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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
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 114
revise certain provisions regarding the removal and storage of abandoned vehicles.
Yea
Passed
60–0
Feb 26, 2018
SB 91
authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for the design, construction, and equipping of a state veterans cemetery in Minnehaha County, to create a veterans cemetery fund, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
10–0
Feb 26, 2018
SB 90
revise certain provisions regarding the payment of taxes and fees before transferring title of mobile homes or manufactured homes.
Yea
Passed
60–0
Feb 26, 2018
SB 91
authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for the design, construction, and equipping of a state veterans cemetery in Minnehaha County, to create a veterans cemetery fund, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
10–0
Feb 26, 2018
SB 80
establish term limits for members of the Board of Regents.
Yea
Passed
47–13
Feb 26, 2018
SB 139
revise certain provisions relating to child support.
Yea
Passed
60–0
Feb 26, 2018
HB 1245
make an appropriation to the Equal Access to Our Courts Commission.
Absent
Passed
8–0
Feb 26, 2018
SB 126
revise certain provisions regarding municipal annual reports.
Yea
Passed
54–0
Feb 23, 2018
HR 1001
To show continued support for local control.
Yea
Passed
57–0
Feb 23, 2018
SB 147
authorize local governing bodies to establish the per diem rate for housing and development commissions.
Yea
Passed
54–0
Feb 23, 2018
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