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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 1030
provide for the cancellation of certain uncollectible unemployment insurance contributions.
Yea
Passed
57–0
Jan 19, 2018
HB 1011
revise certain provisions regarding voter registration list maintenance mailings.
Yea
Passed
57–0
Jan 19, 2018
SCR 1
Honoring the memory and accomplishments of President Grover Cleveland.
Yea
Passed
56–0
Jan 19, 2018
HB 1047
revise certain provisions defining fur-bearing animals.
Yea
Passed
57–0
Jan 19, 2018
HB 1057
authorize the Board of Regents to contract for the construction of the Madison Cyber Labs (MadLabs) and the demolition of Lowry Hall at Dakota State University, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
10–0
Jan 19, 2018
HB 1015
repeal the use of explosives, pyrotechnics, and fireworks for the protection of sunflower crops from depredating birds.
Yea
Passed
57–0
Jan 19, 2018
HB 1014
revise certain provisions regarding the application of the intrastate exemption for certain commercial vehicles from the federal motor carrier regulations.
Yea
Passed
56–0
Jan 19, 2018
HB 1075
authorize the Board of Regents to contract for the construction of the Madison Cyber Labs (MadLabs) and the demolition of Lowry Hall at Dakota State University, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
11–0
Jan 19, 2018
SB 27
make an appropriation from the coordinated natural resources conservation fund to the State Conservation Commission and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
11–0
Jan 19, 2018
SB 52
authorize the Board of Regents to demolish a South Dakota State University building and to make an appropriation therefor.
Yea
Passed
11–0
Jan 19, 2018
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