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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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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
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Date
SB 185
revise certain provisions regarding criminal record expungement.
Yea
Passed
59–0
Feb 27, 2018
SB 105
authorize a health care practitioner to administer a toxicology test to an infant under certain circumstances.
Yea
Passed
55–4
Feb 27, 2018
SB 70
define the term, serve, for the purposes of regulating the sale and use of alcoholic beverages.
Yea
Passed
58–0
Feb 27, 2018
SB 93
revise certain provisions regarding the intentional exposure of others to certain diseases.
Yea
Passed
59–0
Feb 27, 2018
SB 86
revise certain requirements when a local unit of government sells surplus property through a real estate broker. Against party
Nay
Passed
54–4
Feb 27, 2018
SB 153
require disclosure of certain fees being imposed by overnight lodging accommodations.
Yea
Passed
58–0
Feb 27, 2018
SB 23
reduce the driver license renewal requirements regarding the submittal of documentation of social security numbers and to update certain references to federal regulations. Against party
Nay
Passed
50–9
Feb 27, 2018
SCR 16
Expressing our gratitude to the 45th President of the United States, Donald J. Trump, for beginning to Make America Great Again.
Yea
Passed
51–8
Feb 27, 2018
SB 83
authorize certain patriotic societies access to public schools. Against party
Nay
Passed
53–6
Feb 27, 2018
SB 19
revise certain provisions regarding lease-purchase agreements for a local education agency.
Yea
Passed
59–0
Feb 27, 2018
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