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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 1190
establish the paraprofessional tuition assistance program, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
7–1
Feb 22, 2022
HB 1225
make an appropriation to provide for the development of South Dakota and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Feb 22, 2022
HB 1215
revise the deadlines for state agencies to submit annual budget requests to the Legislative Research Council.
Yea
Passed
7–1
Feb 22, 2022
HB 1339
make an appropriation to provide contingency funds for unanticipated costs and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
6–1
Feb 17, 2022
HB 1126
accommodate legislation relating to the protection of public safety.
Yea
Passed
52–11
Feb 17, 2022
HB 1325
revise the classification of agricultural land according to soil type.
Yea
Passed
61–3
Feb 17, 2022
HB 1292
regulate delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol, THC-O acetate, and hexahydrocannabinol for those under the age of twenty-one.
Yea
Passed
62–2
Feb 17, 2022
HB 1124
accommodate legislation on medical services.
Yea
Passed
54–9
Feb 17, 2022
HB 1116
modify the date for the state's presidential primary elections. Bipartisan
Yea
Passed
40–24
Feb 17, 2022
HB 1255
clarify certain public meeting requirements.
Yea
Passed
35–29
Feb 17, 2022
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