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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
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1082
revise the conditions under which a licensed vehicle dealer may display or sell certain vehicles.
Yea
Passed
63–0
Feb 10, 2020
HB 1036
revise provisions regarding the issuance of certain military specialty plates. Against party
Nay
Passed
6–3
Feb 10, 2020
HB 1097
modify requirements for a marriage license.
Yea
Passed
63–0
Feb 10, 2020
HB 1207
extend the termination date for the Juvenile Justice Public Safety Oversight Council.
Yea
Passed
63–0
Feb 10, 2020
HB 1134
permit certain acts at a school honoring or graduation ceremony.
Nay
Failed
14–49
Feb 10, 2020
HB 1069
authorize certain veterans to attend courses offered at postsecondary technical institutes without payment of tuition.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Feb 10, 2020
HB 1048
revise certain requirements for certain advisory committees under the Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners, Board of Nursing, and Board of Social Work Examiners.
Yea
Passed
63–0
Feb 10, 2020
HB 1029
make an appropriation for costs related to suppression of wildfires in the state and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
61–1
Feb 10, 2020
HB 1086
repeal certain fees charged by a clerk of courts.
Yea
Passed
63–0
Feb 10, 2020
HB 1013
correct technical errors in statutory cross-references.
Yea
Passed
62–1
Feb 10, 2020
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