Upper house of the South Dakota State Legislature
South Dakota Senate |
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Term limits | 4 terms (8 years) |
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New session started | January 10, 2023 |
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President pro tempore | |
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Majority Leader | |
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Minority Leader | |
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Seats | 35 |
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Political groups | Majority party
Minority party
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Length of term | 2 years |
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Authority | Article III, South Dakota Constitution |
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Salary | $12,850.80/session + $151 per legislative day[a][1] |
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Last election | November 8, 2022 (35 seats) |
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Next election | November 5, 2024 (35 seats) |
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Redistricting | Legislative Control |
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State Senate Chamber South Dakota State Capitol Pierre, South Dakota |
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South Dakota State Legislature |
The Senate is the upper house of the South Dakota Legislature. It consists of 35 members, one representing each legislative district. It meets at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre.
Composition
- 98th Legislature (2023)
Affiliation
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Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total
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Republican
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Democratic
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91st Legislature
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29
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6
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35
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92nd Legislature
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32
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3
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35
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98th Legislature
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31
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4
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35
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Latest voting share
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89%
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11%
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Officers
List of current senators
District |
Senator |
Party |
Since |
Residence |
Counties represented
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1st
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Michael Rohl
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Republican
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2021
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Aberdeen
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Brown, Day, Marshall, Roberts
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2nd
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Steve Kolbeck
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Republican
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2023
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Brandon
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Brown, Clark, Hamlin, Spink
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3rd
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Al Novstrup
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Republican
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2017
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Aberdeen
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Brown
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4th
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John Wiik
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Republican
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2017
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Big Stone City
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Brookings, Codington, Deuel, Grant
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5th
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Lee Schoenbeck
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Republican
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2019
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Watertown
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Codington
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6th
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Herman Otten
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Republican
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2021
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Lennox
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Lincoln
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7th
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Tim Reed
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Republican
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2023
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Brookings
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Brookings
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8th
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Casey Crabtree
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Republican
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2020
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Madison
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Lake, Miner, Moody, Sanborn
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9th
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Brent "B.R." Hoffman
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Republican
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2023
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Sioux Falls
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Minnehaha
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10th
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Liz Larson
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Democratic
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2023
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Sioux Falls
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Minnehaha
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11th
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Jim Stalzer
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Republican
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2017
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Sioux Falls
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Minnehaha
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12th
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Arch Beal
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Republican
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2023
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Sioux Falls
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Lincoln, Minnehaha
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13th
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Jack Kolbeck
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Republican
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2017
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Sioux Falls
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Lincoln, Minnehaha
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14th
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Larry Zikmund
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Republican
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2021
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Sioux Falls
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Minnehaha
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15th
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Reynold Nesiba
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Democratic
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2017
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Sioux Falls
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Minnehaha
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16th
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Jim Bolin
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Republican
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2017
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Canton
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Lincoln, Union
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17th
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Sydney Davis
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Republican
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2023
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Burbank
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Clay, Union
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18th
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Jean Hunhoff
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Republican
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2021
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Yankton
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Yankton
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19th
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Kyle Schoenfish
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Republican
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2020
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Scotland
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Bon Homme, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson, McCook
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20th
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Joshua Klumb
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Republican
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2017
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Mitchell
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Aurora, Davison, Jerauld
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21st
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Erin Tobin
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Republican
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2021
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Winner
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Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Gregory, Tripp
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22nd
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David Wheeler
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Republican
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2021
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Huron
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Beadle, Kingsbury
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23rd
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Bryan Breitling
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Republican
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2021
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Miller
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Campbell, Edmunds, Faulk, Hand, McPherson, Potter, Spink, Walworth
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24th
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Jim Mehlhaff
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Republican
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2023
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Pierre
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Hughes, Hyde, Stanley, Sully
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25th
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Tom Pischke
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Republican
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2023
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Dell Rapids
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Minnehaha
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26th
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Shawn Bordeaux
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Democratic
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2023
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Mission
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Brule, Buffalo, Jones, Lyman, Mellette, Todd
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27th
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Red Dawn Foster
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Democratic
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2019
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Pine Ridge
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Bennett, Haakon, Jackson, Oglala Lakota, Pennington
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28th
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Ryan Maher
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Republican
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2017
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Isabel
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Butte, Corson, Dewey, Harding, Perkins, Ziebach
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29th
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Dean Wink
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Republican
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2023
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Howes
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Butte, Meade, Pennington
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30th
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Julie Frye-Mueller
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Republican
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2021
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Rapid City
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Custer, Fall River, Pennington
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31st
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Randy Deibert
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Republican
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2023
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Spearfish
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Lawrence
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32nd
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Helene Duhamel
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Republican
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2019
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Rapid City
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Pennington
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33rd
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David Johnson
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Republican
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2021
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Rapid City
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Meade, Pennington
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34th
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Michael Diedrich
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Republican
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2021
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Rapid City
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Pennington
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35th
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Mike Walsh
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Republican
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2024
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Rapid City
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Pennington
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Diversity among senators
In 2010, Democrat Angie Buhl became the first openly LGBT person ever elected to the state legislature.[2] She served from 2011 – 2017.
Past composition of the Senate
See also
Notes
- ^ Legislative pay must be one-fifth of median household income of South Dakota
External links
- Project Vote Smart - State Senate of South Dakota
- South Dakota Senate Roster
References
- ^ "S.D. Legislators' salary raise strains budget". November 17, 2020.
- ^ Reese, Phil. "2012 proving busy year for Victory Fund". Washington Blade. Retrieved April 26, 2012.
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