South Dakota Senate

South Dakota State Senate
South Dakota State Legislature

Type
Type	Upper House
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 14, 2020
Leadership
President of the Senate	Larry Rhoden (R) since January 5, 2019
President Pro Tempore	Brock Greenfield (R) since January 10, 2017
Majority Leader	Kris Langer (R) since January 8, 2019
Minority Leader	Troy Heinert (D) since January 8, 2019
Structure
Seats	35

Political groups	Majority party Republican (30) Minority party Democratic (5)
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 (35 seats)
Next election	November 3, 2020 (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 State Legislature. It is made up of 35 members, one representing each legislative district, and 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	30	5	35
Latest voting share	85.7%	14.3%

Position	Name	Party	District
President Pro Tem of the Senate	Brock Greenfield	Republican	2
Majority Leader	Kris Langer	Republican	25
Assistant Majority Leader	Jim Bolin	Republican	16
Majority Whips	Bob Ewing	Republican	31
	Joshua Klumb	Republican	20
	Al Novstrup	Republican	3
	Jordan Youngberg	Republican	8
Minority Leader	Troy Heinert	Democratic	26
Assistant Minority Leader	Craig Kennedy	Democratic	18
Minority Whip	Reynold Nesiba	Democratic	15

District	Senator	Party	Residence
1	Susan Wismer	Democratic	Britton
2	Brock Greenfield	Republican	Clark
3	Al Novstrup	Republican	Aberdeen
4	John Wiik	Republican	Big Stone City
5	Lee Schoenbeck	Republican	Watertown
6	Ernie Otten	Republican	Tea
7	V. J. Smith	Republican	Brookings
8	Jordan Youngberg	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	Deb Soholt	Republican	Sioux Falls
15	Reynold Nesiba	Democratic	Sioux Falls
16	Jim Bolin	Republican	Canton
17	Arthur Rusch	Republican	Vermillion
18	Craig Kennedy	Democratic	Yankton
19	Kyle Schoenfish	Republican	Scotland
20	Joshua Klumb	Republican	Mount Vernon
21	Rocky Blare	Republican	Ideal
22	Jim White	Republican	Huron
23	John A. Lake	Republican	Gettysburg
24	Jeff Monroe	Republican	Pierre
25	Kris Langer	Republican	Dell Rapids
26	Troy Heinert	Democratic	Mission
27	Red Dawn Foster	Democratic	Pine Ridge
28	Ryan Maher	Republican	Isabel
29	Gary Cammack	Republican	Union Center
30	Lance Russell	Republican	Hot Springs
31	Bob Ewing	Republican	Spearfish
32	Helene Duhamel	Republican	Rapid City
33	Phil Jensen	Republican	Rapid City
34	Jeffrey Partridge	Republican	Rapid City
35	Jessica Castleberry	Republican	Rapid City

v t e Members of the South Dakota State Senate
South Dakota Legislature (2019–present) President of the Senate: Larry Rhoden (R) President pro Tempore: Brock Greenfield (R) Majority Leader: Kris Langer (R) Minority Leader: Troy Heinert (D)
Susan Wismer (D) Brock Greenfield (R) David Novstrup (R) John Wiik (R) Lee Schoenbeck (R) Ernie Otten (R) V. J. Smith (R) Jordan Youngberg (R) Wayne Steinhauer (R) Margaret Sutton (R) Jim Stalzer (R) Blake Curd (R) Jack Kolbeck (R) Deb Soholt (R) Reynold Nesiba (D) Jim Bolin (R) Arthur Rusch (R) Craig Kennedy (D) Kyle Schoenfish (R) Joshua Klumb (R) Rocky Blare (R) Jim White (R) John A. Lake (R) Jeff Monroe (R) Kris Langer (R) Troy Heinert (D) Red Dawn Foster (D) Ryan Maher (R) Gary Cammack (R) Lance Russell (R) Bob Ewing (R) Helene Duhamel (R) Phil Jensen (R) Jeffrey Partridge (R) Jessica Castleberry (R)
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