South Dakota Senate

South Dakota State Senate
South Dakota State Senate
South Dakota State Legislature
Type
Type	Upper House
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 11, 2013
Leadership
President of the Senate	Matt Michels (R) ; since January 11, 2011
President Pro Tempore	Bob Gray (R) ; since January 8, 2008
Majority Leader	Russell Olson (R) ; since January 11, 2011
Minority Leader	Jason Frerichs (D) ; since January 11, 2011
Structure
Seats	35
Political groups	Republican Party (28); Democratic Party (7)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article III, South Dakota Constitution
Salary	$12,000/term + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 2, 2010; (35 seats)
Next election	November 4, 2014; (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

87th Legislature (2013-2014)

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Template:American politics/party colours/Republican\|	Template:American politics/party colours/Democratic\|
	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature	30	5	35	0

Begin	28	7	35	0
Latest voting share	80%	20%

Position	Name	Party	District
President Pro Tem of the Senate	Bob Gray	Republican	24
Majority Leader	Russell Olson	Republican	08
Assistant Majority Leader	Larry Rhoden	Republican	29
Minority Leader	Jason Frerichs	Democratic	01
Assistant Minority Leader	Jim Hundstad	Democratic	02

District	Senator	Party	Residence
1	Jason Frerichs	Democratic	Wilmot
2	Jim Hundstad	Democratic	Bath
3	Al Novstrup	Republican	Aberdeen
4	Tim Begalka	Republican	Clear Lake
5	Reid Holien	Republican	Watertown
6	Art Fryslie	Republican	Willow Lake
7	Larry Tidemann	Republican	Brookings
8	Russell Olson	Republican	Wentworth
9	Deb Peters	Republican	Hartford
10	Shantel Krebs	Republican	Sioux Falls
11	Todd Schlekeway	Republican	Sioux Falls
12	Mark Johnston	Republican	Sioux Falls
13	Phyllis Heineman	Republican	Sioux Falls
14	Joni Cutler	Republican	Sioux Falls
15	Angie Buhl	Democratic	Sioux Falls
16	Dan Lederman	Republican	Dakota Dunes
17	Eldon Nygaard	Republican	Vermillion
18	Jean Hunhoff	Republican	Yankton
19	Jim Putnam	Republican	Armour
20	Mike Vehle	Republican	Mitchell
21	Cooper Garnos	Republican	Presho
22	Tom Hansen	Republican	Huron
23	Corey Brown	Republican	Hoven
24	Bob Gray	Republican	Pierre
25	Timothy Race	Republican	Baltic
26	Billie Sutton	Democratic	Burke
27	Jim Bradford	Democratic	Pine Ridge
28	Ryan Maher	Republican	Isabel
29	Larry Rhoden	Republican	Union Center
30	Bruce Rampelberg	Republican	Rapid City
31	Tom Nelson	Republican	Lead
32	Alan Solano	Republican	Rapid City
33	Elizabeth Kraus	Republican	Rapid City
34	Craig Tieszen	Republican	Rapid City
35	Jeffrey Haverly	Republican	Rapid City

v t e Members of the South Dakota Senate
South Dakota Legislature (2023–present) President of the Senate Larry Rhoden (R) President pro tempore Lee Schoenbeck (R) Majority Leader Casey Crabtree (R) Minority Leader Reynold Nesiba (D)
▌Michael Rohl (R) ▌Steve Kolbeck (R) ▌Al Novstrup (R) ▌John Wiik (R) ▌Lee Schoenbeck (R) ▌Herman Otten (R) ▌Tim Reed (R) ▌Casey Crabtree (R) ▌Brent "B.R." Hoffman (R) ▌Liz Larson (D) ▌Jim Stalzer (R) ▌Arch Beal (R) ▌Jack Kolbeck (R) ▌Larry Zikmund (R) ▌Reynold Nesiba (D) ▌Jim Bolin (R) ▌Sydney Davis (R) ▌Jean Hunhoff (R) ▌Kyle Schoenfish (R) ▌Joshua Klumb (R) ▌Erin Tobin (R) ▌David Wheeler (R) ▌Bryan Breitling (R) ▌Jim Mehlhaff (R) ▌Tom Pischke (R) ▌Shawn Bordeaux (D) ▌Red Dawn Foster (D) ▌Ryan Maher (R) ▌Dean Wink (R) ▌Julie Frye-Mueller (R) ▌Randy Deibert (R) ▌Helene Duhamel (R) ▌David Johnson (R) ▌Michael Diedrich (R) ▌Mike Walsh (R)
▌Republican (31) ▌Democratic (4) South Dakota Legislature South Dakota House of Representatives South Dakota Senate

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