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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
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 191
limit annual valuation increases on owner-occupied single-family dwellings and provide an exception for mill rate limitations on taxing districts.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Feb 25, 2025
SB 152
promote the future success and development of South Dakota.
Yea
Passed
34–1
Feb 25, 2025
SB 73
require that an individual registering as a voter when applying for a driver license be a resident of this state for the purposes of voting.
Yea
Passed
32–3
Feb 25, 2025
SB 169
require a public hearing prior to a vote to impose an excess tax levy.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Feb 25, 2025
SB 188
amend eligibility to vote by absentee ballot. Against party
Yea
Failed
14–21
Feb 25, 2025
SB 3
increase driver license fees. Against party
Nay
Passed
24–11
Feb 24, 2025
SB 145
require legislative approval of real property leases that are necessary for the operation of state government and exceed specified durations or rental payments.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Feb 24, 2025
HB 1063
revise the provisions for preparing a fiscal note for ballot questions.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Feb 24, 2025
SB 52
authorize the expansion of the South Dakota State Veterans Cemetery, to make an appropriation therefor, and to declare an emergency.
Yea
Passed
35–0
Feb 24, 2025
HB 1189
extend by two years the date on which moneys appropriated to the Governor's Office of Economic Development in 2021 for marketing, route restoration, business development, and air service marketing will revert to the general fund. Bipartisan
Nay
Passed
5–4
Feb 24, 2025
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