South Dakota House of Representatives

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:Template other The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Dakota Legislature. It consists 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). The South Dakota House of Representatives meets at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre.

Composition

File:South Dakota State Legislature Districts.svg

District 26A primarily represents the Rosebud Reservation, while 28A represents the Standing Rock and Cheyenne River reservations.

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
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	Republican	Democratic		Vacant
Start of 98th Legislature (2023)	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|63	7	70	0
November 13, 2023Template:Efn	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" rowspan=2|62		69	1
January 16, 2024Template:Efn	69		1
February 10, 2024Template:Efn	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|63		70	0
Start of 99th Legislature (2025)Template:Efn	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|63	6	69	1
January 29, 2025Template:Efn	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|62		68	2
February 5, 2025Template:Efn	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|63		69	1
February 12, 2025Template:Efn	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|64		70	0
May 1, 2025Template:Efn	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|63		69	1
Latest voting share	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|

Leadership

Position	Name	Party	District
Speaker of the House	Jon Hansen	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	25
Speaker pro tempore	Karla Lems	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	16
Majority Leader	Scott Odenbach	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	31
Assistant Majority Leader	Marty Overweg	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	21
Majority Whips	Jessica Bahmuller	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	21
	Les Heinemann	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	25
	Greg Jamison	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	12
	Brandei Schaefbauer	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	3
	Bethany Soye	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	9
Minority Leader	Erin Healy	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	10
Assistant Minority Leader	Eric Emery	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	26A
Minority Whip	Kadyn Wittman	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	15
	Nicole Uhre-Balk	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	32

Members of the House for the 2025 legislative session

District	Representative	Party	Residence	Since
1st	Logan Manhart	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Sisseston	2025
	VacantTemplate:Efn	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican
2nd	David Kull	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Aberdeen	2023
	John Sjaarda	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Valley Springs	2023
3rd	Brandei Schaefbauer	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Aberdeen	2023
	Al Novstrup	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Aberdeen	2025
4th	Kent Roe	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Hayti	2025
	Dylan C. Jordan	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Clear Lake	2025
5th	Matt Roby	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Watertown	2025
	Josephine Garcia	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Watertown	2025
6th	Aaron Aylward	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Harrisburg	2021
	Tim Czmowski	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Sioux Falls	2025
7th	Mellissa Heermann	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Brookings	2023
	Roger DeGroot	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Brookings	2023
8th	Tim Walburg	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Madison	2025
	Tim Reisch	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Howard	2023
9th	Bethany Soye	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Sioux Falls	2021
	Tesa Schwans	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Hartford	2025
10th	Erin Healy	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	Sioux Falls	2019
	Bobbi Andera	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Sioux Falls	2025
11th	Brian Mulder	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Sioux Falls	2023
	Keri Weems	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Sioux Falls	2025
12th	Amber Arlint	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Sioux Falls	2023
	Greg Jamison	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Sioux Falls	2021
13th	John Hughes	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Sioux Falls	2025
	Jack Kolbeck	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Sioux Falls	2025
14th	Taylor Rehfeldt	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Sioux Falls	2021
	Tony Kayser	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Sioux Falls	2025
15th	Kadyn Wittman	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	Sioux Falls	2023
	Eric Muckey	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	Sioux Falls	2025
16th	Karla Lems	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Hudson	2023
	Richard Vasgaard	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Centerville	2025
17th	William Shorma	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Dakota Dunes	2023
	Chris Kassin	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Vermillion	2023
18th	Mike Stevens	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Yankton	2021
	Julie Auch	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Yankton	2023
19th	Drew Peterson	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Salem	2023
	Jessica Bahmuller	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Alexandria	2023
20th	Jeff Bathke	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Mitchell	2025
	Kaley Nolz	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Mitchell	2025
21st	Jim Halverson	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Winner	2025
	Marty Overweg	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	New Holland	2020
22nd	Lana Greenfield	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Doland	2025
	Kevin Van Diepen	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Huron	2025
23rd	Spencer Gosch	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Glenham	2025
	Scott Moore	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Ipswich	2023
24th	Will Mortenson	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Pierre	2021
	Mike Weisgram	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Fort Pierre	2021
25th	Les Heinemann	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Flandreau	2025
	Jon Hansen	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Dell Rapids	2019
26A	Eric Emery	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	Rosebud	2023
26B	Rebecca Reimer	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Chamberlain	2018
27th	Liz May	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Kyle	2021
	Peri Pourier	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democratic	Pine Ridge	2019
28A	Jana Hunt	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Dupree	2025
28B	Travis Ismay	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Newell	2025
29th	Terri Jorgenson	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Rapid City	2025
	Kathy Rice	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Blackhawk	2025
30th	Trish Ladner	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Hot Springs	2021
	Tim Goodwin	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Rapid City	2025
31st	Mary Fitzgerald	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Spearfish	2021
	Scott Odenbach	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Spearfish	2021
32nd	Nicole Uhre-Balk	style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Democrat	Rapid City	2025
	Steve Duffy	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Rapid City	2023
33rd	Curt Massie	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Rapid City	2023
	Phil Jensen	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Rapid City	2021
34th	Mike Derby	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Rapid City	2021
	Heather Baxter	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Rapid City	2025
35th	Tina Mulally	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Rapid City	2019
	Tony Randolph	style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Republican	Rapid City	2019

Diversity among representatives

In 2022, Democrat Kameron Nelson from District 10 became the first openly gay man elected to South Dakota's state house. He was sworn in in 2023.

See also

• South Dakota Senate
• List of South Dakota state legislatures