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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
HB 1232
lower the compulsory age for school attendance. Against party
Yea
Failed
26–37
Feb 25, 2019
HB 1256
make an appropriation to fund tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability, to revise the income eligibility requirements for property and sales tax refunds, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
9–0
Feb 25, 2019
HB 1251
license out-of-state multi-jurisdictional totalizator hubs and distribute source market fees to the special racing revolving fund and the South Dakota-bred racing fund. Against party
Nay
Passed
42–21
Feb 25, 2019
HB 1251
license out-of-state multi-jurisdictional totalizator hubs and distribute source market fees to the special racing revolving fund and the South Dakota-bred racing fund. Against party
Nay
Passed
46–17
Feb 25, 2019
HB 1225
establish a determinant in identifying a student's sexual identity for the purpose of participation in high school athletics.
Yea
Failed
31–33
Feb 25, 2019
HB 1265
revise provisions regarding certain tax rates.
Yea
Passed
35–29
Feb 25, 2019
HB 1132
revise certain provisions regarding the treatment of alcohol and drug abuse. Against party
Nay
Passed
40–23
Feb 25, 2019
HB 1265
revise provisions regarding certain tax rates.
Yea
Passed
35–29
Feb 25, 2019
HB 1219
revise certain provisions regarding surplus line insurance.
Yea
Passed
61–0
Feb 25, 2019
HB 1195
revise provisions regarding juvenile justice.
Yea
Passed
48–16
Feb 25, 2019
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