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R South Dakota Senate · District 34 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Taffy Howard

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Total votes
2,950
all sessions
Attendance
94%
153 missed
Lower than 83% of chamber peers
With party
77%
of cast votes
Lower than 98% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
12%
some cross-party votes
Higher than 94% of chamber peers
Sponsored
420
bills & resolutions
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
Committees
6
assignments
2,950 roll-call votes

Voting record

Breaks with party 23% of the time

Yea
2,081
voted in favor
Nay
659
voted against
Absent
153
missed votes
Total cast
2,950
across all sessions
Crossed party
609
votes against own party
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2,950
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1222
provide property tax relief for family day care homes.
Nay
Failed
22–42
Feb 22, 2022
HCR 6006
To urge the United States Congress and the President of the United States to take no action to employ military forces of the United States in active-duty combat unless the United States Congress has passed an official declaration of war and to bring troops home who are engaged in unconstitutional foreign conflicts.
Yea
Passed
62–2
Feb 22, 2022
HB 1258
protect an individual's conscience from entities requiring the COVID-19 vaccine.
Yea
Passed
34–30
Feb 22, 2022
HB 1248
make an appropriation for the erection of the South Dakota Sioux Code Talker Memorial and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
7–1
Feb 22, 2022
HB 1092
make an appropriation for the precision agriculture cybersecurity CyberAg partnership initiative and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
7–2
Feb 22, 2022
HB 1236
make an appropriation regarding fiscal policy of the State and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Feb 22, 2022
HB 1238
create a task force on jail planning, to make an appropriation of general contingency funds therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
5–4
Feb 22, 2022
HB 1021
authorize the Board of Regents to acquire property, contract for the design and construction of an athletics events center at Dakota State University, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
61–3
Feb 22, 2022
HB 1052
place limitations on the enforcement of federal laws and orders related to firearms, accessories, and ammunition. Against party
Yea
Failed
26–38
Feb 22, 2022
HB 1208
prohibit chemical abortion drugs and to provide a penalty therefor.
Yea
Passed
37–27
Feb 22, 2022
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