South Dakota House of Representatives

South Dakota House of Representatives
South Dakota State Legislature

Type
Type	Lower House
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 14, 2020
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Steven Haugaard (R) since January 8, 2019
Speaker pro Tempore	Spencer Gosch (R) since January 8, 2019
Majority Leader	Lee Qualm (R) since January 10, 2017
Minority Leader	Jamie Smith (D) since January 8, 2019
Structure
Seats	70

Political groups	Majority Republican (59) Minority Democratic (11)
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)		Total

	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
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

District	Representative	Party	Residence
1	Steven McCleerey	Democratic	Sisseston
1	Tamara St. John	Republican	Sisseston
2	Lana Greenfield	Republican	Doland
2	Kaleb Weis	Republican	Aberdeen
3	Drew Dennert	Republican	Aberdeen
3	Carl E. Perry	Republican	Aberdeen
4	John Mills	Republican	Volga
4	Fred Deutsch	Republican	Florence
5	Hugh Bartels	Republican	Watertown
5	Nancy York	Republican	Watertown
6	Herman Otten	Republican	Tea
6	Isaac Latterell	Republican	Tea
7	Tim Reed	Republican	Brookings
7	Doug Post	Republican	Volga
8	Marli Wiese	Republican	Madison
8	Randy Gross	Republican	Elkton
9	Michael Saba	Democratic	Hartford
9	Rhonda Milstead	Republican	Hartford
10	Steven Haugaard	Republican	Sioux Falls
10	Doug Barthel	Republican	Sioux Falls
11	Mark Willadsen	Republican	Sioux Falls
11	Chris Karr	Republican	Sioux Falls
12	Arch Beal	Republican	Sioux Falls
12	Manny Steele	Republican	Sioux Falls
13	Sue Peterson	Republican	Sioux Falls
13	Kelly Sullivan	Democratic	Sioux Falls
14	Larry Zikmund	Republican	Sioux Falls
14	Erin Healy	Democratic	Sioux Falls
15	Jamie Smith	Democratic	Sioux Falls
15	Linda Duba	Democratic	Sioux Falls
16	David Anderson	Republican	Hudson
16	Kevin Jensen	Republican	Canton
17	Nancy Rasmussen	Republican	Hurley
17	Ray Ring	Democratic	Vermillion
18	Jean Hunhoff	Republican	Yankton
18	Ryan Cwach	Democratic	Yankton
19	Kent Peterson	Republican	Salem
19	Marty Overweg	Republican	New Holland
20	Lance Koth	Republican	Mitchell
20	Paul Miskimins	Republican	Mitchell
21	Lee Qualm	Republican	Platte
21	Caleb Finck	Republican	Tripp
22	Roger D. Chase	Republican	Huron
22	Vacant
23	Spencer Gosch	Republican	Glenham
23	James Wangsness	Republican	Miller
24	Tim Rounds	Republican	Pierre
24	Mary Duvall	Republican	Pierre
25	Tom Pischke	Republican	Dell Rapids
25	Jon Hansen	Republican	Dell Rapids
26A	Shawn Bordeaux	Democratic	Mission
26B	Rebecca Reimer	Republican	Chamberlain
27	Steve Livermont	Republican	Martin
27	Peri Pourier	Democratic	Pine Ridge
28A	Oren Lesmeister	Democratic	Parade
28B	Sam Marty	Republican	Prairie City
29	Thomas J. Brunner	Republican	Nisland
29	Kirk Chaffee	Republican	Whitewood
30	Julie Frye-Mueller	Republican	Rapid City
30	Tim Goodwin	Republican	Rapid City
31	Timothy Johns	Republican	Lead
31	Dayle Hammock	Republican	Spearfish
32	Scyller Borglum	Republican	Rapid City
32	Chris P. Johnson	Republican	Rapid City
33	Taffy Howard	Republican	Rapid City
33	David Johnson	Republican	Rapid City
34	Michael Diedrich	Republican	Rapid City
34	Jess Olson	Republican	Rapid City
35	Tina Mulally	Republican	Rapid City
35	Tony Randolph	Republican	Rapid City

Past composition of the House of Representatives

References

^ Don Haggar (R-10) resigned to accept a job offer [1]
^ Doug Barthel appointed to replace Don Haggar (R-10) [2]
^ Craig Tieszen (R-34) died [3]

v t e Members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
South Dakota Legislature (2019–present) Speaker of the House: Steven Haugaard (R) Speaker pro Tempore: Spencer Gosch (R) Majority Leader: Lee Qualm (R) Minority Leader: Jamie Smith (D)
Steven McCleerey (D) Tamara St. John (R) Lana Greenfield (R) Kaleb Weis (R) Drew Dennert (R) Carl E. Perry (R) John Mills (R) Fred Deutsch (R) Hugh Bartels (R) Nancy York (R) Herman Otten (R) Isaac Latterell (R) Tim Reed (R) Doug Post (R) Marli Wiese (R) Randy Gross (R) Michael Saba (D) Rhonda Milstead (R) Steven Haugaard (R) Doug Barthel (R) Mark Willadsen (R) Chris Karr (R) Arch Beal (R) Manny Steele (R) Sue Peterson (R) Kelly Sullivan (D) Larry Zikmund (R) Erin Healy (D) Jamie Smith (D) Linda Duba (D) David Anderson (R) Kevin Jensen (R) Nancy Rasmussen (R) Ray Ring (D) Jean Hunhoff (R) Ryan Cwach (D) Kent Peterson (R) Marty Overweg (R) Lance Koth (R) Paul Miskimins (R) Lee Qualm (R) Caleb Finck (R) Roger D. Chase (R) Vacant Spencer Gosch (R) James Wangsness (R) Tim Rounds (R) Mary Duvall (R) Tom Pischke (R) Jon Hansen (R) A. Shawn Bordeaux (D) B. Rebecca Reimer (R) Steve Livermont (R) Peri Pourier (D) A. Oren Lesmeister (D) B. J. Sam Marty (R) Thomas J. Brunner (R) Kirk Chaffee (R) Julie Frye-Mueller (R) Tim Goodwin (R) Timothy Johns (R) Dayle Hammock (R) Scyller Borglum (R) Chris P. Johnson (R) Taffy Howard (R) David Johnson (R) Michael Diedrich (R) Jess Olson (R) Tina Mulally (R) Tony Randolph (R)
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Legislative elections	2010 2018 2020
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Contents

Composition

Leadership

Members of the 94th House

Past composition of the House of Representatives

See also

References