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Phil Jensen
Republican Party
South Dakota House of Representatives District 33
Tenure
2021 - Present
Term ends
2027
Years in position
5
Predecessor: David Johnson (R)
Prior offices:
South Dakota State Senate District 33
Years in office: 2013 - 2021
Predecessor: Elizabeth Kraus (R)
Successor: David Johnson (R)
South Dakota House of Representatives District 33
Years in office: 2009 - 2013
Successor: Scott W. Craig (R)
Compensation
Base salary
$16,348/year
Per diem
$178/day for legislators who reside more than 50 miles away from the Capitol.
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 5, 2024
Personal
Profession
Business owner
Contact
Official website
Personal Facebook

Phil Jensen (Republican Party) is a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 33. He assumed office on January 12, 2021. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.

Jensen (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 33. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Phil Jensen's career experience includes owning a business.[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Jensen was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Jensen was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Jensen was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Jensen served on the following committees:

South Dakota committee assignments, 2015
• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Health and Human Services
• Retirement Laws, Vice-Chair

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Jensen served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Jensen served on the following committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, Jensen served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 33 (2 seats)

Incumbent Curt Massie and incumbent Phil Jensen won election in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 33 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Curt Massie
Curt Massie (R)
 
50.1
 
7,355
✔
Image of Phil Jensen
Phil Jensen (R)
 
49.9
 
7,325

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 14,680
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Republican primary election

The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Phil Jensen and incumbent Curt Massie advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 33.

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Jensen in this election.

Pledges

Jensen signed the following pledges.

  • U.S. Term Limits

2022

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 33 (2 seats)

Incumbent Phil Jensen and Curt Massie defeated Vince Vidal in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 33 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Phil Jensen
Phil Jensen (R)
 
40.1
 
6,396
✔
Image of Curt Massie
Curt Massie (R)
 
36.0
 
5,733
Image of Vince Vidal
Vince Vidal (D)
 
23.9
 
3,808

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 15,937
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Vince Vidal advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 33.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 33 (2 seats)

Incumbent Phil Jensen and Curt Massie defeated Dean Aurand and Janette McIntyre in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 33 on June 7, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Phil Jensen
Phil Jensen
 
30.4
 
2,300
✔
Image of Curt Massie
Curt Massie
 
24.9
 
1,885
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Dean Aurand
 
23.7
 
1,794
Image of Janette McIntyre
Janette McIntyre
 
21.0
 
1,590

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,569
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2020

State house election

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 33 (2 seats)

Phil Jensen and incumbent Taffy Howard won election in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 33 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Phil Jensen
Phil Jensen (R)
 
56.5
 
10,251
✔
Image of Taffy Howard
Taffy Howard (R)
 
43.5
 
7,902

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,153
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 33 (2 seats)

Incumbent Taffy Howard and Phil Jensen defeated Melanie Torno in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 33 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Taffy Howard
Taffy Howard
 
42.0
 
2,831
✔
Image of Phil Jensen
Phil Jensen
 
34.0
 
2,297
Image of Melanie Torno
Melanie Torno Candidate Connection
 
24.0
 
1,620

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,748
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State senate election

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2020

Jensen was not able to file for re-election due to term limits.

2018

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for South Dakota State Senate District 33

Incumbent Phil Jensen defeated Ryan Ryder in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 33 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Phil Jensen
Phil Jensen (R)
 
62.4
 
6,655
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Ryan Ryder (D)
 
37.6
 
4,018

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 10,673
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 33

Ryan Ryder advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 33 on June 5, 2018.

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Ryan Ryder

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 33

Incumbent Phil Jensen defeated Amanda Scott in the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 33 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Phil Jensen
Phil Jensen
 
58.9
 
2,074
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Amanda Scott
 
41.1
 
1,450

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

Total votes: 3,524
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2016

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2016

Elections for the South Dakota State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 29, 2016.

Incumbent Phil Jensen defeated Haven Stuck in the South Dakota State Senate District 33 general election.[2][3]

South Dakota State Senate, District 33 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Phil Jensen Incumbent 61.61% 7,651
     Democratic Haven Stuck 38.39% 4,767
Total Votes 12,418
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State


Haven Stuck ran unopposed in the South Dakota State Senate District 33 Democratic primary.[4][5]

South Dakota State Senate, District 33 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Haven Stuck  (unopposed)


Incumbent Phil Jensen defeated Jacqueline Sly in the South Dakota State Senate District 33 Republican primary.[4][5]

South Dakota State Senate, District 33 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Phil Jensen Incumbent 60.58% 2,053
     Republican Jacqueline Sly 39.42% 1,336
Total Votes 3,389

2014

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2014

The general elections for the office of South Dakota State Senate took place on November 4, 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 25, 2014. Robin Page defeated Haven Stuck in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Phil Jensen defeated David Johnson in the Republican primary. Jensen defeated Page in the general election.[6][7][8]

South Dakota State Senate, District 33, General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Jensen Incumbent 64.6% 5,016
     Democratic Robin Page 35.4% 2,743
Total Votes 7,759
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State
South Dakota State Senate, District 33 Democratic Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRobin Page 53.8% 346
Haven Stuck 46.2% 297
Total Votes 643
South Dakota State Senate, District 33 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Jensen Incumbent 50.6% 1,232
David Johnson 49.4% 1,203
Total Votes 2,435

2012

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2012

Jensen won election in the 2012 election for South Dakota State Senate District 33. Jensen defeated Michael Buckingham in the Republican primary on June 5 and defeated Matt McGrath (I) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9][10]

South Dakota State Senate, District 33, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Jensen 57.4% 5,722
     Independent Matt McGrath 42.6% 4,245
Total Votes 9,967
South Dakota State Senate District 33 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPhil Jensen 57.6% 1,128
Michael Buckingham 42.4% 832
Total Votes 1,960

2010

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2010

Jensen won re-election to District 33 of the South Dakota House of Representatives. Jensen and Jacqueline Sly (incumbent) both ran unopposed in the June 8 Republican primary.[11] Jensen and Sly were unopposed in the general election on November 2, 2010.

