List of United States Representatives from South Dakota
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of South Dakota. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States Congressional Delegations from South Dakota. The list of names should be complete (as of January 3, 2019), but other data may be incomplete. It includes members who have represented only the state both past and present, as the Dakota Territory encompassed in addition North Dakota, and parts of present-day Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.
Current member
- South Dakota's at-large district: Dusty Johnson (R) (since 2019)
List of representatives
Representative | Years | Party | District | Notes |
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James Abdnor | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1981 | Republican | 2nd | |
James Abourezk | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1973 | Democratic | 2nd | |
E. Y. Berry | January 3, 1951 – January 3, 1971 | Republican | 2nd | |
Charles H. Burke | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1907 | Republican | At-large | |
March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913 | 1st | |||
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | 2nd | |||
Francis Case | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1951 | Republican | 2nd | |
Charles A. Christopherson | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1933 | Republican | 1st | |
Tom Daschle | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1983 | Democratic | 1st | |
January 3, 1983 – January 3, 1987 | At-large | |||
Frank E. Denholm | January 3, 1971 – January 3, 1975 | Democratic | 1st | |
Charles H. Dillon | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1919 | Republican | 1st | |
John Rankin Gamble | March 4, 1891 - August 14, 1891 | Republican | At-large | Died |
Robert J. Gamble | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 | Republican | At-large | |
Harry L. Gandy | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1921 | Democratic | 3rd | |
Oscar S. Gifford | November 2, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | Republican | At-large | North Dakota achieved statehood |
Philo Hall | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909 | Republican | At-large | |
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | June 3, 2004– January 3, 2011 | Democratic | At-large | Elected to fill Bill Janklow's term |
Fred H. Hildebrandt | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | Democratic | 1st | |
Bill Janklow | January 3, 2003 – January 20, 2004 | Republican | At-large | Resigned |
Dusty Johnson | January 3, 2019 – present | Republican | At-large | Incumbent |
Royal C. Johnson | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933 | Republican | 2nd | |
Tim Johnson | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1997 | Democratic | At-large | |
John L. Jolley | December 7, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Republican | At-large | Elected to finish John Rankin Gamble's term |
John Edward Kelley | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 | Populist | At-large | |
Freeman T. Knowles | March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 | Populist | At-large | |
Harold O. Lovre | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1957 | Republican | 1st | |
William V. Lucas | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | Republican | At-large | |
Eben W. Martin | March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1907 | Republican | At-large | |
June 26, 1908 – March 3, 1913 | Elected to finish William H. Parker's term | |||
March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | 3rd | |||
George McGovern | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1961 | Democratic | 1st | |
Karl E. Mundt | January 3, 1939 – December 30, 1948 | Republican | 1st | Resigned after being appointed US Senator |
Kristi Noem | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2019 | Republican | At-large | |
William H. Parker | March 4, 1907 – June 26, 1908 | Republican | At-large | Died |
John A. Pickler | November 2, 1889 – March 3, 1897 | Republican | At-large | North Dakota achieved statehood |
Larry Pressler | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979 | Republican | 1st | |
Ben Reifel | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1971 | Republican | 1st | |
Clint Roberts | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1983 | Republican | 2nd | |
John R. Thune | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 | Republican | At-large | |
Theodore B. Werner | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 | Democratic | 2nd | |
William Williamson | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933 | Republican | 3rd |
Living former members of the House
As of January 2019, there are seven living former members of the House of Representatives. The most recent representative to die was Clint Roberts (served 1981–1983) on February 13, 2017. The most recently serving representative to die was Bill Janklow (served 2003–2004) on January 12, 2012.
Representative | Term of office | District | Date of birth (and current age) |
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James Abourezk | 1971–1973 | 2nd | February 24, 1931 |
Larry Pressler | 1975–1979 | 1st | March 29, 1942 |
Tom Daschle | 1979–1987 | 1st (1979–1983) At-large (1983–1987) |
December 9, 1947 |
Tim Johnson | 1987–1997 | At-large | December 28, 1946 |
John Thune | 1997–2003 | At-large | January 7, 1961 |
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin | 2004–2011 | At-large | December 3, 1970 |
Kristi Noem | 2011–2019 | At-large | November 30, 1971 |