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Mike Rounds

2nd term · 11.7 years in office: 1 full term completed, 1 in progress.

Senator · SD · Republican · since Jan 2015

Mike Rounds

Bills authored 23Missed votes 0 of 214Party unity 73% derived, how we compute this

Counted from 214 roll calls and 120 sponsorship records on file.

Provisionalunreviewed: stated positions
Stray indexpending review

Who they are · every sentence carries its source

Before the votes, a life.

Marion Michael Rounds was born in Huron, South Dakota, and raised in Pierre as the eldest of eleven children.Source 3: Wikipedia: Mike Rounds He earned a Bachelor of Science in political science from South Dakota State University.Source 3: Wikipedia: Mike Rounds Before entering politics, he worked as a partner in an insurance and real estate firm.Source 3: Wikipedia: Mike Rounds

Rounds was elected to the South Dakota Senate in 1990, where he served until 2001.Source 3: Wikipedia: Mike Rounds He won election as governor of South Dakota in 2002, serving two terms before winning his United States Senate seat in 2014.Source 3: Wikipedia: Mike Rounds

In their own words

“As soon as we caught wind of just how bad the mail service had gotten in South Dakota, I tried to have an open discussion with the Postal Service leaders. When it became clear to me that they weren't interested in fixing it, I requested an investigation from the Office of the Inspector General of the Postal Service which happens to answer to Congress, not to the Postal Service.”

Congressional Record · Aug 7, 2026 · Source

One rule for every member: their most recent dated, linkable statement about themselves.

The path here

  1. 1954

    Born in Huron, South Dakota.Source 3: Wikipedia: Mike Rounds

  2. 1990-2001

    Served in the South Dakota Senate.Source 3: Wikipedia: Mike Rounds

  3. 2003-2011

    Served as the 31st governor of South Dakota.Source 3: Wikipedia: Mike Rounds

  4. 2015-Present

    Serving as a United States Senator from South Dakota.Source 1: Mike Rounds — Biographical Directory of the United States CongressSource 3: Wikipedia: Mike Rounds

Next election: Nov 3, 2026general · in 51 days

100% attendance · all roll calls we have ingested

2 sources

  1. 1Mike Rounds — Biographical Directory of the United States Congressbioguideopen source
  2. 3Wikipedia: Mike Roundswikipediaopen source archived copy
Full record card

The record card · sourced from Bioguide, the Clerk and the FEC

11.7YRS

In office · 2nd term · since Jan 2015

We hold certified results for U.S. House seats only.

100%

Attendance

senate median 98.13% (100 members)

NOV'26

Next election · general

in 51 days

Figures cover all roll calls we have ingested.

Before Congress

  1. 1954 Born in Huron, South Dakota.
  2. 1990-2001 Served in the South Dakota Senate.
  3. 2003-2011 Served as the 31st governor of South Dakota.
  4. 2015-Present Serving as a United States Senator from South Dakota.
Commission on Security and Cooperation in EuropeSenate Committee on AppropriationsSenate Committee on Armed ServicesSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban AffairsSenate Committee on Indian AffairsSenate Select Committee on IntelligenceSenate Committee on Armed Services · Cybersecurity subcommittee chairSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · Securities, Insurance, and Investment subcommittee chairSenate Committee on Appropriations · Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies subcommitteeSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · Economic Policy subcommitteeSenate Committee on Armed Services · Emerging Threats and Capabilities subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Energy and Water Development subcommitteeSenate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs · Housing, Transportation, and Community Development subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Legislative Branch subcommitteeSenate Committee on Appropriations · Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies subcommitteeSenate Committee on Armed Services · Strategic Forces subcommittee23 bills authored · 0 enacted

Says vs. does · 72 issues in 6 clusters

Stated position vs. voting record.

The dashed shape is what they campaigned on. The solid shape is how they voted. Where the shapes separate, the record differs from the platform. The distance is measured. What it means is up to you.

SaysDoes
  • Economy & taxes: not yet stated; voted 50 of 100 toward FISCAL RESTRAINT.
  • Safety & enforcement: not yet stated; voted 51 of 100 toward STRICTER ENFORCEMENT.
  • Immigration: not yet stated; voted 76 of 100 toward TIGHTER LIMITS.
  • Rights & liberty: not yet stated; voted 55 of 100 toward INDIVIDUAL LIBERTY.
  • Environment & energy: not yet stated; voted 37 of 100 toward CONSERVE & PROTECT.
  • Governance & oversight: not yet stated; voted 31 of 100 toward DISCLOSURE & AUDIT.
Rim = strongest position on each cluster’s named pole · Same scale for every member · How we score ▸

pending review

The stats, cluster by cluster

6 clusters · 72 issues · sorted by gap size

Each rail runs between two positions real bills take. ○ marks what they campaigned on; ▪ marks how they voted. Select a cluster to open its issues.

GapSorted by gap size · How we score ▸

Receipts · recent votes on passage

How they voted.

Money & ties

Who's behind them.

How complete is this money picture?

46%of the money categories we track are publicly disclosed for this member, counting those that lawfully lag.

  • Campaign financeThrough Jun 30, 2026Current · 34%
  • Corporate-PAC shareNot yet derived · 22%
  • Disclosed tradesLagged · 12%
  • Lobbyist meetingsNot disclosed · 32%

Disclosed by the FEC; we have not built the honest derivation — same for every member.

Members must disclose trades within 45 days; this picture is always at least that far behind.

A gap in the disclosure system, not a statement about this member — lobbyist meetings are not federally disclosed for any member of Congress.

Weights are fixed product-wide and disclosed, so this percentage is comparable across members.

Who funds them · 2026 cycle · FEC through Jun 30, 2026

$3.2MTotal raised · 1 ▪ = $80.0K · 40 units, rounded up

  • PAC contributions$1.4M · 43.5%
  • Itemized individual$1.3M · 40.6%
  • Small-dollar (≤$200)$37.0K · 1.2%
  • All other$466.5K · 14.7%
FEC filing totals ↗

Disclosed trades

We hold no disclosed-trade filings for this member. That is a gap in what we have loaded; it does not mean none were filed.

FEC OpenFEC · disclosed trades: House Clerk / Senate filings.

Ideology placement

Economic (dim 1)0.354
Social (dim 2)0.082

Voteview DW-NOMINATE · retrieved Sep 7, 2026 — an external attributed reference, shown as context.

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