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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
13%
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 22% 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
606
votes against own party
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2,950
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HR 1006
Recognizing the deleterious effects of gambling and video lottery.
Yea
Passed
36–25
Mar 6, 2019
SB 189
establish a fund to receive civil recoveries to offset costs incurred by riot boosting, to make a continuous appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
6–3
Mar 6, 2019
HB 1094
revise certain programs regarding transparency of the petition circulation process.
Yea
Passed
48–13
Mar 6, 2019
SB 140
provide for the increase of higher education enrolled members of the nine federally recognized tribes in South Dakota at regental institutions. Against party
Nay
Passed
37–24
Mar 6, 2019
SB 4
revise certain provisions regarding the classification of agricultural land for property tax purposes.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Mar 6, 2019
SB 91
revise certain provisions regarding open meeting requirements.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Mar 6, 2019
SB 190
promote pipeline construction and fiscal responsibility by establishing a fund, to authorize a special fee for extraordinary expenses, to make a continuous appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency. Against party
Nay
Passed
7–2
Mar 6, 2019
SB 140
provide for the increase of higher education enrolled members of the nine federally recognized tribes in South Dakota at regental institutions.
Nay
Failed
27–34
Mar 6, 2019
HB 1022
revise certain provisions regarding the limitations on indemnification by the state.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Mar 6, 2019
SB 182
revise the special education property tax levy for school districts and to revise the state aid to special education formula. Against party
Nay
Passed
6–1
Mar 6, 2019
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