South Dakota State House, District 33 (2010)
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Phil Jensen (R) 4,920 56.62%
Green check mark transparent.png Jacqueline Sly (R) 3,769 43.38%

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Phil Jensen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Phil Jensen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Phil Jensen did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2014

Jensen's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[12]

Phil is 100% Pro-Life

  • Excerpt: "Unborn children are human beings and should be protected"

Phil is 100% Pro-Family

  • Excerpt: "The family, not the government should be the center of what South Dakotans depend on. The government should not play the role of parent."

Phil is 100% 2nd Amendment

  • Excerpt: "The 2nd Amendment to the US Constitution means what it says: Citizens have the right to own firearms without government interfering in that right."

Phil is 100% Pro-Business

  • Excerpt: "The proper role of government is to establish and maintain an environment that enables and encourages individuals and businesses to pursue their dreams, not stifle them."

Phil is 100% Pro-South Dakota

  • Excerpt: "Phil is dedicated to restraining tax and fee increases for his constituents and all South Dakotans."

Campaign finance summary

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Phil Jensen campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024South Dakota House of Representatives District 33Won general$1,300 $0
2022South Dakota House of Representatives District 33Won general$15,750 $0
2020South Dakota House of Representatives District 33Won general$7,208 N/A**
2018South Dakota State Senate District 33Won general$17,850 N/A**
2016South Dakota State Senate, District 33Won $26,874 N/A**
2014South Dakota State Senate, District 33Won $14,865 N/A**
2012South Dakota State Senate, District 33Won $9,353 N/A**
2010South Dakota House of Representatives, District 33Won $10,549 N/A**
2008South Dakota House of Representatives, District 33Won $18,635 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards, State legislative scorecards in South Dakota

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2016 Republican National Convention

See also: Republican National Convention, 2016

Jensen was a delegate to the 2016 Republican National Convention from South Dakota. All 29 delegates from South Dakota were bound by state party rules to support Donald Trump at the convention.[13] As of July 13, 2016, Trump had approximately 1,542 delegates. The winner of the Republican nomination needed the support of 1,237 delegates. Trump formally won the nomination on July 19, 2016.

Delegate rules

See also: RNC delegate guidelines from South Dakota, 2016 and Republican delegates from South Dakota, 2016

Delegates from South Dakota to the 2016 Republican National Convention were elected at a state convention in March 2016 and allocated after the South Dakota presidential primary election on June 7, 2016. All delegates from South Dakota were bound by state party rules on the first ballot at the national convention to support the candidate to whom they were allocated.

South Dakota primary results

See also: Presidential election in South Dakota, 2016
South Dakota Republican Primary, 2016
Candidate Vote % Votes Delegates
Green check mark transparent.pngDonald Trump 67.1% 44,867 29
Ted Cruz 17% 11,352 0
John Kasich 15.9% 10,660 0
Totals 66,879 29
Source: The New York Times and South Dakota Secretary of State

Delegate allocation

See also: 2016 presidential nominations: calendar and delegate rules
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South Dakota had 29 delegates at the 2016 Republican National Convention. Of this total, three were district-level delegates (representing the state's single congressional district) and 23 served as at-large delegates. South Dakota's district and at-large delegates were allocated on a winner-take-all basis; the plurality winner of the statewide primary vote received all of the state's district and at-large delegates.[14][15]

In addition, three national party leaders (identified on the chart below as RNC delegates) served as bound delegates to the Republican National Convention. The RNC delegates were required to pledge their support to the winner of the state's primary.[14][15]

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External links

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South Dakota House of Representatives District 33
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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ South Dakota Legislature, "Representative Phil Jensen - 2021," accessed April 1, 2021
    2. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
    3. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results State Canvas," accessed May 2, 2017
    4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed December 18, 2015
    5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "State primary results," accessed June 7, 2016
    6. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Primary Election - Official Results," accessed June 4, 2014
    7. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official General Election Results - November 4, 2014," accessed November 12, 2014
    8. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Current Candidates for Primary Election," accessed May 2, 2014
    9. ↑ Office of the South Dakota Secretary of State, "2012 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed April 11, 2012
    10. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," June 12, 2012
    11. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official results of June 8 primary," accessed March 12, 2014
    12. ↑ philjensen.org, "Issues," accessed May 16, 2014
    13. ↑ South Dakota GOP, "SDGOP elects Delegates and Alternates for the Republican National Convention," March 21, 2016
    14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Republican National Committee, "2016 Presidential Nominating Process," accessed October 6, 2015
    15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 CNN.com, "Republican National Convention roll call vote," accessed July 20, 2016 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "rollcallvote" defined multiple times with different content


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