South Dakota Senate

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
South Dakota Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type
Term limits
4 terms (8 years)
History
New session started
January 10, 2023
Leadership
Larry Rhoden (R)
since January 5, 2019
President pro tempore
Lee Schoenbeck (R)
since January 8, 2021
Majority Leader
Casey Crabtree (R)
since January 10, 2023
Minority Leader
Reynold Nesiba (D)
since January 10, 2023
Structure
Seats35
Political groups
Majority party
  •   Republican (31)

Minority party

Length of term
2 years
AuthorityArticle 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)
RedistrictingLegislative Control
Meeting place
State Senate Chamber
South Dakota State Capitol
Pierre, South Dakota
Website
South Dakota State Legislature

Composition

98th Legislature (2023)
Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Republican Democratic
91st Legislature 29 6 35
92nd Legislature 32 3 35
98th Legislature 31 4 35
Latest voting share 89% 11%

Officers

PositionNamePartyDistrict
President Pro Tem of the SenateLee SchoenbeckRepublican5
Majority LeaderCasey CrabtreeRepublican8
Assistant Majority LeaderMichael DiedrichRepublican34
Majority WhipsHelene DuhamelRepublican32
Jack KolbeckRepublican13
Ryan MaherRepublican28
David WheelerRepublican22
Minority LeaderReynold NesibaDemocratic15
Assistant Minority LeaderShawn BordeauxDemocratic26
Minority WhipLiz LarsonDemocratic10

List of current senators

Current makeup of the South Dakota Senate
DistrictSenatorPartySinceResidenceCounties represented
1st Michael Rohl Republican 2021 Aberdeen Brown, Day, Marshall, Roberts
2nd Steve Kolbeck Republican 2023 Brandon Brown, Clark, Hamlin, Spink
3rd Al Novstrup Republican 2017 Aberdeen Brown
4th John Wiik Republican 2017 Big Stone City Brookings, Codington, Deuel, Grant
5th Lee Schoenbeck Republican 2019 Watertown Codington
6th Herman Otten Republican 2021 Lennox Lincoln
7th Tim Reed Republican 2023 Brookings Brookings
8th Casey Crabtree Republican 2020 Madison Lake, Miner, Moody, Sanborn
9th Brent "B.R." Hoffman Republican 2023 Sioux Falls Minnehaha
10th Liz Larson Democratic 2023 Sioux Falls Minnehaha
11 Jim Stalzer Republican 2017 Sioux Falls Minnehaha
12 Arch Beal Republican 2023 Sioux Falls Lincoln, Minnehaha
13 Jack Kolbeck Republican 2017 Sioux Falls Lincoln, Minnehaha
14 Larry Zikmund Republican 2021 Sioux Falls Minnehaha
15 Reynold Nesiba Democratic 2017 Sioux Falls Minnehaha
16 Jim Bolin Republican 2017 Canton Lincoln, Union
17 Sydney Davis Republican 2023 Burbank Clay, Union
18 Jean Hunhoff Republican 2021 Yankton Yankton
19 Kyle Schoenfish Republican 2020 Scotland Bon Homme, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson, McCook
20 Joshua Klumb Republican 2017 Mitchell Aurora, Davison, Jerauld
21 Erin Tobin Republican 2021 Winner Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Gregory, Tripp
22 David Wheeler Republican 2021 Huron Beadle, Kingsbury
23 Bryan Breitling Republican 2021 Miller Campbell, Edmunds, Faulk, Hand, McPherson, Potter, Spink, Walworth
24 Jim Mehlhaff Republican 2023 Pierre Hughes, Hyde, Stanley, Sully
25 Tom Pischke Republican 2023 Dell Rapids Minnehaha
26 Shawn Bordeaux Democratic 2023 Mission Brule, Buffalo, Jones, Lyman, Mellette, Todd
27 Red Dawn Foster Democratic 2019 Pine Ridge Bennett, Haakon, Jackson, Oglala Lakota, Pennington
28 Ryan Maher Republican 2017 Isabel Butte, Corson, Dewey, Harding, Perkins, Ziebach
29 Dean Wink Republican 2023 Howes Butte, Meade, Pennington
30 Julie Frye-Mueller Republican 2021 Rapid City Custer, Fall River, Pennington
31 Randy Deibert Republican 2023 Spearfish Lawrence
32 Helene Duhamel Republican 2019 Rapid City Pennington
33 David Johnson Republican 2021 Rapid City Meade, Pennington
34 Michael Diedrich Republican 2021 Rapid City Pennington
35 Vacant[2] Pennington

Past composition of the Senate

See also

Notes

  1. Legislative pay must be one-fifth of median household income of South Dakota

References

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