senate Bill 44, which gave the attorney general subpoena power in child exploitation and human trafficking cases. The South Dakota House vote was 52-15. The Governor signed it on March 30, 2026.
March 4, 2026Opposes Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 1275, a bill to require app stores to verify users' ages and get a parent's consent for minors. The South Dakota House passed it, 50-17. A South Dakota Senate committee killed it, so the full Senate never voted on it and the bill did not become law.
February 20, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 1084, which hid the home details of judges and police from the public voter file. The South Dakota House vote was 53-14. The Governor signed it on March 09, 2026.
January 28, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Voted for Senate Bill 113, which made it a felony to stop someone practicing their religion by force. The South Dakota House vote was 48-18. The Governor signed it on March 10, 2026.
February 26, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 1219, which required state agencies to provide an interpreter in a contested hearing. The South Dakota House vote was 48-18. The Governor signed it on March 09, 2026.
February 17, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Voted for House Bill 1138, a bill to require licensing of agencies that send aides into people's homes. The South Dakota House voted 36-27 on overriding the Governor's veto, short of the 47 votes needed, so it did not become law.
March 30, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted for House Bill 1066, which broadened when a contractor who misuses a customer's money commits theft. The South Dakota House vote was 46-19. The Governor signed it on March 30, 2026.
February 9, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — General
General · 22 records
Voted against Senate Bill 245, which set up a state fund to cut property taxes on owner-occupied homes. The South Dakota House vote was 42-27. The Governor signed it on March 30, 2026.
March 9, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 198, a bill to ban student cell phone use during the school day. The South Dakota House rejected it, 28-39. The bill did not become law.
March 5, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 159, which raised the marriage age to eighteen with a narrow court-approved exception. The South Dakota House vote was 40-27. The Governor signed it on March 30, 2026.
March 5, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 214, which put the statewide voter registration file online every week. The South Dakota House vote was 36-30. The Governor signed it on March 30, 2026.
March 3, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1278, a bill to stop statewide officials and legislators taking campaign money from their own top staff. The South Dakota House rejected it, 20-47. The bill did not become law.
February 23, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1246, a bill to ban secrecy agreements between governments and data center developers. The South Dakota House rejected it, 30-37. The bill did not become law.
February 20, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1210, a bill to ban COVID-19 vaccine requirements. The South Dakota House rejected it, 32-35. The bill did not become law.
February 20, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1163, a bill to ban requiring vaccines made with genetic material. The South Dakota House rejected it, 32-35. The bill did not become law.
February 20, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1222, a bill to bar economic development board members from owning companies the board funds. The South Dakota House rejected it, 29-36. The bill did not become law.
February 19, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1217, a bill to bar schools and colleges from using public money to support unions. The South Dakota House rejected it, 27-40. The bill did not become law.
February 18, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1182, a bill to require fertility clinics to report yearly counts of embryos created and destroyed. The South Dakota House rejected it, 25-42. The bill did not become law.
February 18, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1173, a bill to make carbon dioxide pipeline companies prepare and pay for an environmental impact statement. The South Dakota House passed it, 44-22. A South Dakota Senate committee killed it, so the full Senate never voted on it and the bill did not become law.
February 17, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1151, a bill to ban kratom. The South Dakota House rejected it, 27-39. The bill did not become law.
February 17, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1171, a bill to make blood banks ask donors about COVID-19 vaccination and label the blood. The South Dakota House rejected it, 23-42. The bill did not become law.
February 17, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1209, a bill to require every employer to check new hires through E-Verify. The South Dakota House passed it, 49-13. The two chambers never agreed on a final text, so the bill did not become law.
February 12, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1105, a bill to stop property covenants from blocking health care services in underserved areas. The South Dakota House passed it, 45-20. A South Dakota Senate committee killed it, so the full Senate never voted on it and the bill did not become law.
February 11, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1153, a bill to let health care workers and institutions refuse services that violate their conscience. The South Dakota House rejected it, 25-41. The bill did not become law.
February 10, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1068, a bill to let pharmacists hand out ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine without an individual prescription. The South Dakota House rejected it, 28-40. The bill did not become law.
February 5, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against Senate Bill 85, a bill to require a public vote on every school property tax increase above the usual limit. The South Dakota House rejected it, 29-39. The bill did not become law.
February 4, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1103, a bill to end an exception letting water systems draw deep groundwater faster than it refills. The South Dakota House rejected it, 16-49. The bill did not become law.
February 2, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Joint Resolution 5002, a resolution to ask voters to remove Medicaid expansion from the state constitution. The South Dakota House rejected it, 27-39. The bill did not become law.
January 29, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Voted against House Bill 1064, which allowed direct sales of custom-slaughtered uninspected meat once federal law permits them. The South Dakota House vote was 48-18. The Governor signed it on February 17, 2026.
January 29, 2026
Source: legiscan.com
Past race Nick Fosness ran in:
- State Representative · November 3, 2026 · State House District 1; South Dakota · incumbent