IncumbentHeather Baxter
Incumbent Republican candidate for Secretary of State in South Dakota
South Dakota Secretary of State winner?
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NOV 7, 2026
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$1.79NOV 7, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleState Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyTrump-aligned Republican
Age51 years old (Sep 25, 1975)
GenderFemale
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LocationSouth Dakota
BackgroundPolitician
Notable personal detailsHeather Baxter is an American politician and Republican candidate for South Dakota Secretary of State in the November 3, 2026 general election. She has served as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives for District 34 since January 2025. Baxter has also described herself publicly as a Christian minister and leader of HB Ministries.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Heather Baxter supported an initiated constitutional amendment to repeal real property taxes and replace them with a retail transaction tax. She also objected to large tax exemptions for data centers, citing concerns about the burden on electricity, water, and local resources.
Healthcare
Heather Baxter’s recorded legislative activity shows a mix of positions on healthcare-related measures. She voted against a bill restricting hospital collection of medical debt, while supporting measures related to parental access to minors’ medical records and COVID-19 vaccination disclosure, and backing a bill on individualized investigational treatments for life-threatening diseases.
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Immigration & Border
Heather Baxter has publicly supported enforcing proof-of-citizenship and identification requirements in election administration, and she voted for measures requiring U.S. citizenship for voting and a 30-day residency period for new residents. No direct, specific immigration or border policy position was found in the sources reviewed.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Heather Baxter has publicly identified with a right-to-life position and has supported legislation in South Dakota that tightens abortion-related restrictions. Her documented record points to opposition to broader abortion access, but the available evidence does not clearly show support for a total ban or the absence of exceptions.
Climate & Energy
Heather Baxter has emphasized concerns about data centers increasing electric bills, water use, and pollution, and has supported measures to protect residents from those impacts. She also sponsored legislation to require an environmental impact statement for certain utility permits. Her public record does not show a clear, broad climate or energy ideology beyond these issue-specific positions.
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