South Dakota Senate

South Dakota State Senate
South Dakota State Legislature

Type
Type	Upper House
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
History
New session started	January 13, 2014
Leadership
President of the Senate	Matt Michels (R) Since January 11, 2011
President Pro Tempore	Corey Brown (R) Since January 8, 2013
Majority Leader	Tim Rave (R) Since September 8, 2013
Minority Leader	Billie Sutton (D) Since January 10, 2015
Structure
Seats	35

Political groups	Governing party Republican (27) Opposition party Democratic (8)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article III, South Dakota Constitution
Salary	$12,000/term + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 4, 2014 (35 seats)
Next election	November 1, 2018 (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 State Legislature. It is made up of 35 members, one representing each legislative district, and meets at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre.

Composition

South Dakota Senate Districts. Senate district boundaries are identical to the South Dakota House of Representative's districts, with one senator elected from each district.

90th Legislature (2015)

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total

	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature	30	5	35	0

End of previous legislature	28	7	35	0

Begin	27	8	35	0
Latest voting share	7001771009999900000♠77.1%	7001229000000000000♠22.9%

Officers

Position	Name	Party	District
President Pro Tem of the Senate	Corey Brown	Republican	23
Majority Leader	Tim Rave	Republican	25
Assistant Majority Leader	Dan Lederman	Republican	16
Minority Leader	Jason Frerichs	Democratic	01
Assistant Minority Leader	Billie Sutton	Democratic	21

Members of the 90th Senate

District	Senator	Party	Residence
1	Jason Frerichs	Democratic	Wilmot
2	Brock Greenfield	Republican	Clark
3	David Novstrup	Republican	Aberdeen
4	Jim Peterson	Democrat	Revillo
5	Ried Holien	Republican	Watertown
6	Ernie Otten	Republican	Tea
7	Larry Tidemann	Republican	Brookings
8	Scott Parsley	Democratic	Madison
9	Deb Peters	Republican	Hartford
10	Jenna Haggar	Republican	Sioux Falls
11	Todd Schlekeway	Republican	Sioux Falls
12	Blake Curd	Republican	Sioux Falls
13	Phyllis Heineman	Republican	Sioux Falls
14	Deb Soholt	Republican	Sioux Falls
15	Angie Buhl	Democratic	Sioux Falls
16	William Shorma	Republican	Dakota Dunes
17	Arthur Rusch	Republican	Vermillion
18	Bernie Hunhoff	Democratic	Yankton
19	Bill Van Gerpen	Republican	Tyndall
20	Mike Vehle	Republican	Mitchell
21	Billie Sutton	Democratic	Burke
22	Jim White	Republican	Huron
23	Corey Brown	Republican	Hoven
24	Jeff Monroe	Republican	Pierre
25	Tim Rave	Republican	Baltic
26	Troy Heinert	Democratic	Mission
27	Jim Bradford	Democratic	Pine Ridge
28	Betty Olsen	Republican	Prairie City
29	Gary Cammack	Republican	Union Center
30	Bruce Rampelberg	Republican	Rapid City
31	Bob Ewing	Republican	Spearfish
32	Alan Solano	Republican	Rapid City
33	Phil Jensen	Republican	Rapid City
34	Craig Tieszen	Republican	Rapid City
35	Terri Haverly	Republican	Rapid City

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Members of the South Dakota State Senate

South Dakota Legislature (2015–2016)

President of the Senate: Matt Michels (R)
President pro Tempore: Corey Brown (R)
Majority Leader: Tim Rave (R)
Minority Leader: Jason Frerichs (D)

Jason Frerichs (D)
Brock Greenfield (R)
David Novstrup (R)
Jim Peterson (D)
Ried Holien (R)
Ernie Otten (R)
Larry Tidemann (R)
Scott Parsley (D)
Deb Peters (R)
Jenna Haggar (R)
Todd Schlekeway (R)
Blake Curd (R)
Phyllis Heineman (R)
Deb Soholt (R)
Angie Buhl (D)
William Shorma (R)
Arthur Rusch (R)
Bernie Hunhoff (D)
Bill Van Gerpen (R)
Mike Vehle (R)
Billie Sutton (D)
Jim White (R)
Corey Brown (R)
Jeff Monroe (R)
Tim Rave (R)
Troy Heinert (D)
Jim Bradford (D)
Betty Olson (R)
Gary Cammack (R)
Bruce Rampelberg (R)
Bob Ewing (R)
Alan Solano (R)
Phil Jensen (R)
Craig Tieszen (R)
Terri Haverly (R)

Legislatures of the United States

United States Congress	United States House of Representatives United States Senate

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Other legislatures	District of Columbia American Samoa (H, S) Guam Northern Mariana Islands (H, S) Puerto Rico (H, S) U.S. Virgin Islands

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 130223717 LCCN: n83130147

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South Dakota Senate

Composition

Officers

Members of the 90th Senate

See also

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