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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%
153 missed
Lower than 83% of chamber peers
With party
77%
of cast votes
Lower than 95% 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
153
missed votes
Total cast
2,950
across all sessions
Crossed party
605
votes against own party
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2,950
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 56
make an appropriation to fund tax refunds for elderly persons and persons with a disability, to revise the income eligibility requirements for property and sales tax refunds, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
11–0
Jan 19, 2018
HB 1039
repeal certain outdated and unnecessary provisions regarding certain child support obligations and medical services to the indigent.
Yea
Passed
44–0
Jan 19, 2018
HB 1013
revise certain provisions regarding voting systems used in elections and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
43–0
Jan 19, 2018
HB 1046
allow certain resident farmers or ranchers to receive a big game license during the Black Hills deer season.
Yea
Passed
43–0
Jan 19, 2018
HB 1028
revise certain provisions regarding trust companies.
Yea
Passed
48–0
Jan 18, 2018
HB 1069
establish an unladen motor vehicle permit for certain proportionally registered commercial motor vehicles. Against party
Nay
Passed
45–3
Jan 18, 2018
HB 1034
require certain insurance companies to identify and locate beneficiaries on life policies and annuity contracts.
Yea
Passed
48–0
Jan 18, 2018
HB 1002
revise certain provisions concerning campaign finance requirements.
Yea
Passed
48–0
Jan 18, 2018
HB 1052
authorize the executive director of the Board of Pardons and Paroles to issue a warrant in the event of any escape from extended confinement.
Yea
Passed
48–0
Jan 18, 2018
HB 1054
revise certain provisions regarding crimes that are considered violent for parole calculation purposes.
Yea
Passed
48–0
Jan 18, 2018
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