Carl E. Perry
F
50%
Freedom Score
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Session Voting Records
Reports
2025-2026 Sessions
South Dakota: Senate
Score: 33
Free School Meals
Establishes state-reimbursement rules for school districts that provide free or reduced-price meals to students.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Annual cost per household: -$1.62
Abortion-drug Ban
Prohibits the dispensing, distribution, sale, or advertisement of drugs, substances, or other items intended to cause an unlawful abortion.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
Vote Cast: Yes
Government Loans
Authorizes loans from the South Dakota Housing Infrastructure Fund for airport infrastructure projects.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Annual cost per household: -$547.00
Parental Rights
Would have codified certain parental rights in state law, including the right of parents to direct the upbringing, education, and healthcare of their minor children.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
Vote Cast: Yes
Government Health Program
Appropriates federal funding to carry out the state's Rural Health Transformation Program.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Annual cost per household: -$1,100.00
Con-Con
Applies to Congress for an Article V constitutional convention to propose amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Parental Rights Affirmation
Affirms that a parent's right to care for and make decisions for his or her child is a fundamental liberty.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
Vote Cast: Yes
CO2 Eminent Domain Prevention
Provides that no one is allowed to use eminent domain-the unconstitutional power to take private property-to build or operate a pipeline primarily meant for transporting carbon oxide.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
Vote Cast: Yes
Childcare Assistance Program
Enacts a childcare assistance program to allow certain childcare workers to qualify for help with their own childcare costs.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Con-Con - Term Limits
Applies to Congress for an Article V convention to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would establish term limits for members of Congress.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
Defend the Guard
Requires an official declaration of war or other congressional action before the South Dakota National Guard may be deployed by the federal government.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: Yes
Vote Cast: No
Federal Rule Adoption
Updates the state's adoption of federal motor carrier safety and hazardous materials regulations to include all changes made through January 1, 2025.
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Pro-Freedom Vote: No
Vote Cast: Yes
2722 Railroad CircleAberdeen, SD 57401
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