South Dakota House of Representatives

South Dakota House of Representatives
South Dakota State Legislature

Type
Type	Lower House
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
New session started	January 11, 2011
Leadership
Speaker of the House	Val Rausch, (R) since January 11, 2011
Speaker pro Tempore	Brian Gosch, (R) since January 11, 2011
Majority Leader	David Lust, (R) since January 11, 2011
Minority Leader	Bernie Hunhoff, (D) since January 13, 2009
Structure
Members	70
Political groups	Republican Party (51) Democratic Party (18) Independent (1)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article III, South Dakota Constitution
Salary	$12,000/term + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 2, 2010 (70 seats)
Next election	November 6, 2012 (70 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place

House of Representatives Chamber South Dakota State Capitol Pierre, South Dakota
Website
South Dakota State Legislature

The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Dakota State Legislature. It is made up of 70 members, two from each legislative district. Two of the state's 35 legislative districts, Districts 26 and 28, are each subdivided into two single-member districts (26A/26B and 28A/28B).

1 Composition
- 1.1 Leadership
- 1.2 Members of the 86th House
2 References
3 See also

Composition

86th Legislature (2011–2012)

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total

	Republican	Independent	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature	46	0	24	70	0

Begin	50	1	19	70	0
Latest voting share	72.9%		27.1%

Leadership

Position	Name	Party	District
Speaker of the House	Val Rausch	Republican	04
Speaker pro tempore	Brian Gosch	Republican	32
Majority Leader	David Lust	Republican	34
Assistant Majority Leader	Justin Cronin	Republican	23
Minority Leader	Bernie Hunhoff	Democratic	18
Assistant Minority Leader	Mitch Fargen	Democratic	08

Members of the 86th House

District	Representative	Party	Residence
1	Susan Wismer	Democratic	Britton
1	David Sigdestad	Democratic	Pierpont
2	Elaine Elliot	Democratic	Aberdeen
2	Paul Dennert	Democratic	Columbia
3	David Novstrup	Republican	Aberdeen
3	Dennis Feickert	Democratic	Aberdeen
4	Val Rausch	Republican	Big Stone City
4	Steve Street	Democratic	Revillo
5	Roger Solum	Republican	Watertown
5	Melissa Magstadt	Republican	Watertown
6	Brock Greenfield	Republican	Clark
6	Burt Tulson	Republican	Lake Norden
7	Scott Munsterman	Republican	Brookings
7	Spencer Hawley	Democratic	Brookings
8	Patricia Stricherz	Democratic	Madison
8	Mitch Fargen	Republican	Flandreau
9	Bob Deelstra	Republican	Hartford
9	Steve Hickey	Republican	Sioux Falls
10	Gene Abdallah	Republican	Sioux Falls
10	Roger Hunt	Republican	Sioux Falls
11	Mark Willadsen	Republican	Sioux Falls
11	Lora Hubbel	Republican	Sioux Falls
12	Manny Steele	Republican	Sioux Falls
12	Hal Wick	Republican	Sioux Falls
13	Susy Blake	Democratic	Sioux Falls
13	Brian Liss	Republican	Sioux Falls
14	Marc S. Feinstein	Democratic	Sioux Falls
14	Shawn Tornow	Republican	Sioux Falls
15	Patrick Kirschmann	Democratic	Sioux Falls
15	Jenna Haggar	Independent	Sioux Falls
16	Jim Bolin	Republican	Canton
16	Patty Miller	Republican	McCook Lake
17	Jamie Boomgarden	Republican	Chancellor
17	Tom Jones	Democratic	Viborg
18	Nick Moser	Republican	Yankton
18	Bernie Hunhoff	Democratic	Yankton
19	Frank Kloucek	Democratic	Scotland
19	Edward Van Gerpen	Republican	Avon
20	Lance Carson	Republican	Mitchell
20	Tona Rozum	Republican	Mitchell
21	Kent Juhnke	Republican	Vivian
21	James Schaeffer	Republican	Kennebec
22	Peggy Gibson	Democratic	Huron
22	Jim White	Republican	Huron
23	Justin Cronin	Republican	Gettysburg
23	Charles Hoffmann	Republican	Eureka
24	Mark Venner	Republican	Pierre
24	Tad Perry	Republican	Fort Pierre
25	Jon Hansen	Republican	Dell Rapids
25	Stace Nelson	Republican	Fulton
26A	Larry Lucas	Democratic	Mission
26B	Kim Vanneman	Republican	Ideal
27	Kevin Killer	Democratic	Pine Ridge
27	Ed Iron Cloud III	Democratic	Porcupine
28A	Dean Schrempp	Democratic	Lantry
28B	Betty Olson	Republican	Prairie City
29	Tom Brunner	Republican	Nisland
29	Dean Wink	Republican	Howes
30	Lance Russell	Republican	Hot Springs
30	Mike Verchio	Republican	Hill City
31	Fred Romkema	Republican	Spearfish
31	Charles Turbiville	Republican	Deadwood
32	Kristin Conzet	Republican	Rapid City
32	Brian Gosch	Republican	Rapid City
33	Jacqueline Sly	Republican	Rapid City
33	Phil Jensen	Republican	Rapid City
34	Dan Dryden	Republican	Rapid City
34	David Lust	Republican	Rapid City
35	Don Kopp	Republican	Rapid City
35	Mark Kirkeby	Republican	Rapid City

References

Legislatures of the United States

United States Congress	United States House of Representatives United States Senate

State legislatures	Alabama (H, S) Alaska (H, S) Arizona (H, S) Arkansas (H, S) California (A, S) Colorado (H, S) Connecticut (H, S) Delaware (H, S) Florida (H, S) Georgia (H, S) Hawaii (H, S) Idaho (H, S) Illinois (H, S) Indiana (H, S) Iowa (H, S) Kansas (H, S) Kentucky (H, S) Louisiana (H, S) Maine (H, S) Maryland (H, S) Massachusetts (H, S) Michigan (H, S) Minnesota (H, S) Mississippi (H, S) Missouri (H, S) Montana (H, S) Nebraska Nevada (A, S) New Hampshire (H, S) New Jersey (GA, S) New Mexico (H, S) New York (A, S) North Carolina (H, S) North Dakota (H, S) Ohio (H, S) Oklahoma (H, S) Oregon (H, S) Pennsylvania (H, S) Rhode Island (H, S) South Carolina (H, S) South Dakota (H, S) Tennessee (H, S) Texas (H, S) Utah (H, S) Vermont (H, S) Virginia (H, S) Washington (H, S) West Virginia (H, S) Wisconsin (A, S) Wyoming (H, S)

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

Obsolete	Philippine Islands (1907–16: A, C; 1916–35: H, S) Philippine Commonwealth (1935–41) Philippine Commonwealth (1945–46) (H, S)

South Dakota House of Representatives

Contents

Composition

Leadership

Members of the 86th House

References

See also