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Revision as of 06:46, 31 May 2021
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South Dakota Senate | |
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South Dakota Legislature | |
Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | 4 terms (8 years) |
History | |
New session started | January 12, 2021 |
Leadership | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 35 |
Political groups | Majority party
Minority party
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Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | Article III, South Dakota Constitution |
Salary | $12,850.80/session + $151 per legislative day[a][1] |
Elections | |
Last election | November 3, 2020 (35 seats) |
Next election | November 8, 2022 (35 seats) |
Redistricting | Legislative Control |
Meeting place | |
State Senate Chamber South Dakota State Capitol Pierre, South Dakota | |
Website | |
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
- 92nd Legislature (2019)
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Republican | Democratic | |||
91st Legislature | 29 | 6 | 35 | |
92nd Legislature | 30 | 5 | 35 | |
Latest voting share | 85.7% | 14.3% |
Officers
Position | Name | Party | District |
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President Pro Tem of the Senate | Lee Schoenbeck | Republican | 5 |
Majority Leader | Gary Cammack | Republican | 29 |
Assistant Majority Leader | Michael Diedrich | Republican | 34 |
Majority Whips | Jim Bolin | Republican | 16 |
Casey Crabtree | Republican | 8 | |
Helene Duhamel | Republican | 32 | |
Kyle Schoenfish | Republican | 19 | |
Minority Leader | Troy Heinert | Democratic | 26 |
Assistant Minority Leader | Red Dawn Foster | Democratic | 27 |
Minority Whip | Reynold Nesiba | Democratic | 15 |
Members of the current Senate
Past composition of the Senate
See also
External links
Notes
- ^ Legislative pay must be one-fifth of median household income of South Dakota