Mike Rounds
Republican Senator, South Dakota
30 bills184 cosponsored$3.2M raised890 votes recorded
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Official biography
Congressional sourceRoots
Education
- “He earned a bachelor’s degree in political science from South Dakota State University.” source
Public service
- “From 1991 to 2000, he was elected five times to the South Dakota State Senate.” source
- “In 1995, his colleagues selected him to serve as Senate Majority Leader, a position that he held for six years.” source
- “On January 6th, 2015, Senator Marion Michael “Mike” Rounds was sworn into the United States Senate.” source
Legislation
S 5373sponsor
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to limit the compensation and benefits provided to executive officers of the Postal Service, and for other purposes.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4567-4568)
S 5359cosponsor
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to Pennington County, South Dakota, certain National Forest System land.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S4567)
S 5375sponsor
A bill to provide for records preservation processes for certain at-risk Afghan allies.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
S 5366cosponsor
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow 5-year carrybacks for the low-income housing tax credit.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Voting Record
650 yea232 nay8 missed
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 5271
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected (52-46)
Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General
Nomination Confirmed (50-49)
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General
Cloture Motion Agreed to (50-49)
H.R. 6500, as amended
Bill Passed (90-6)
Official statements and press releases from Mike Rounds are archived, searchable, and updated daily at Capitol Releases, a companion project.
The 2026 race · Class 2
Full raceFEC Form 2 filers for this seat. Filing is not ballot access, and this list does not establish who remains in the race.
- Mike RoundsRepublican· this member$4.5M raised
- Brian BengsIndependent$782K raised
- Julian C BeaudionDemocratic$228K raised
- Justin S McNealRepublican$11K raised
Source: Federal Election Commission. FEC filing fallback. Synced daily.
Campaign Finance
2026 cycle$3.2M
Small donors $37KLarge individual $1.3MPACs $1.4M
Spent $2.3MCash $2.7M
2024 cycle$1.1M
Small donors $22KLarge individual $320KPACs $535K
Spent $612KCash $1.9M
2022 cycle$253K
Small donors $20K
Top Contributors
ANTHROPIC$48K
GOOGLE$42K
APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT$30K
MARQUIS MANAGEMENT, INC.$30K
ARES MANAGEMENT$21K
BURWELL ENTERPRISE$21K
LEIDOS$21K
APOLLO$19K
SANFORD HEALTH$19K
ROCKET MORTGAGE$16K
Committees
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
Senate Committee on Appropriations
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
- Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
- Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
- Energy and Water Development
- Legislative Branch
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Senate Committee on Armed Services
- Cybersecurity
- Emerging Threats and Capabilities
- Strategic Forces
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Economic Policy
- Housing, Transportation, and Community Development
- Securities, Insurance, and Investment
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Activity Timeline
LegislationVotes
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to S. 5271
yea2026-08-08
vote
Confirmation: Todd Blanche, of Florida, to be Attorney General
yea2026-08-08
vote
Motion to Invoke Cloture: Todd Blanche to be Attorney General
yea2026-08-08
vote
H.R. 6500, as amended
yea2026-08-08
vote
Motion to Table Budd Amdt. No. 6747
nayService History
Senate2021-01-03, 2027-01-03Republican
Senate2015-01-06, 2021-01-03Republican
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- BillsTracked · 214
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- VotesTracked · 890
Roll-call positions parsed from official chamber XML.
- CommitteesTracked · 18
Standing assignments from the @unitedstates project.
- Campaign financeTracked · 8
Top-line FEC numbers per election cycle.
- Press releasesNot applicable
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