Mike Rounds

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Mike Rounds

U.S. Senator · South Dakota · R

U.S. Senator — SD (R)

Marion Michael Rounds (born October 24, 1954) is an American businessman and politician serving as the junior United States senator from South Dakota since 2015. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 31st governor of South Dakota from 2003 to 2011. Rounds was raised in Pierre, South Dakota. He attended South Dakota State University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science degree. [Wikipedia ↗]

FEC receipts · 2012–2026 cycles

$9,062,214 raised

Influence graph
Individual 48%
PAC 45%
Other

Where the $9,062,214 raised came from · FEC · 2012–2026 cycle

$9,062,214
Raised
FEC receipts · 2012–2026 cycle
$4,066,757
PAC receipts
FEC committee contributions · 2012–2026 cycles
$1,776,098
Spent supporting them
outside + direct · 91 sources

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Top individual donors · 15

Largest itemized individual contributions across their FEC campaign committees (Schedule A), aggregated by donor across cycles. Conduits (ActBlue/WinRed) excluded.

Top industries · donor money

  • Other / unclassified$192,300
  • Securities & investment$109,450
  • Not employed / self$38,475
  • Retired$18,691
  • Lawyers & law firms$15,250
  • Tech$9,100
  • TV, movies & music$5,800
  • Health professionals$5,000

Classified from donor employer/occupation · heuristic

Top employers · donor money

  • APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT$30,350
  • APOLLO$19,250
  • ROCKET MORTGAGE$15,700
  • JANE STREET$13,200
  • COBURN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$13,200
  • 1ST FINANCIAL BANK$13,200
  • CAROLYN ROWAN COLLECTION$13,200
  • APOLLO MGMT.$13,200
  • SELF$8,625
  • APOLLO MANAGEMENT$7,200

Committee assignments · 18

Seats on the panels that write the rules — where a donor industry meets the member it funded.

  • Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services
  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
  • Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
  • Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services — CybersecurityChairman
  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Securities, Insurance, and InvestmentChairman
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations — Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations — Department of Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations — Energy and Water Development
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations — Legislative Branch
  • Senate Committee on Appropriations — Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services — Emerging Threats and Capabilities
  • Senate Committee on Armed Services — Strategic Forces
  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Economic Policy
  • Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs — Housing, Transportation, and Community Development

Source: @unitedstates/congress-legislators

Legislation sponsored · 56

Bills and resolutions this member introduced in the 119th Congress — what they put their name on, alongside who funds them.

  • S. 4991A bill to direct the Secretary of Energy to establish an extremophile whole genome sequencing initiative, and for other purposes.
  • S. 4880Dismemberment Abortion Ban Act of 2026· Crime and Law Enforcement
  • S. 3880Small Business Investor Capital Access Act· Finance and Financial Sector
  • S. 3736Dakota Mainstem Water Supply Project Feasibility Study Act· Water Resources Development
  • S. 3667Life at Conception Act of 2026· Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues

Source: govinfo.gov · BILLSTATUS bulk data (sponsor of record)

Top connections · 91 total

People0
  • None on file
Organizations5
PACs / committees86

Connections · explore all 91

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