RMMike Rounds
U.S. Senator for South Dakota
- Party
- R
- State
- South Dakota
- Age
- —
- Serving since
- 2015
Rhetoric
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Toward Republicans
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Toward Democrats
2026-03-21 · Floor speech · congress.gov
Congressional Record remarks
…rcent of Democrats. Let me say that again: 71 percent of Democrats support voter ID laws. Our Democrat colleagues are on the wrong side of their own constituents. This legislation implements a reasonable policy with broad support from all sides of the …
The speaker (Sen. Rounds, R) advocates for voter ID legislation and directs criticism at Democrats as a bloc, citing a specific example…
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Legislative activity
Sponsored
407
Cosponsored
1,929
Career totals · Source: Congress.gov · Last pulled 10/18/2026