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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
HB 1154
revise certain provisions regarding municipal lease-purchase agreements.
Yea
Passed
62–0
Feb 7, 2018
HB 1254
revise certain provisions regarding conditional bonds in domestic abuse actions. Against party
Nay
Passed
49–12
Feb 7, 2018
SCR 14
Encouraging Congress and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to overturn the rules regarding electronic logging devices.
Yea
Passed
59–3
Feb 7, 2018
HB 1221
expand the partners in education tax credit program to include tribally controlled schools on a federally recognized Indian reservation.
Yea
Passed
57–5
Feb 7, 2018
HB 1219
revise certain provisions regarding the use of night vision equipment in hunting.
Yea
Passed
42–20
Feb 7, 2018
HB 1147
revise certain provisions concerning property tax collections, delinquent property taxes, tax certificates, and tax deeds.
Yea
Passed
54–8
Feb 7, 2018
HB 1157
authorize certain alcohol manufacturers and wholesalers to enter into sponsorship agreements with certain alcohol retail licensees. Against party
Nay
Passed
39–23
Feb 7, 2018
HB 1236
provide for the acquisition of certain motor vehicle titles by auction agencies in certain circumstances.
Yea
Passed
62–0
Feb 7, 2018
HB 1196
revise certain provisions regarding verification of residency of petition circulators. Against party
Nay
Passed
35–27
Feb 7, 2018
HB 1244
revise certain provisions regarding the renewal of driver licenses by a member of the armed forces and their families.
Yea
Passed
62–0
Feb 7, 2018
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