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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%
154 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
154
missed votes
Total cast
2,950
across all sessions
Crossed party
606
votes against own party
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2,950
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1257
authorize the Department of the Military to construct two storage buildings, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Absent
Passed
7–0
Feb 14, 2019
HB 1172
provide for cooperation with federal officials in matters of immigration.
Yea
Passed
33–32
Feb 14, 2019
HB 1260
make an appropriation to continue the veteran's bonus program and to declare an emergency.
Absent
Passed
8–0
Feb 14, 2019
HB 1116
prohibit the conduct of certain physical examinations or screenings on students in a school district without parental consent.
Yea
Failed
29–36
Feb 14, 2019
HB 1116
prohibit the conduct of certain physical examinations or screenings on students in a school district without parental consent.
Yea
Failed
31–33
Feb 13, 2019
HB 1103
establish a lemon law for certain farm machinery. Against party
Yea
Passed
34–30
Feb 13, 2019
HB 1201
revise provisions regarding group pheasant hunts for disabled veterans.
Absent
Passed
7–0
Feb 13, 2019
HB 1172
provide for cooperation with federal officials in matters of immigration.
Yea
Passed
32–33
Feb 13, 2019
SCR 6
Urging the President of the United States to make agricultural exports a priority and protect agricultural products from all current and future tariffs.
Yea
Passed
65–0
Feb 13, 2019
HB 1117
establish immunity from liability for injuries to or the death of a person engaged in off-road vehicle activity under certain circumstances.
Yea
Passed
51–13
Feb 13, 2019
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