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Brandon R. Wipf

State Senate · District 22

Brandon R. Wipf

67%Senate

Pro-resident voting record on data center bills

Sided with residents on 67% of votes across 11 data center bills.

Note

Received PAC contributions from Glacial Lakes Energy LLC. Several energy companies lobbied in Pierre for tax breaks for data centers this past legislative session.

Voting record

On 2026-session data center bills · Senate record

HB 1038Voted For

allow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities.

SB 135Voted For

protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.

SB 239Voted For

modify provisions relating to the reinvestment payment program, and relating to the purchasing of goods and services used by projects approved for the reinvestment payment program.

Campaign money

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$30,870in reported receipts

Wipf for the Senate

Flagged contributions to their own committee

  • BUtility, power and energy interests$2,500
  • CThe PAC funnel$500
  • DIndividuals named in the investigation$1,041
Flagged total$4,041

Flagged donors, largest first

  • Glacial Lakes Energy LLC $2,000
  • Matt/Karine Paulson $1,041
  • SD Ethanol Producers Pac $500
  • Dusty PAC $500
Every itemised contribution on file (25)
SD Ag Leaders PACC$5,000
Matt/Karine PaulsonD$1,041
Gary Clifton$1,000
Vic/Twila Gross$1,000
Contribution Statement you received from the entity. Glacial Lakes Energy LLCB$1,000
Amy Clifton$1,000
Brent/Dawn Kleinsasser$700
(UNITEMIZED - gifts of $100 or less)$550
South Dakota Trial Lawyers$500
Terry Nebelsick$500
Sidney Davis$500
Willis/Shirley Wipf$500
Hjalmer/Janet Tschetter$500
Robert Skjonsberg$500
SD Ethanol Producers PacB$500
Soy PACC$500
Lynn/Gloria Schneider$400
Mike/Robin Jaspers$250
Terry Schultz$250
Dusty PACC$250
Caleb Ragland$250
Jim White$250
South Dakota Pork Producers PACC$200
Denis Drake$125
Curt Blades$104

Collected via manual pull (verified). Contributor names appear exactly as the committee filed them. Donor addresses are not published.