South Dakota Senate

South Dakota Senate
South Dakota Senate
South Dakota Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 12, 2021
Leadership
President of the Senate	Larry Rhoden (R) ; since January 5, 2019
President Pro Tempore	Lee Schoenbeck (R) ; since January 8, 2021
Majority Leader	Gary Cammack (R) ; since January 8, 2021
Minority Leader	Troy Heinert (D) ; since January 8, 2019
Structure
Seats	35
Political groups	Majority party Republican (32); Minority party Democratic (3);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article III, South Dakota Constitution
Salary	$12,850.80/session + $151 per legislative day
Elections
Last election	November 3, 2020; (35 seats)
Next election	; (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)		Total

	Republican	Democratic
91st Legislature	29	6	35

92nd Legislature	32	3	35
Latest voting share	91.4%	8.6%

Position	Name	Party	District
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

District	Senator	Party	Residence
1	Michael Rohl	Republican	Aberdeen
2	Brock Greenfield	Republican	Clark
3	Al Novstrup	Republican	Aberdeen
4	John Wiik	Republican	Big Stone City
5	Lee Schoenbeck	Republican	Watertown
6	Herman Otten	Republican	Lennox
7	V. J. Smith	Republican	Brookings
8	Casey Crabtree	Republican	Madison
9	Wayne Steinhauer	Republican	Hartford
10	Margaret Sutton	Republican	Sioux Falls
11	Jim Stalzer	Republican	Sioux Falls
12	Blake Curd	Republican	Sioux Falls
13	Jack Kolbeck	Republican	Sioux Falls
14	Larry Zikmund	Republican
15	Reynold Nesiba	Democratic	Sioux Falls
16	Jim Bolin	Republican	Canton
17	Arthur Rusch	Republican	Vermillion
18	Jean Hunhoff	Republican
19	Kyle Schoenfish	Republican	Scotland
20	Joshua Klumb	Republican	Mount Vernon
21	Erin Tobin	Republican
22	David Wheeler	Republican
23	Bryan Breitling	Republican
24	Mary Duvall	Republican
25	Marsha Symens	Republican
26	Troy Heinert	Democratic	Mission
27	Red Dawn Foster	Democratic	Pine Ridge
28	Ryan Maher	Republican	Isabel
29	Gary Cammack	Republican	Union Center
30	Julie Frye-Mueller	Republican
31	Timothy Johns	Republican
32	Helene Duhamel	Republican	Rapid City
33	David Johnson	Republican
34	Michael Diedrich	Republican
35	Jessica Castleberry	Republican	Rapid City

show v t Members of the South Dakota Senate
South Dakota Legislature (2021–present) President of the Senate Larry Rhoden (R) President pro tempore Lee Schoenbeck (R) Majority Leader Gary Cammack (R) Minority Leader Troy Heinert (D)
Michael Rohl (R) Brock Greenfield (R) Al Novstrup (R) John Wiik (R) Lee Schoenbeck (R) Herman Otten (R) V. J. Smith (R) Casey Crabtree (R) Wayne Steinhauer (R) Margaret Sutton (R) Jim Stalzer (R) Blake Curd (R) Jack Kolbeck (R) Larry Zikmund (R) Reynold Nesiba (D) Jim Bolin (R) Arthur Rusch (R) Jean Hunhoff (R) Kyle Schoenfish (R) Joshua Klumb (R) Erin Tobin (R) David Wheeler (R) Bryan Breitling (R) Mary Duvall (R) Marsha Symens (R) Troy Heinert (D) Red Dawn Foster (D) Ryan Maher (R) Gary Cammack (R) Julie Frye-Mueller (R) Timothy Johns (R) Helene Duhamel (R) David Johnson (R) Michael Diedrich (R) Jessica Castleberry (R)
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Legislative elections	2010 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
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