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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 recorded
2,950
across all sessions
Crossed party
609
votes against own party
Matching
2,950
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1018
make an appropriation for the construction of a storage garage in Rapid City and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
7–0
Feb 10, 2022
SB 10
revise provisions related to verifications required prior to receiving medical cannabis.
Yea
Passed
63–1
Feb 10, 2022
HB 1319
prohibit contributions from federal campaign committees.
Yea
Passed
38–27
Feb 9, 2022
HB 1100
revise provisions related to the video recording of certain victim testimony at a preliminary hearing or deposition.
Yea
Passed
64–1
Feb 9, 2022
HB 1119
revise the general state aid formula to provide adjustment for alternative education students participating in interscholastic activities. Against party
Nay
Passed
38–27
Feb 9, 2022
HB 1286
permit municipalities to contribute more to the cost of insurance provided to certain officers or retired employees. Against party
Nay
Passed
50–15
Feb 9, 2022
HB 1099
revise provisions related to courtroom modifications for child witnesses.
Yea
Passed
64–1
Feb 9, 2022
SB 18
revise rulemaking authority related to medical cannabis.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Feb 9, 2022
HB 1335
revise certain provisions regarding the expenditure of moneys allotted to the state by the United States of America.
Yea
Passed
14–0
Feb 9, 2022
HB 1336
make various clarifying changes to the state budgeting process.
Yea
Passed
14–0
Feb 9, 2022
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