South Dakota Senate

South Dakota State Senate
South Dakota State Legislature
Type
Type	Upper House
Term limits	4 terms (8 years)
New session started	January 11, 2011
Leadership
President of the Senate	Matt Michels, (R) since January 11, 2011
President Pro Tem of the Senate	Bob Gray, (R) since January 8, 2008
Majority Leader	Russell Olson, (R) since January 11, 2011
Minority Leader	Jason Frerichs, (D) since January 11, 2011
Structure
Members	35
Political groups	Republican Party (30) Democratic Party (5)
Length of term	2 years
Authority	Article III, South Dakota Constitution
Salary	$12,000/term + per diem
Elections
Last election	November 2, 2010 (35 seats)
Next election	November 4, 2014 (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.

86th Legislature (2011-2012)

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
End of previous legislature	21	14	35	0
Begin	30	5	35	0
Latest voting share	85.7%	14.3%

Officers

Position	Name	Party	District
President Pro Tem of the Senate	Bob Gray	Republican	24
Majority Leader	Russell Olson	Republican	08
Assistant Majority Leader	Jim Hunstad	Republican	02
Minority Leader	Jason Frerichs	Democratic	01
Assistant Minority Leader	Jim Hundstad	Democratic	02

Members of the 86th Senate

District	Senator	Party	Residence
1	Jason Frerichs	Democratic	Wilmot
2	Jim Hundstad	Democratic	Bath
3	Al Novstrup	Republican	Aberdeen
4	Tim Begalka	Republican	Clear Lake
5	Reid Holien	Republican	Watertown
6	Art Fryslie	Republican	Willow Lake
7	Larry Tidemann	Republican	Brookings
8	Russell Olson	Republican	Wentworth
9	Deb Peters	Republican	Hartford
10	Shantel Krebs	Republican	Sioux Falls
11	Todd Schlekeway	Republican	Sioux Falls
12	Mark Johnston	Republican	Sioux Falls
13	Phyllis Heineman	Republican	Sioux Falls
14	Joni Cutler	Republican	Sioux Falls
15	Angie Buhl	Democratic	Sioux Falls
16	Dan Lederman	Republican	Dakota Dunes
17	Eldon Nygaard	Republican	Vermillion
18	Jean Hunhoff	Republican	Yankton
19	Jim Putnam	Republican	Armour
20	Mike Vehle	Republican	Mitchell
21	Cooper Garnos	Republican	Presho
22	Tom Hansen	Republican	Huron
23	Corey Brown	Republican	Hoven
24	Bob Gray	Republican	Pierre
25	Timothy Race	Republican	Baltic
26	Billie Sutton	Democratic	Burke
27	Jim Bradford	Democratic	Pine Ridge
28	Ryan Maher	Republican	Isabel
29	Larry Rhoden	Republican	Union Center
30	Bruce Rampelberg	Republican	Rapid City
31	Tom Nelson	Republican	Lead
32	Stanford Adelstein	Republican	Rapid City
33	Elizabeth Kraus	Republican	Rapid City
34	Craig Tieszen	Republican	Rapid City
35	Jeffrey Haverly	Republican	Rapid City

See also

• South Dakota House of Representatives
• Members of the South Dakota State Senate (1889–present)

External links

• Project Vote Smart - State Senate of South Dakota
• Official South Dakota Senate Roster