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South Dakota Senate
South Dakota Senate
South Dakota Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 10, 2023
Leadership
President	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
Seats	35
Political groups	Majority party Republican (31); Minority party Democratic (4);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article III, South Dakota Constitution
Salary	$12,850.80/session + $151 per legislative day
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

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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	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

Position	Name	Party	District
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

List of current senators

Current makeup of the South Dakota Senate

District	Senator	Party	Since	Residence	Counties 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 Hoffman	Republican	2023	Sioux Falls	Minnehaha
10th	Liz Larson	Democratic	2023	Sioux Falls	Minnehaha
11th	Jim Stalzer	Republican	2017	Sioux Falls	Minnehaha
12th	Arch Beal	Republican	2023	Sioux Falls	Lincoln, Minnehaha
13th	Jack Kolbeck	Republican	2017	Sioux Falls	Lincoln, Minnehaha
14th	Larry Zikmund	Republican	2021	Sioux Falls	Minnehaha
15th	Reynold Nesiba	Democratic	2017	Sioux Falls	Minnehaha
16th	Jim Bolin	Republican	2017	Canton	Lincoln, Union
17th	Sydney Davis	Republican	2023	Burbank	Clay, Union
18th	Jean Hunhoff	Republican	2021	Yankton	Yankton
19th	Kyle Schoenfish	Republican	2020	Scotland	Bon Homme, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson, McCook
20th	Joshua Klumb	Republican	2017	Mitchell	Aurora, Davison, Jerauld
21st	Erin Tobin	Republican	2021	Winner	Bon Homme, Charles Mix, Gregory, Tripp
22nd	David Wheeler	Republican	2021	Huron	Beadle, Kingsbury
23rd	Bryan Breitling	Republican	2021	Miller	Campbell, Edmunds, Faulk, Hand, McPherson, Potter, Spink, Walworth
24th	Jim Mehlhaff	Republican	2023	Pierre	Hughes, Hyde, Stanley, Sully
25th	Tom Pischke	Republican	2023	Dell Rapids	Minnehaha
26th	Shawn Bordeaux	Democratic	2023	Mission	Brule, Buffalo, Jones, Lyman, Mellette, Todd
27th	Red Dawn Foster	Democratic	2019	Pine Ridge	Bennett, Haakon, Jackson, Oglala Lakota, Pennington
28th	Ryan Maher	Republican	2017	Isabel	Butte, Corson, Dewey, Harding, Perkins, Ziebach
29th	Dean Wink	Republican	2023	Howes	Butte, Meade, Pennington
30th	Julie Frye-Mueller	Republican	2021	Rapid City	Custer, Fall River, Pennington
31st	Randy Deibert	Republican	2023	Spearfish	Lawrence
32nd	Helene Duhamel	Republican	2019	Rapid City	Pennington
33rd	David Johnson	Republican	2021	Rapid City	Meade, Pennington
34th	Michael Diedrich	Republican	2021	Rapid City	Pennington
35th	Mike Walsh	Republican	2024	Rapid City	Pennington

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

Notes

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

External links

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.

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

[2] "S.D. Legislators' salary raise strains budget". November 17, 2020.

[3] Reese, Phil. "2012 proving busy year for Victory Fund". Washington Blade. Retrieved April 26, 2012.

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 The '''Senate''' is the [[upper house]] of the [[South Dakota Legislature]]. It consists of 35 members, one representing each [[List of South Dakota legislative districts|legislative district]]. It meets at the [[South Dakota State Capitol]] in [[Pierre, South Dakota|Pierre]].
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v t e Members of the South Dakota Senate
South Dakota Legislature (2023–present) President of the Senate Larry Rhoden (R) President pro tempore Lee Schoenbeck (R) Majority Leader Casey Crabtree (R) Minority Leader Reynold Nesiba (D)
▌Michael Rohl (R) ▌Steve Kolbeck (R) ▌Al Novstrup (R) ▌John Wiik (R) ▌Lee Schoenbeck (R) ▌Herman Otten (R) ▌Tim Reed (R) ▌Casey Crabtree (R) ▌Brent Hoffman (R) ▌Liz Larson (D) ▌Jim Stalzer (R) ▌Arch Beal (R) ▌Jack Kolbeck (R) ▌Larry Zikmund (R) ▌Reynold Nesiba (D) ▌Jim Bolin (R) ▌Sydney Davis (R) ▌Jean Hunhoff (R) ▌Kyle Schoenfish (R) ▌Joshua Klumb (R) ▌Erin Tobin (R) ▌David Wheeler (R) ▌Bryan Breitling (R) ▌Jim Mehlhaff (R) ▌Tom Pischke (R) ▌Shawn Bordeaux (D) ▌Red Dawn Foster (D) ▌Ryan Maher (R) ▌Dean Wink (R) ▌Julie Frye-Mueller (R) ▌Randy Deibert (R) ▌Helene Duhamel (R) ▌David Johnson (R) ▌Michael Diedrich (R) ▌Mike Walsh (R)
▌Republican (31) ▌Democratic (4) South Dakota Legislature South Dakota House of Representatives South Dakota Senate

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