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 10, 2017
Leadership
President of the Senate	Matt Michels (R) ; Since January 11, 2011
President Pro Tempore	Brock Greenfield (R) ; Since January 10, 2017
Majority Leader	Blake Curd (R) ; Since January 10, 2017
Minority Leader	Billie Sutton (D) ; Since January 10, 2015
Structure
Seats	35
Political groups	Governing party Republican (29); Opposition party Democratic (6);
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article III, South Dakota Constitution
Salary	$6,000/session + $142 per legislative day
Elections
Last election	November 8, 2016; (35 seats)
Next election	November 6, 2018; (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

South Dakota Senate Districts. Senate district boundaries are identical to the South Dakota House of Representative's districts, with one senator elected from each district.

91st Legislature (2017)

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic
90th Legislature	27	8	35

91st Legislature	29	6	35
Latest voting share	7001829000000000000♠82.9%	7001171000000000000♠17.1%

Officers

Position	Name	Party	District
President Pro Tem of the Senate	Brock Greenfield	Republican	2
Majority Leader	Blake Curd	Republican	12
Assistant Majority Leader	Ryan Maher	Republican	28
Majority Whips	Bob Ewing	Republican	31
	Kris Langer	Republican	25
	Al Novstrup	Republican	3
Minority Leader	Billie Sutton	Democratic	21
Assistant Minority Leader	Troy Heinert	Democratic	26
Minority Whip	Jason Frerichs	Democratic	1

Members of the 91st Senate

District	Senator	Party	Residence
1	Jason Frerichs	Democratic	Wilmot
2	Brock Greenfield	Republican	Clark
3	Al Novstrup	Republican	Aberdeen
4	John Wiik	Republican	Big Stone City
5	Neal Tapio	Republican	Watertown
6	Ernie Otten	Republican	Tea
7	Larry Tidemann	Republican	Brookings
8	Jordan Youngberg	Republican	Madison
9	Deb Peters	Republican	Hartford
10	Jenna Netherton	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	Stace Nelson	Republican	Fulton
20	Joshua Klumb	Republican	Mount Vernon
21	Billie Sutton	Democratic	Burke
22	Jim White	Republican	Huron
23	Justin Cronin	Republican	Gettysburg
24	Jeff Monroe	Republican	Pierre
25	Kris Langer	Republican	Dell Rapids
26	Troy Heinert	Democratic	Mission
27	Kevin Killer	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	Alan Solano	Republican	Rapid City
33	Phil Jensen	Republican	Rapid City
34	Jeffrey Partridge	Republican	Rapid City
35	Terri Haverly	Republican	Rapid City

Past composition of the Senate

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Members of the South Dakota State Senate
South Dakota Legislature (2017–2018) President of the Senate: Matt Michels (R) President pro Tempore: Brock Greenfield (R) Majority Leader: Blake Curd (R) Minority Leader: Billie Sutton (D)
Jason Frerichs (D) Brock Greenfield (R) David Novstrup (R) John Wiik (R) Neal Tapio (R) Ernie Otten (R) Larry Tidemann (R) Jordan Youngberg (R) Deb Peters (R) Jenna Netherton (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) Stace Nelson (R) Joshua Klumb (R) Billie Sutton (D) Jim White (R) Justin Cronin (R) Jeff Monroe (R) Kris Langer (R) Troy Heinert (D) Kevin Killer (D) Ryan Maher (R) Gary Cammack (R) Lance Russell (R) Bob Ewing (R) Alan Solano (R) Phil Jensen (R) Jeffrey Partridge (R) Terri Haverly (R)
Republican (29) Democratic (6) South Dakota Legislature South Dakota House of Representatives South Dakota State Senate

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