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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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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1120
appropriate funds for forest health and resilience. Against party
Nay
Passed
7–2
Feb 27, 2019
SB 173
make an appropriation to fund certain health care innovation grants, to require certain reports, expedite the nursing home rate methodology review, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
8–0
Feb 27, 2019
SB 121
revise certain provisions regarding manufacturers' warranties for motor vehicles to include all-terrain vehicles.
Yea
Passed
64–0
Feb 27, 2019
SB 73
revise qualifications for sanitary district trustees. Against party
Nay
Passed
41–21
Feb 27, 2019
SB 174
make an appropriation for the construction of a health services building and renovation at the Jameson Prison Annex on the grounds of the state penitentiary and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
8–1
Feb 27, 2019
SB 154
authorize the production and transport of saltwater crustaceans.
Yea
Passed
64–0
Feb 27, 2019
SB 100
reduce the number of petition signatures required for conservation district supervisor elections. Against party
Nay
Passed
44–18
Feb 27, 2019
SB 70
revise certain provisions regarding hospital liens.
Yea
Passed
64–0
Feb 27, 2019
HR 1003
Denouncing the recent passage of New York's abortion law and requesting that the Governor declare a day of prayer and fasting to atone for the unspeakable crime of abortion.
Yea
Passed
55–9
Feb 27, 2019
SB 63
increase the penalty for a subsequent conviction for trespass to hunt, fish, or trap.
Yea
Passed
61–2
Feb 27, 2019
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