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ROUNDS, MIKE

Republican candidate for U.S. Senate — SD

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Editorially verifiedFEC registry facts

FEC registration record

Mike Rounds is registered with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) as a candidate filer for U.S. Senate in the 2026 election cycle, under FEC candidate ID S4SD00049.[1] The FEC registry records the party affiliation on this registration as Republican.[1] The registry marks the filer as an incumbent — a current holder of the office filing for re-election.[1] Senate registrations are recorded statewide; the registry ties this filing to South Dakota.[1]

An FEC registration establishes that this candidacy's paperwork exists in the federal registry; it does not by itself establish an active campaign organization, ballot access in any state, or a party's endorsement.[3] The Candidate publishes this profile from that registry record, so each fact above is verifiable at the source: the FEC's public page for candidate S4SD00049 and the filings the commission indexes for it.[1][2] The registry facts on this page were last verified against FEC records on May 9, 2026.[1]

Sources

  1. [1]https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/S4SD00049/Federal Election Commission · retrieved 2026-05-09
  2. [2]https://www.fec.gov/data/filings/?candidate_id=S4SD00049Federal Election Commission · retrieved 2026-05-09
  3. [3]https://www.fec.gov/help-candidates-and-committees/registering-candidate/Federal Election Commission · retrieved 2026-05-09

Sourced facts

Each row below is drawn from an upstream source (e.g. FEC filings). Every value shows where it came from and when it was last verified.

Legal name
ROUNDS, MIKE
Source: FECLast verified
Party
Republican
Source: FECLast verified
Office sought
U.S. Senate
Source: FECLast verified
State
South Dakota
Source: FECLast verified
Incumbency
Incumbent
Source: FECLast verified
FEC candidate ID
S4SD00049
Source: FECLast verified

Campaign financials

Aggregated FEC totals for the 2026cycle. Each row links back to the candidate's filing on FEC.gov.

Total receipts
$2,432,354
Source: Fec TotalsLast verified
Total disbursements
$1,365,508
Source: Fec TotalsLast verified
Cash on hand
$2,936,875
Source: Fec TotalsLast verified
Debts owed
$0
Source: Fec TotalsLast verified
Individual contributions
$1,032,859
Source: Fec TotalsLast verified
PAC contributions
$1,011,300
Source: Fec TotalsLast verified
Party transfers
$62,000
Source: Fec TotalsLast verified
Self-financing
$0
Source: Fec TotalsLast verified

Totals as of . View filing on FEC.gov →

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Issue positions

ROUNDS, MIKE's stance on each of the issues we track. Sourced rows are derived from federal roll-call voting records; candidate-stated rows come from the claimed page.

Economy & jobs: Opposes
Voted NO on Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (H.R. 5376) Senate final passage. (2022).
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Healthcare: Opposes
Voted YES on Medicaid work-requirements provision (119th budget reconciliation). (2025).
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Immigration: Mixed
Mixed voting record on key votes: 1 support / 1 oppose across 2 tallied votes.
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Climate & environment: Opposes
Voted YES on CRA disapproving EPA vehicle-emissions rule (Senate, 118th). (2024).
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Education: Opposes
Voted YES on CRA disapproving SAVE student-loan repayment plan (Senate, 118th, on H.J.Res 88). (2024).
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Gun policy: Opposes
Voted YES on CRA disapproving ATF pistol-brace rule (Senate, 118th). (2023).
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Abortion & reproductive rights: Opposes
Voted NO on Right to Contraception Act (S. 4381, 118th) cloture. (2024).
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Criminal justice & policing: Opposes
Voted YES on HALT Fentanyl Act (S. 331, 119th) Senate final passage — permanent Schedule I for fentanyl analogues. (2025).
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Housing: No public position
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Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Foreign policy & national security: Supports
Voted YES on Ukraine + Israel + Indo-Pacific supplemental (H.R. 815) Senate final passage. (2024).
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Tax policy: Opposes
Voted YES on TCJA individual-rate extension (119th). (2025).
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Voting rights & election integrity: Supports
Voted YES on Electoral Count Reform Act Senate component (117th). (2022).
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Technology & AI policy: Supports
Voted YES on Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act Senate component (118th). (2024).
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Trade: Opposes
Voted NO on S.J.Res. 88 (119th) — terminate national emergency declared to impose global tariffs. (2025).
Source: Voting RecordLast verified
Government accountability & ethics: No public position
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Source: Voting RecordLast verified

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