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What they report · Where they serve · not the pond

Reported assets: At least $4,450,067 (range $4,450,067–$13,100,000); 2025 Senate financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed. Official report ↗
Median household income, South Dakota: $75,081 (±$888); Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimate. Census table ↗

5,930% of the South Dakota median

Median household income, South Dakota $75,081

M. Michael Rounds, reported assets (low end) $4,450,067

The income bar shows the median as a share of the larger of the two figures, with a 3px minimum width so it stays visible. The assets bar has its own scale, from $1 at the left to $20 million at the right, and follows the low end of the range. It fills completely when the top of the range is over $20 million. Its color, and the color of the percentage above, runs from green on the left to red on the right.

Reported assets are what the disclosure form lists, in value bands, before debts and not counting a primary home. The median is one year's household income. They measure different things.

Context only. The income figure never moves the pond.

How they voted · the eight · not the pond

Latest roll call per issue, shown as the stance it supports. A NO counts as the other side. The line under each label is the exact vote.

ImmigrationStrictervoted YES on S. 5, the Laken Riley detention bill (Senate, 2025)AbortionPro-lifevoted YES on S. 6, the born-alive infant care bill (Senate, cloture to proceed, 2025)+3 earlier GunsMore permissivevoted NO on S. 2938, the Safer Communities gun bill (Senate, concur, 2022)Free speechNO VOTE YETNo vote on this issue yet TaxesLowervoted NO on H.R. 5376, the Inflation Reduction Act (Senate, 2022)+1 earlier EnergyFossil fuelsvoted YES on S. 1, the Keystone XL pipeline bill (Senate, 2015)Crime & policingNOvoted NO on S. 756, the First Step sentencing bill (Senate, concur, 2018)Parental rightsStrong parental rightsvoted YES on S.Amdt. 1852, the 529 K–12 savings amendment (Senate, 2017)

Screenshot the card. Every line is sourced on this page. Money never moves the pond.

About M. Michael Rounds

Age: 71 (born Oct 24, 1954)source
Born in: Huron, South Dakotasource
Years in office: U.S. Senate since Jan 6, 2015 · 11 years.source
Hobbies & fun facts: A licensed pilot who has said flying gives him a break from everyday work.Source: AOPA, 2010

Rounds is a businessman who grew up in Pierre, South Dakota. He earned a B.S. from South Dakota State University and was governor of South Dakota from 2003 to 2011.

Last updated: Oct 19, 2026

For context only. These details never change the pond.

What they're running on

From their campaign site, in their own words. Not the pond.

Creating jobs, fostering a friendly business environment, cutting bureaucratic red-tape, investing in our children, honoring our military, living within our means and keeping taxes low have long been priorities for Mike. roundsforsenate.com
Mike stands with President Trump and his America First agenda. roundsforsenate.com
Mike believes in local control of education, and while standards are important, a “one size fits all” directive from the federal government does not serve our children well. roundsforsenate.com
Mike is working with President Trump to lead the effort to eliminate the Department of Education. roundsforsenate.com
Mike is a strong supporter of the Second Amendment. roundsforsenate.com
Mike is pro-life and always defends the rights of the unborn. roundsforsenate.com

Also on the record — not in the pond

Votes and disclosures. A single vote here doesn't change the pond. A checked flip on any bill is listed in the Flips section.

Next election · not the pond

Nov 3, 2026 · SD Senate · General election · On the ballot

Federal general elections are the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Not the pond.

Government salary

$174,000

2026 pay for the office. Set by law. Not the pond.

Reported assets · not the pond

M. Michael Rounds · Reported assets, 2025 Senate disclosure (lower bound) · At least $4,450,067 (range $4,450,067–$13,100,000)

$0$2.5M$5M$7.5M$10M

M. Michael Rounds: 2025 Senate financial disclosure, lowest value of each band, summed (Official report ↗).

Reported assets. Not the pond.
M. Michael Rounds	At least $4,450,067 (range $4,450,067–$13,100,000)

Committee assignments · not the pond

Current committees and subcommittees. Shown so you can see it. Committees never move the pond.

Senate Committee on Appropriations — Member
Subcommittee: Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies — Member
Subcommittee: Energy and Water Development — Member
Subcommittee: Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies — Member
Subcommittee: Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies — Member
Subcommittee: Legislative Branch — Member
Subcommittee: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies — Member
Senate Committee on Armed Services — Member
Subcommittee: Cybersecurity — Chair
Subcommittee: Emerging Threats and Capabilities — Member
Subcommittee: Strategic Forces — Member
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Member
Subcommittee: Economic Policy — Member
Subcommittee: Housing, Transportation, and Community Development — Member
Subcommittee: Securities, Insurance, and Investment — Chair
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs — Member
Senate Select Committee on Intelligence — Member
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe — Member

Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators, pulled Oct 20, 2026.

Funding — not the pond

FEC money track · 2024–2026 cycle · never part of the pond

Did they take money from PACs that funded both Democrats and Republicans? Money never moves the pond.

