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Upper house of the South Dakota State Legislature From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
South Dakota Senate | |
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South Dakota Legislature | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | 4 terms (8 years) |
History | |
New session started | January 10, 2023 |
Leadership | |
President pro tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 35 |
Political groups | Majority party
Minority party |
Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | Article III, South Dakota Constitution |
Salary | $12,850.80/session + $151 per legislative day[lower-alpha 1][1] |
Elections | |
Last election | November 8, 2022 (35 seats) |
Next election | November 5, 2024 (35 seats) |
Redistricting | Legislative Control |
Meeting place | |
State Senate Chamber South Dakota State Capitol Pierre, South Dakota | |
Website | |
South Dakota State Legislature |
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||
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Republican | Democratic | |||
91st Legislature | 29 | 6 | 35 | |
92nd Legislature | 32 | 3 | 35 | |
98th Legislature | 31 | 4 | 35 | |
Latest voting share | 89% | 11% |
Position | Name | Party | District |
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President Pro Tem of the Senate | Lee Schoenbeck | Republican | 5 |
Majority Leader | Casey Crabtree | Republican | 8 |
Assistant Majority Leader | Michael Diedrich | Republican | 34 |
Majority Whips | Helene Duhamel | Republican | 32 |
Jack Kolbeck | Republican | 13 | |
Ryan Maher | Republican | 28 | |
David Wheeler | Republican | 22 | |
Minority Leader | Reynold Nesiba | Democratic | 15 |
Assistant Minority Leader | Shawn Bordeaux | Democratic | 26 |
Minority Whip | Liz Larson | Democratic | 10 |
In 2010, Democrat Angie Buhl became the first openly LGBT person ever elected to the state legislature.[2] She served from 2011 – 2017.
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