South Dakota House of Representatives | |
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South Dakota State Legislature | |
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Type | |
Type | |
Term limits | 4 terms (8 years) |
History | |
New session started | January 14, 2020 |
Leadership | |
Speaker pro Tempore | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
Structure | |
Seats | 70 |
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Political groups | Majority
Minority
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Length of term | 2 years |
Authority | Article III, South Dakota Constitution |
Salary | $6,000/session + $142 per legislative day |
Elections | |
Last election | November 6, 2018 (70 seats) |
Next election | November 3, 2020 (70 seats) |
Redistricting | Legislative Control |
Meeting place | |
House of Representatives Chamber South Dakota State Capitol Pierre, South Dakota | |
Website | |
South Dakota State Legislature |
The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Dakota State Legislature. It is made up of 70 members, two from each legislative district. Two of the state's 35 legislative districts, Districts 26 and 28, are each subdivided into two single-member districts (26A/26B and 28A/28B).
Composition
- 92nd Legislature (2019)
Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||
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Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||
90th Legislature | 58 | 12 | 70 | 0 |
91st Legislature | 60 | 10 | 70 | 0 |
June 27, 2017[1] | 59 | 69 | 1 | |
September 5, 2017[2] | 60 | 70 | 0 | |
November 23, 2017[3] | 59 | 69 | 1 | |
92nd Legislature | 59 | 11 | 70 | 0 |
Latest voting share | 84.3% | 15.7% |
Leadership
Position | Name | Party | District |
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Speaker of the House | Steven Haugaard | Republican | 10 |
Speaker pro tempore | Spencer Gosch | Republican | 23 |
Majority Leader | Lee Qualm | Republican | 21 |
Assistant Majority Leader | Arch Beal | Republican | 12 |
Majority Whips | Michael Diedrich | Republican | 34 |
Tim Goodwin | Republican | 30 | |
Jon Hansen | Republican | 25 | |
Kevin D. Jensen | Republican | 16 | |
Chris Karr | Republican | 11 | |
Minority Leader | Jamie Smith | Democratic | 15 |
Assistant Minority Leader | Steven McCleerey | Democratic | 1 |
Minority Whip | Erin Healy | Democratic | 14 |
Oren Lesmeister | Democratic | 28A |
Members of the 94th House
Past composition of the House of Representatives
See also
References
