R South Dakota Senate · District 34 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Taffy Howard

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Session

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

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

This page

2,950

matching current filters

Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

HB 1172

provide for cooperation with federal officials in matters of immigration.

Yea

Passed

41–24

Feb 12, 2019

HB 1261

make an appropriation for costs related to suppression of wildfires in the state and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

65–0

Feb 12, 2019

HB 1091

provide for the selection of a lieutenant governor by a candidate for governor. Against party

Nay

Passed

45–15

Feb 12, 2019

HB 1254

make appropriations from the water and environment fund and its revolving fund subfunds for various water and environmental purposes and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

65–0

Feb 12, 2019

HB 1259

make an appropriation for costs related to disasters in the state and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

65–0

Feb 12, 2019

HB 1264

authorize the payment of a self-insured retention on a cyber liability insurance policy from the extraordinary litigation fund, to make an appropriation for the payment of extraordinary litigation expenses, and to declare an emergency.

Yea

Passed

61–0

Feb 12, 2019

HB 1157

revise provisions regarding challenges to candidate nominating petitions.

Yea

Passed

64–0

Feb 12, 2019

HB 1071

revise and repeal provisions regarding aviation.

Yea

Passed

63–2

Feb 12, 2019

HB 1198

define activities that constitute human trafficking.

Yea

Passed

60–0

Feb 12, 2019

HJR 1004

Rescinding House Joint Resolutions calling for a constitutional convention, or convention of the states, for the purpose of amending the Constitution of the United States.

Yea

Passed

58–2

Feb 12, 2019