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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
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 1041
revise certain provisions regarding insurers' internal audit requirements.
Yea
Passed
48–0
Jan 18, 2018
HB 1063
revise certain provisions regarding the Sioux Falls research park.
Yea
Passed
44–4
Jan 18, 2018
HB 1027
revise certain provisions regarding the maximum number of apprentices in a salon.
Yea
Passed
48–0
Jan 18, 2018
HB 1072
revise certain provisions regarding trusts.
Yea
Passed
45–3
Jan 18, 2018
HB 1017
codify legislation enacted in 2017.
Yea
Passed
48–0
Jan 18, 2018
HB 1026
revise certain educational requirements pertaining to the practice of cosmetology.
Yea
Passed
42–6
Jan 17, 2018
HB 1049
revise certain references to the Internal Revenue Code.
Yea
Passed
48–0
Jan 17, 2018
HB 1021
revise certain provisions related to the practice of podiatry and to authorize certain fee increases. Against party
Nay
Passed
40–8
Jan 17, 2018
HB 1048
revise certain provisions referring to the statements on auditing standards utilized by the Department of Revenue.
Yea
Passed
48–0
Jan 17, 2018
HB 1019
revise certain provisions regarding background checks for physicians and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
48–0
Jan 17, 2018
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