Earl Ralph Pomeroy III is an American lawyer and politician who served as the U.S. representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district from 1993 to 2011. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party. He currently serves as senior counsel for the Washington, D.C. branch of Alston & Bird.
John Randolph Thune is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from South Dakota, a seat he has held since 2005. A member of the Republican Party, he has been elected the Senate majority leader and Senate Republican leader, a post he is to assume in January 2025. Thune is in his fourth Senate term and is the Senate minority whip, a post he has held since 2021, and the dean of South Dakota's congressional delegation. From 1997 to 2003 he served three terms as the U.S. representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district.
Arthur Albert Link was an American politician and farmer of the North Dakota Democratic Party, and later the Democratic-NPL. He served as a U.S. Representative from 1971 to 1973 and as the 27th governor of North Dakota from 1973 to 1981.
The Rosebud Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation in South Dakota, United States. It is the home of the federally recognized Rosebud Sioux Tribe, who are Sicangu, a band of Lakota people. The Lakota name Sicangu Oyate translates as the "Burnt Thigh Nation", also known by the French term, the Brulé Sioux.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in South Dakota since June 26, 2015 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that the U.S. Constitution guarantees same-sex couples the right to marry. Attorney General Marty Jackley issued a statement critical of the ruling but said that the state would comply and recognize same-sex marriages. Previously, South Dakota had restricted marriage to the "union of a man and a woman" both by statute and in its State Constitution.
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 who formerly served from 2017 to 2023 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.
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.
Caleb Finck is an American farmer, businessman, and politician serving as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 21st district. He assumed office in 2019.
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.
Michael Diedrich is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 34th district. Diedrich was appointed to the position in 2017 by Governor Dennis Daugaard, succeeding Craig Tieszen, who died in a boating accident on November 23, 2017. He assumed office on December 29, 2017.
Timothy R. Goodwin is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 30th district. A Republican, Goodwin assumed office on January 10, 2017.
Kaleb W. Weis is an American politician serving as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 2nd district. An HVAC specialist by trade, Weis was elected to the House in 2018 and assumed office in 2019.
Rhonda Milstead is an American politician and businesswoman serving as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 9th district. Milstead was appointed to the House by Governor Kristi Noem in December 2018 and assumed office on January 7, 2019.
Kirk Chaffee is an American politician and businessman serving as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 29th district. Elected in 2018, Chaffee assumed office in 2019.
Lee Anton Schoenbeck is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the South Dakota Senate from the 5th district. He is the President Pro Tempore of the South Dakota Senate. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Rocky Blare is an American politician and insurance agent serving as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 21st district. He previously represented the same district in the South Dakota Senate from 2019 to 2021.
Lynn Schneider is an American politician serving as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives from the 22nd district. He was appointed to the House by Governor Kristi Noem on May 8, 2020, succeeding Bob Glanzer.
Mary J. 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.
