South Dakota House of Representatives

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 12, 2021
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Spencer Gosch (R) ; since January 8, 2021
Speaker pro Tempore	Jon Hansen (R) ; since January 8, 2021
Majority Leader	Kent Peterson (R) ; since January 8, 2021
Minority Leader	Jamie Smith (D) ; since January 8, 2019
Structure
Seats	70
Political groups	Majority Republican (62); Minority Democratic (8);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article III, South Dakota Constitution
Salary	$12,850.80/session + $151 per legislative day [lower-alpha 1] [1]
Elections
Last election	November 3, 2020; (70 seats)
Next election	November 8, 2022; (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[2]	59		69	1
September 5, 2017[3]	60		70	0
November 23, 2017[4]	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	Spencer Gosch	Republican	23
Speaker pro tempore	Jon Hansen	Republican	25
Majority Leader	Kent Peterson	Republican
Assistant Majority Leader	Chris Johnson	Republican
Majority Whips	Marli Wiese	Republican
	Tim Goodwin	Republican	30
	Kirk Chafee	Republican
	Kevin D. Jensen	Republican	16
	Rebecca Reimer	Republican
Minority Leader	Jamie Smith	Democratic	15
Assistant Minority Leader	Oren Lesmeister	Democratic
Minority Whip	Erin Healy	Democratic	14
	Shawn Bordeaux	Democratic

Members of the House

District	Representative	Party	Residence
1	Jennnifer Keintz	Democratic
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	Aaron Aylwald	Republican
6	Ernie Otten	Republican
7	Tim Reed	Republican	Brookings
7	Larry Tidemann	Republican
8	Marli Wiese	Republican	Madison
8	Randy Gross	Republican	Elkton
9	Bethany Soye	Republican
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	Greg Jamison	Republican
13	Sue Peterson	Republican	Sioux Falls
13	Richard Thomason	Republican
14	Taylor Rehfeldt	Republican
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	Sydney Davis	Republican
17	Richard Vasgaard	Republican
18	Mike Stevens	Republican
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	Rocky Blare	Republican
21	Caleb Finck	Republican	Tripp
22	Roger D. Chase	Republican	Huron
22	Lynn Schneider	Republican	Sioux Falls
23	Spencer Gosch	Republican	Glenham
23	Charlie Hoffman	Republican
24	Will Mortenson	Republican
24	Mike Weisgram	Republican
25	Tom Pischke	Republican	Dell Rapids
25	Jon Hansen	Republican	Dell Rapids
26A	Shawn Bordeaux	Democratic	Mission
26B	Rebecca Reimer	Republican	Chamberlain
27	Liz May	Republican
27	Peri Pourier	Democratic	Pine Ridge
28A	Oren Lesmeister	Democratic	Parade
28B	Sam Marty	Republican	Prairie City
29	Dean Wink	Republican
29	Kirk Chaffee	Republican	Whitewood
30	Trish Ladner	Republican
30	Tim Goodwin	Republican	Rapid City
31	Mary Fitzgerald	Republican
31	Scott Odenbach	Republican
32	Becky Drury	Republican
32	Chris P. Johnson	Republican	Rapid City
33	Taffy Howard	Republican	Rapid City
33	Phil Jensen	Republican
34	Mike Derby	Republican
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

https://www.keloland.com/news/capitol-news-bureau/s-d-legislators-salary-raise-strains-budget/
Don Haggar (R-10) resigned to accept a job offer
Doug Barthel appointed to replace Don Haggar (R-10)
Craig Tieszen (R-34) died

Legislative pay must be one-fifth of median household income of South Dakota

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[3] Don Haggar (R-10) resigned to accept a job offer

[4] Doug Barthel appointed to replace Don Haggar (R-10)

[5] Craig Tieszen (R-34) died

[1] Legislative pay must be one-fifth of median household income of South Dakota

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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