Senate · South Dakota · General Election
South Dakota Senate
📅 General: November 3, 2026
Last updated: Nov 01, 2026 06:45 PM
🏛️ Corporate Influence Pipeline
Companies spending $9.3M lobbying Congress are simultaneously directing $11.4M in campaign spending in this race.
Lobbying Issues Connected to This Race
🏥 Healthcare & Pharma
⚡ Energy & Utilities
🛡️ Defense & Security
🏭 Trade & Manufacturing
Company
Lobbying $
Campaign $
Candidate
Source: Senate LDA filings + FEC data via Hammerhead Intelligence.
Lobbying $ = annual reported federal lobbying expenditures (company-wide).
Campaign $ = IE spending directed at candidates in this specific race.
🏢 Donor Employer Groups — FEC Schedule A
Individual contributions aggregated by employer. Contributions are from employees, not the companies themselves.
ROUNDS (REPUBLICAN PARTY)
Top employer groups (3 also lobby Congress)
ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ (A16Z)
$14K
(6)
BENGS (IND)
Top employer groups (2 also lobby Congress)
BEAUDION (DEMOCRATIC PARTY)
Top employer groups
WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY
$1K
(1)
DONNA NEWTON LETT KITTRELL
$1K
(2)
🔀 2 SPLIT DONORS
— Employers whose staff donate to both sides
GOOGLE: ROUNDS $49,400 / BEAUDION $800. SANFORD HEALTH: ROUNDS $19,000 / BEAUDION $2,010.
Source: FEC Schedule A (2026 cycle) via Hammerhead Intelligence
Federal Spending Context (statewide)
Federal awards flowing into this jurisdiction · Source: USAspending.gov
Top Industries & Recipients ▾
Commercial and Institutional B · $311.4M
Electronic Computer Manufactur · $66.6M
Electric Power Distribution · $57.7M
Computer Facilities Management · $47.6M
Other Heavy and Civil Engineer · $39.0M
Offices of Physicians (except · $38.4M
Recipient
Amount
SOCIAL SERVICES SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT
$2.2B
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA
$740.4M
SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
$331.4M
STERLING COMPUTERS CORPORATION
$279.3M
SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
$192.6M
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF TRAN
$113.8M
SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE A
$84.5M