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South Dakota Senate | |
|---|---|
| South Dakota Legislature | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
Term limits | 4 terms (8 years) |
| History | |
New session started | January 12, 2021 |
| Leadership | |
Majority Leader | |
Minority Leader | |
| Structure | |
| Seats | 35 |
Political groups | Majority party
Minority party
|
Length of term | 2 years |
| Authority | Article III, South Dakota Constitution |
| Salary | $12,850.80/session + $151 per legislative day[a][1] |
| Elections | |
Last election | November 3, 2020 (35 seats) |
Next election | November 8, 2022 (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 Legislature. It consists of 35 members, one representing each legislative district; it meets at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre.
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
|
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Democratic | |||
| 91st Legislature | 29 | 6 | 35 | |
| 92nd Legislature | 30 | 5 | 35 | |
| Latest voting share | 85.7% | 14.3% | ||
| Position | Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|---|
| President Pro Tem of the Senate | Lee Schoenbeck | Republican | 5 |
| Majority Leader | Gary Cammack | Republican | 29 |
| Assistant Majority Leader | Michael Diedrich | Republican | 34 |
| Majority Whips | Jim Bolin | Republican | 16 |
| Casey Crabtree | Republican | 8 | |
| Helene Duhamel | Republican | 32 | |
| Kyle Schoenfish | Republican | 19 | |
| Minority Leader | Troy Heinert | Democratic | 26 |
| Assistant Minority Leader | Red Dawn Foster | Democratic | 27 |
| Minority Whip | Reynold Nesiba | Democratic | 15 |
Categories: South Dakota Legislature | Pierre, South Dakota | State upper houses in the United States
