South Dakota's 7th legislative district

South Dakota's 7th
State Senate district
South Dakota's 7th; State Senate district
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Last updated November 13, 2023

South Dakota's 7th legislative district is one of 35 districts in the South Dakota Legislature. Each district is represented by 1 senator and 2 representatives. In the Senate, it has been represented by Republican Tim Reed since 2023. In the House, it has been represented by Republicans Mellissa Heermann and Roger DeGroot since 2023.^[1]

Geography

The district is based in and around Brookings, the state's fourth-largest city, in eastern South Dakota.^[2]

Recent elections

South Dakota legislators are elected to two-year terms, with each permitted to serve a maximum of four consecutive two-year terms.^[3] Elections are held every even-numbered year.

State senate elections

Year	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	General election	Primary elections
2022	V. J. Smith	Republican	2018	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y Tim Reed (Republican) 100%	Republican: ▌Y Tim Reed (inc.) 60.2% ▌ Julie Erickson 39.8%
2020	V. J. Smith	Republican	2018	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y V. J. Smith (Republican) 100%
2018	Larry Tidemann	Republican	2010	Incumbent retired. Republican hold.	▌Y V. J. Smith (Republican) 61.2% ▌ Mary Perpich (Independent) 38.8%
2016	Larry Tidemann	Republican	2010	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Larry Tidemann (Republican) 65.9% ▌ Mary Perpich (Democratic) 34.1%	Republican: ▌Y Larry Tidemann (inc.) 59.5% ▌ Doug Post 40.5%
2014	Larry Tidemann	Republican	2010	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Larry Tidemann (Republican) 62.7% ▌ Jay Vanduch (Democratic) 37.3%
2012	Larry Tidemann	Republican	2010	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Larry Tidemann (Republican) 53.5% ▌ Pamela Merchant (Democratic) 46.5%

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References

↑ "Tim Reed". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
↑ "LRC Maps". sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2023.
↑ "Article III, § 6 of the South Dakota Constitution" (PDF). sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2023.

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[1] "Tim Reed". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 22, 2023.

[2] "LRC Maps". sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2023.

[3] "Article III, § 6 of the South Dakota Constitution" (PDF). sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved October 21, 2023.

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v t e Members of the South Dakota Senate
South Dakota Legislature (2023–present) President of the Senate Larry Rhoden (R) President pro tempore Lee Schoenbeck (R) Majority Leader Casey Crabtree (R) Minority Leader Reynold Nesiba (D)
▌ Michael Rohl (R) ▌ Steve Kolbeck (R) ▌ Al Novstrup (R) ▌ John Wiik (R) ▌ Lee Schoenbeck (R) ▌ Herman Otten (R) ▌ Tim Reed (R) ▌ Casey Crabtree (R) ▌ Brent "B.R." Hoffman (R) ▌ Liz Larson (D) ▌ Jim Stalzer (R) ▌ Arch Beal (R) ▌ Jack Kolbeck (R) ▌ Larry Zikmund (R) ▌ Reynold Nesiba (D) ▌ Jim Bolin (R) ▌ Sydney Davis (R) ▌ Jean Hunhoff (R) ▌ Kyle Schoenfish (R) ▌ Joshua Klumb (R) ▌ Erin Tobin (R) ▌ David Wheeler (R) ▌ Bryan Breitling (R) ▌ Jim Mehlhaff (R) ▌ Tom Pischke (R) ▌ Shawn Bordeaux (D) ▌ Red Dawn Foster (D) ▌ Ryan Maher (R) ▌ Dean Wink (R) ▌ Julie Frye-Mueller (R) ▌ Randy Deibert (R) ▌ Helene Duhamel (R) ▌ David Johnson (R) ▌ Michael Diedrich (R) ▌Vacant
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v t e Members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
South Dakota Legislature (2023–present) Speaker of the House Hugh Bartels (R-5) Speaker pro tempore Mike Stevens (R-18) Majority Leader Will Mortenson (R-24) Minority Leader Oren Lesmeister (D-28)
1. ▌ Joe Donnell (R) ⎣ ▌ Tamara St. John (R) 2. ▌ David Kull (R) ⎣ ▌ John Sjaarda (R) 3. ▌ Brandei Schaefbauer (R) ⎣ ▌ Carl E. Perry (R) 4. ▌ Stephanie Sauder (R) ⎣ ▌ Fred Deutsch (R) 5. ▌ Hugh Bartels (R) ⎣ ▌ Byron Callies (R) 6. ▌ Aaron Aylward (R) ⎣ ▌ Ernie Otten (R) 7. ▌ Mellissa Heermann(R) ⎣ ▌ Roger DeGroot (R) 8. ▌ John Mills (R) ⎣ ▌ Tim Reisch (R) 9. ▌ Bethany Soye (R) ⎣ ▌ Kenneth Teunissen (R) 10. ▌ Erin Healy (D) ⎣ ▌ Kameron Nelson (D) 11. ▌ Brian Mulder (R) ⎣ ▌ Chris Karr (R) 12. ▌ Amber Arlint (R) ⎣ ▌ Greg Jamison (R) 13. ▌ Sue Peterson (R) ⎣ ▌ Tony Venhuizen (R) 14. ▌ Taylor Rehfeldt (R) ⎣ ▌ Tyler Tordsen (R) 15. ▌ Kadyn Wittman (D) ⎣ ▌ Linda Duba (D) 16. ▌ Karla Lems (R) ⎣ ▌ Kevin D. Jensen (R) 17. ▌ William Shorma (R) ⎣ ▌ Chris Kassin] (R) 18. ▌ Mike Stevens (R) ⎣ ▌ Julie Auch (R) 19. ▌ Drew Peterson (R) ⎣ ▌ Jessica Bahmuller (R) 20. ▌ Lance Koth (R) ⎣ ▌ Ben Krohmer (R) 21. ▌ Rocky Blare (R) ⎣ ▌ Marty Overweg (R) 22. ▌ Roger D. Chase (R) ⎣ ▌ Lynn Schneider (R) 23. ▌ James D. Wangsness (R) ⎣ ▌ Scott Moore (R) 24. ▌ Will Mortenson (R) ⎣ ▌ Mike Weisgram (R) 25. ▌ Randy Gross (R) ⎣ ▌ Jon Hansen (R) 26A. ▌ Eric Emery (D) 26B. ▌ Rebecca Reimer (R) 27. ▌ Liz Marty May (R) ⎣ ▌ Peri Pourier (D) 28A. ▌ Oren Lesmeister (D) 28B. ▌ Neil Pinnow (R) 29. ▌ Gary Cammack (R) ⎣ ▌ Kirk Chaffee (R) 30. ▌ Trish Ladner (R) ⎣ ▌ Dennis Krull (R) 31. ▌ Mary Fitzgerald (R) ⎣ ▌ Scott Odenbach (R) 32. ▌ Becky Drury (R) ⎣ ▌ Steve Duffy (R) 33. ▌ Curt Massie (R) ⎣ ▌ Phil Jensen (R) 34. ▌ Mike Derby (R) ⎣ ▌ Jess Olson (R) 35. ▌ Tina Mulally (R) ⎣ ▌ Tony Randolph (R)
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v t e Legislative districts of South Dakota
List of South Dakota legislative districts Each district elects one Senator and two members of the House. 33 districts elect their House members at-large, and districts 26 and 28 are split into 2 sub-districts.
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