Campaign — they cashed it

$285,800 TAKE (dual-party PAC)

Took at least $1,000 from PACs that fund both parties.

Context. Not the pond. Taking the check is not a flip. Flipping after the check, and staying quiet, is.

Own it — Dual-party PAC

The office types a why in their own words after opening the mailbox link. It does not move the pond.

Largest dual-party PACs on this file.

THE CAPITAL GROUP COMPANIES, INC.$10,000
INTERCONTINENTALEXCHANGE INC.$10,000
THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC$7,500

Traditional PAC contributions to candidate committees only. A dual-party PAC gave at least $1,000 to both parties. AIPAC in this table is committee C00797670. Legal, disclosed, hard-capped. Super PACs and dark money are not in this number. Taking this money is common. The amount is the story. HippoCricket doesn't put this in the pond. FEC bulk committee-to-candidate (24K/24Z), cycles 2024+2026. Dual-party = PAC gave ≥$1,000 to Dems and ≥$1,000 to Republicans. AIPAC = C00797670 only. Download the PAC table.

Bills they sponsored · floor outcomes · not the pond

Bills and joint resolutions they sponsored since 2015 that passed or failed in a chamber. Sponsor only. Shown so you can see it. Bills never move the pond.

Sponsored 247 since 2015. 3 became law. 9 passed a chamber and did not become law. 0 failed a floor vote.

S. 1055 (119th Congress) — Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act
A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to modify the notification requirement for emergency contract health services for certain beneficiaries, and for other purposes.
Introduced Mar 13, 2025 · Passed Senate Sep 30, 2026 · Official record ↗
S. 1473 (119th Congress) — Stop Stealing our Chips Act
A bill to amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to establish a whistleblower incentive program and provide protections to whistleblowers.
Introduced Apr 10, 2025 · Passed Senate May 20, 2026 · Official record ↗
S. 2143 (118th Congress) — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 South 2nd Avenue in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, as the "Staff Sergeant Robb Lura Rolfing Post Office Building".
Introduced Jun 22, 2023 · Became law Nov 25, 2024 (Public Law 118-132) · Official record ↗
S. 3267 (118th Congress) — A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 410 Dakota Avenue South in Huron, South Dakota, as the "First Lieutenant Thomas Michael Martin Post Office Building".
Introduced Nov 9, 2023 · Became law Nov 25, 2024 (Public Law 118-135) · Official record ↗
S. 3553 (118th Congress) — Military Personnel Confirmation Restoration Act of 2023
A bill to provide a retroactive effective date for the promotions of senior officers of the Armed Forces whose military promotions were delayed as a result of the suspension of Senate confirmation of such promotions.
Introduced Dec 14, 2023 · Passed Senate Dec 14, 2023 · Official record ↗
S. 789 (117th Congress) — RESPECT Act
Introduced Mar 17, 2021 · Became law Dec 27, 2022 (Public Law 117-317) · Official record ↗
S. 1725 (117th Congress) — A bill to grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated.
Introduced May 20, 2021 · Passed Senate Nov 17, 2022 · Official record ↗
S. 1596 (117th Congress) — Greatest Generation Memorial Act
Introduced May 12, 2021 · Passed Senate May 16, 2022 · Official record ↗
S. 1875 (117th Congress) — Veterans' Emergency Care Claims Parity Act
Introduced May 27, 2021 · Passed Senate Apr 7, 2022 · Official record ↗
S. 2629 (116th Congress) — United States Public Health Service Modernization Act of 2019
Introduced Oct 17, 2019 · Passed Senate Jan 9, 2020 · Official record ↗

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS (Library of Congress actions), pulled Oct 20, 2026. Provisions passed inside other bills are not counted.

Where they stand on the eight

A sourced vote always wins. Nothing is guessed.

Immigration & Border SecuritySupportedNo flipStricter enforcement and border controls
AbortionSupportedNo flipPro-life / restricting abortion
Gun Rights & Second AmendmentOpposedNo flipOpposition to the restriction
Free Speech & CensorshipNo sourced recordNo sourced record
Taxes, Spending & DebtSupportedNo flipLower taxes and tax cuts
Energy PolicySupportedNo flipExpanded domestic and fossil-fuel production
Crime & PolicingNayNo flip
Parental Rights & School ChoiceSupportedNo flipVoted Yea. Would let 529 accounts cover K–12 tuition, not just college.

Votes with own party

91% of the time — 10 of 11 roll calls on this page went with the rest of the Republican caucus.

Fat Hippo is whether they stay themselves. This is whether they stay with the party. Doesn't touch the pond.

Why this pond: No flip on the file. Never changed. The landmark votes are shown below.

We show what they said and what they did. The verdict is yours.

Recorded flips

Explained

Unexplained

Stance timeline by issue

Flips first

Each line is a sourced position. One banner is one flip on a landmark issue. Flips on other bills are listed in the Flips section, and Recorded flips counts both.