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South Dakota Senate
Upper house of the South Dakota State Legislature
Upper house of the South Dakota State Legislature
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| background_color | |||
| name | South Dakota Senate | ||
| legislature | South Dakota Legislature | ||
| coa_pic | SouthDakota-StateSeal.svg | ||
| session_room | South Dakota Senate Chamber.jpg | ||
| session_res | 225px | ||
| house_type | Upper house | ||
| term_limits | 4 terms (8 years) | ||
| new_session | January 14, 2025 | ||
| leader1_type | President | ||
| leader1 | Tony Venhuizen (R) | ||
| election1 | January 30, 2025 | ||
| leader2_type | President pro tempore | ||
| leader2 | Chris Karr (R) | ||
| election2 | January 14, 2025 | ||
| leader3_type | Majority Leader | ||
| leader3 | Jim Mehlhaff (R) | ||
| election3 | January 14, 2025 | ||
| leader4_type | Minority Leader | ||
| leader4 | Liz Larson (D) | ||
| election4 | January 14, 2025 | ||
| term_length | 2 years | ||
| authority | Article III, South Dakota Constitution | ||
| salary | $12,850.80/session + $151 per legislative day | ||
| members | 35 | ||
| structure1 | South Dakota Senate, February 2025.svg | ||
| structure1_res | 250px | ||
| *{{Color box | #FFFFFF | border | darkgray}} Vacant (1)-- |
| last_election1 | November 5, 2024 | ||
| (35 seats) | |||
| next_election1 | November 3, 2026 | ||
| (35 seats) | |||
| redistricting | Legislative control | ||
| meeting_place | State Senate Chamber | ||
| South Dakota State Capitol | |||
| Pierre, South Dakota | |||
| website | South Dakota State Legislature |
Majority party
Minority party
- Vacant (1)-- (35 seats) (35 seats) South Dakota State Capitol Pierre, South Dakota
The South Dakota Senate is the upper house of the South Dakota Legislature. It consists of 35 members, one representing each legislative district. It meets at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre.
Composition
:99th Legislature (2025)
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | Republican | Democratic | 92nd Legislature | 35 | 98th Legislature | 35 | 99th Legislature | 35 | Latest voting share | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican Party (United States)}}" | Democratic Party (United States)}}" | |||||||||||||
| 32 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 31 | 4 | |||||||||||||
| 32 | 3 |
Officers
| Position | Name | Party | District | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| President Pro Tem of the Senate | Chris Karr | Republican | 11 | |
| Majority Leader | Jim Mehlhaff | Republican | 241 | |
| Assistant Majority Leader | Carl Perry | Republican | 34 | |
| Majority Whips | Randy Deibert | Republican | 31 | |
| Kevin Jensen | Republican | 16 | ||
| Sue Peterson | Republican | 13 | ||
| Tom Pischke | Republican | 25 | ||
| Minority Leader | Liz Larson | Democratic | 10 | |
| Assistant Minority Leader | Jamie Smith | Democratic | 15 | |
| Minority Whip | None | N/A |
List of current senators
| District | Senator | Party | Since | Residence | Counties represented | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Republican | 2021 | Aberdeen | Brown, Day, Marshall, Roberts | ||
| 2nd | Republican | 2023 | Brandon | Brown, Clark, Hamlin, Spink | ||
| 3rd | Republican | 2025 | Aberdeen | Brown | ||
| 4th | Republican | 2025 | Bryant | Clark, Codington, Deuel, Grant, Hamlin, Roberts | ||
| 5th | Republican | 2025 | Watertown | Codington | ||
| 6th | Republican | 2025 | Tea | Lincoln | ||
| 7th | Republican | 2023 | Brookings | Brookings | ||
| 8th | Republican | 2020 | Madison | Lake, Miner, Moody, Sanborn | ||
| 9th | Republican | 2025 | Hartford | Minnehaha | ||
| 10th | Democratic | 2023 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | ||
| 11th | Republican | 2025 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | ||
| 12th | Republican | 2023 | Sioux Falls | Lincoln, Minnehaha | ||
| 13th | Republican | 2025 | Sioux Falls | Lincoln, Minnehaha | ||
| 14th | Republican | 2021 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | ||
| 15th | Democratic | 2025 | Sioux Falls | Minnehaha | ||
| 16th | Republican | 2025 | Canton | Lincoln, Turner, Union | ||
| 17th | Republican | 2023 | Burbank | Clay, Union | ||
| 18th | Republican | 2025 | Yankton | Clay, Yankton | ||
| 19th | Republican | 2020 | Scotland | Bon Homme, Douglas, Hanson, Hutchinson, McCook | ||
| 20th | Republican | 2025 | Mitchell | Davison, Jerauld, Miner, Sanborn | ||
| 21st | Republican | 2025 | Bonesteel | Aurora, Charles Mix, Douglas, Gregory, Tripp | ||
| 22nd | Brandon Wipf | Republican | 2025 | Lake Byron | Beadle, Kingsbury | |
| 23rd | Republican | 2025 | Leola | Brown, Campbell, Edmunds, Faulk, Hand, McPherson, Potter, Walworth | ||
| 24th | Republican | 2023 | Pierre | Hughes, Hyde, Stanley, Sully | ||
| 25th | Republican | 2023 | Dell Rapids | Minnehaha | ||
| 26th | Republican | 2025 | Lower Brule | Brule, Buffalo, Hughes, Hyde, Jones, Lyman, Mellette, Todd | ||
| 27th | Democratic | 2019 | Pine Ridge | Bennett, Haakon, Jackson, Oglala Lakota, Pennington | ||
| 28th | Republican | 2025 | Prairie City | Butte, Corson, Dewey, Harding, Perkins, Ziebach | ||
| 29th | Republican | 2025 | Piedmont | Meade | ||
| 30th | Republican | 2025 | Hot Springs | Custer, Fall River, Pennington | ||
| 31st | Republican | 2023 | Spearfish | Lawrence | ||
| 32nd | Republican | 2019 | Rapid City | Pennington | ||
| 33rd | Republican | 2025 | Rapid City | Meade, Pennington | ||
| 34th | Republican | 2025 | Rapid City | Pennington | ||
| 35th | Republican | 2025 | Rapid City | Pennington |
Past composition of the Senate
Main article: Political party strength in South Dakota
Notes
References
References
- (17 November 2020). "S.D. Legislators' salary raise strains budget".
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