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Mark Lapka is a Republican State Senate representative for South Dakota district 23 and holds an OppScore of +3.96. OppScore is a nonpartisan political rating system that scores politicians from -5.00 to +5.00 across the Five Points of Opportunity, using published voting records and public disclosures.
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Mark Lapka is a farmer and rancher from Leola, South Dakota, who has represented District 23 in the State Senate as a Republican since January 2025. He serves as vice chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and focuses on state budgeting, agricultural policy, and local district concerns such as school funding.
We hold little public record for Mark Lapka so far, so most of this score is inferred from their stated party and general positions rather than from documented votes. It will change as a record appears, or when they complete the OppScore self assessment.
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