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These are tables of congressional delegations from South Dakota to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.
Ellis James Abdnor was an American politician who served as a member of the United States Senate from South Dakota. He was also the 15th Administrator of the Small Business Administration under presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.
Walter Jeremiah Maddock was an American politician in North Dakota, US. He served in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1915 to 1923, and became the 14th Lieutenant Governor of North Dakota in 1925. Maddock became the 15th Governor of North Dakota in 1928 when Arthur G. Sorlie died in office. He was the first governor born in what would eventually become North Dakota.
The 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.
Michael Bernard. Broderick, Jr. was a member of the South Dakota State Senate, representing district 16.
The structure of the government of South Dakota is based on that of the federal government, with three branches of government: executive, legislative, and judicial. The structure of the state government is laid out in the Constitution of South Dakota, the highest law in the state. The constitution may be amended either by a majority vote of both houses of the legislature, or by voter initiative.
The South Dakota State Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of South Dakota. It is a bicameral legislative body, consisting of the South Dakota Senate, which has 35 members, and the South Dakota House of Representatives, which has 70 members. The two houses are similar in most respects; the Senate alone holds the right to confirm gubernatorial appointments to certain offices. In addition, the Senate votes by roll call vote, whereas the larger house uses an electronic voting system.
Mike Stevens is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 18 since January 12, 2021. Stevens also served in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2013 to 2019, where he was elected House Majority Whip on November 15, 2014. Stevens served as the chairman of the Judiciary Committee during his first tenure in the South Dakota House of Representatives. Stevens also served on the Yankton School Board for 21 years and was the former president of the South Dakota Trial Lawyers.
Jean M. Hunhoff is an American politician and a Republican member of the South Dakota Senate since 2021. She has also served in the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 18 from 2001 to 2007 and again from 2015 to 2021. She previously served in the South Dakota Senate from 2007 to 2015. Hunhoff was the mayor of Yankton from 1995 until 1997.
Steven Haugaard is an American politician and attorney. He has served as a Republican member for the 10th district in the South Dakota House of Representatives since 2015. He was elected Speaker of the House and served in that office from 2019 to 2021. He had been elected as Speaker pro tempore of the South Dakota House of Representatives and served in that office from 2017 to 2019.
Dustin Michael Johnson is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he served as South Dakota Public Utilities Commissioner from 2005 to 2011, when he was appointed chief of staff to Governor Dennis Daugaard, a position he held until 2014. Between his state political career and congressional service, Johnson was the vice president of Vantage Point Solutions in Mitchell, South Dakota.
Taffy D. Howard is an American small business owner and politician serving as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 33rd district. A Republican, she has served the district since 2017. She unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. House to represent South Dakota's at-large congressional district in 2022.
Jon Hansen serves as a representative for the 25th Legislative District in the South Dakota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party, and the current Speaker pro tempore of the South Dakota House of Representatives.
Erin Healy is an American politician. She has served as a South Dakota Democratic Party member in the South Dakota House of Representatives since 2019 from district 10. Healy serves as one of eleven Democratic members of the South Dakota Legislature.
Jamie R. Smith is an American politician and a former member of the South Dakota House of Representatives. Smith represented District 15, which covers downtown neighborhoods, including areas around Terrace Park and the Great Plains Zoo, in Sioux Falls. He served as House Minority Leader 2019 to 2023.
Chris Karr is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 11th district. Karr assumed office on January 10, 2017.
Elections are held in the U.S. state of South Dakota regularly.
Will D. Mortenson is an American attorney and a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives representing District 24 since January 2021.
Mary Fitzgerald is an American politician and accountant serving as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 31st district. Elected in November 2020, she assumed office on January 12, 2021. Fitzgerald was re-elected to the SD House of Representatives on November 8, 2022.
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- 1 2 3 "Bernard Stoeser". South Dakota Legislature . Retrieved January 28, 2023.
- ↑ South Dakota Legislative Manual, State Publishing Company, 1972, p. 171
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