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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

District	Senator	Party	Since	Residence	Counties represented
1	Michael Rohl	Republican	2021	Aberdeen	Brown, Day, Marshall, Roberts
2	Steve Kolbeck	Republican	2023	Clark	Brown, Clark, Hamlin, Spink
3	Al Novstrup	Republican	2017	Aberdeen	Brown
4	John Wiik	Republican	2017	Big Stone City	Brookings, Codington, Deuel, Grant
5	Lee Schoenbeck	Republican	2019	Watertown	Codington
6	Herman Otten	Republican	2021	Lennox	Lincoln
7	Tim Reed	Republican	2023	Brookings	Brookings
8	Casey Crabtree	Republican	2020	Madison	Lake, Miner, Moody, Sanborn
9	Brent "B.R." Hoffman	Republican	2023	Hartford	Minnehaha
10	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	Vermillion	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 Melhaff	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	Union Center	Butte, Meade, Pennington
30	Julie Frye-Mueller	Republican	2021	Rapid City	Custer, Fall River, Pennington
31	Randy Deibert	Republican	2023	Lead	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	Jessica Castleberry	Republican	2020	Rapid City	Pennington

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". 17 November 2020.

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

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

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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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