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Lower house of U.S. state legislature
South Dakota
House of Representatives
Type Lower house
Term limits
4 terms (8 years)
New session started
January 14, 2025 Speaker Jon Hansen
(
R
)
since January 14, 2025
Speaker pro tempore
Karla Lems
(
R
)
since January 14, 2025
Majority Leader
Scott Odenbach
(
R
)
since January 14, 2025
Minority Leader
Erin Healy
(
D
)
since January 14, 2025
Seats 70
Political groups
Majority
Minority
Vacant
Length of term
2 years Authority Article III, South Dakota Constitution Salary $12,850.80/session + $151 per legislative day[a][1]
Last election
November 5, 2024
Next election
November 3, 2026 Redistricting Legislative control House of Representatives Chamber
South Dakota State Capitol
Pierre, South Dakota South Dakota State Legislature
The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Dakota Legislature. It consists 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). The South Dakota House of Representatives meets at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre.
District 26A primarily represents the Rosebud Reservation, while 28A represents the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River reservations. Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total Republican Democratic Vacant Start of 98th Legislature (2023) 63 7 70 0 November 13, 2023[b] 62 69 1 January 16, 2024[b] 69 1 February 10, 2024[b] 63 70 0 Start of 99th Legislature (2025)[c] 63 6 69 1 January 29, 2025[d] 62 68 2 February 5, 2025[d] 63 69 1 February 12, 2025[c] 64 70 0 May 1, 2025[e] 63 69 1 Latest voting share 91% 9% Members of the House for the 2025 legislative session[edit] Diversity among representatives[edit]
In 2022, Democrat Kameron Nelson from District 10 became the first openly gay man elected to South Dakota's state house. He was sworn in in 2023.[10]
Past composition of the House of Representatives[edit]
- ^ Legislative pay must be one-fifth of median household income of South Dakota
- ^ a b c Jess Olson (R–34) resigned on November 13, 2023, for health reasons.[2] Incumbent legislator Becky Drury (R–32) was appointed to succeed Olson in January 2024 after moving districts.[3] Kristin Conzet (R) was then appointed in February 2024 to fill the vacancy left by Drury in the 32nd district.[4]
- ^ a b Herman Otten (R) declined to take office after being elected in district 6.[5] Tim Czowski (R) was appointed to the vacant seat in February 2024.[6]
- ^ a b Tony Venhuizen (R–13) resigned on January 29, 2025, when he was nominated as lieutenant governor.[7] Former state senator Jack Kolbeck (R) was appointed to succeed Venhuizen in February 2025.[8]
- ^ a b Christopher Reder (R–1) resigned after questions were raised about his residency.[9]
- ^ "S.D. Legislators' salary raise strains budget". November 17, 2020.
- ^ "South Dakota representative announces resignation". Dakota News Now. November 13, 2023. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ Huber, Makenzie (January 16, 2024). "Noem appoints current legislator to vacant Rapid City seat". South Dakota Searchlight. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ Hult, John (February 12, 2024). "Noem appoints business owner, former sheriff's deputy to state Senate seat". South Dakota Searchlight. Retrieved August 31, 2024.
- ^ "Herman Otten says he won't serve as representative". KELO. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
- ^ "Gov. Rhoden Appoints Tim Czmowski to District 6 House Seat". SD.gov. Retrieved February 27, 2025.
- ^ Dausch, Dominik (January 29, 2025). "South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden taps Sioux Falls lawmaker for lieutenant governor role". Argus Leader. Retrieved January 30, 2025.
- ^ "Gov. Rhoden appoints longtime senator to House vacancy". SDPB. Retrieved February 7, 2025.
- ^ "A South Dakota lawmaker steps down. He may have been a Minnesota resident for years". Argus Leader. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
- ^ Matzen, Morgan (November 9, 2022). "Kameron Nelson is first openly gay man elected to South Dakota Legislature". Argus Leader. Retrieved November 17, 2023.
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