# South Dakota House of Representatives

The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Dakota Legislature. It consists of 70 members, two from each legislative district. Two of the state's 35 legislative districts, Districts 26 and 28, are each subdivided into two single-member districts (26A/26B and 28A/28B). The South Dakota House of Representatives meets at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre.

## Composition

| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| Affiliation | Republican | Democratic | Total | Vacant |
| Start of 98th Legislature (2023) | 63 | 7 | 70 | 0 |
| November 13, 2023 | 62 | 7 | 69 | 1 |
| January 16, 2024 | 62 | 7 | 69 | 1 |
| February 10, 2024 | 63 | 7 | 70 | 0 |
| Start of 99th Legislature (2025) | 63 | 6 | 69 | 1 |
| January 29, 2025 | 62 | 6 | 68 | 2 |
| February 5, 2025 | 63 | 6 | 69 | 1 |
| February 12, 2025 | 64 | 6 | 70 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 91% | 9% | | |

### Leadership

| Position | Name | Party | District |
| Speaker of the House | Jon Hansen | Republican | 25 |
| Speaker pro tempore | Karla Lems | Republican | 16 |
| Majority Leader | Scott Odenbach | Republican | 31 |
| Assistant Majority Leader | Marty Overweg | Republican | 21 |
| Majority Whips | Jessica Bahmuller | Republican | 21 |
| Majority Whips | Les Heinemann | Republican | 25 |
| Majority Whips | Greg Jamison | Republican | 12 |
| Majority Whips | Brandei Schaefbauer | Republican | 3 |
| Majority Whips | Bethany Soye | Republican | 9 |
| Minority Leader | Erin Healy | Democratic | 10 |
| Assistant Minority Leader | Eric Emery | Democratic | 26A |
| Minority Whip | Kadyn Wittman | Democratic | 15 |
| Minority Whip | Nicole Uhre-Balk | Democratic | 32 |

### Members of the House for the 2025 legislative session

| District | Representative | Party | Residence | Since |
| 1st | Logan Manhart | Republican | Sisseston | 2025 |
| 1st | Christopher Reder | Republican | Warner | 2025 |
| 2nd | David Kull | Republican | Aberdeen | 2023 |
| 2nd | John Sjaarda | Republican | Valley Springs | 2023 |
| 3rd | Brandei Schaefbauer | Republican | Aberdeen | 2023 |
| 3rd | Al Novstrup | Republican | Aberdeen | 2025 |
| 4th | Kent Roe | Republican | Hayti | 2025 |
| 4th | Dylan C. Jordan | Republican | Clear Lake | 2025 |
| 5th | Matt Roby | Republican | Watertown | 2025 |
| 5th | Josephine Garcia | Republican | Watertown | 2025 |
| 6th | Aaron Aylward | Republican | Harrisburg | 2021 |
| 6th | Tim Czmowski | Republican | | 2025 |
| 7th | Mellissa Heermann | Republican | Brookings | 2023 |
| 7th | Roger DeGroot | Republican | Brookings | 2023 |
| 8th | Tim Walburg | Republican | Madison | 2025 |
| 8th | Tim Reisch | Republican | Howard | 2023 |
| 9th | Bethany Soye | Republican | Sioux Falls | 2021 |
| 9th | Tesa Schwans | Republican | Hartford | 2025 |
| 10th | Erin Healy | Democratic | Sioux Falls | 2019 |
| 10th | Bobbi Andera | Republican | Sioux Falls | 2025 |
| 11th | Brian Mulder | Republican | Sioux Falls | 2023 |
| 11th | Keri Weems | Republican | Sioux Falls | 2025 |
| 12th | Amber Arlint | Republican | Sioux Falls | 2023 |
| 12th | Greg Jamison | Republican | Sioux Falls | 2021 |
| 13th | John Hughes | Republican | Sioux Falls | 2025 |
| 13th | Jack Kolbeck | Republican | Sioux Falls | 2025 |
| 14th | Taylor Rehfeldt | Republican | Sioux Falls | 2021 |
| 14th | Tony Kayser | Republican | Sioux Falls | 2025 |
| 15th | Kadyn Wittman | Democratic | Sioux Falls | 2023 |
| 15th | Eric Muckey | Democratic | Sioux Falls | 2025 |
| 16th | Karla Lems | Republican | Hudson | 2023 |
| 16th | Richard Vasgaard | Republican | Centerville | 2025 |
| 17th | William Shorma | Republican | Dakota Dunes | 2023 |
| 17th | Chris Kassin | Republican | Vermillion | 2023 |
| 18th | Mike Stevens | Republican | Yankton | 2021 |
| 18th | Julie Auch | Republican | Yankton | 2023 |
| 19th | Drew Peterson | Republican | Salem | 2023 |
| 19th | Jessica Bahmuller | Republican | Alexandria | 2023 |
| 20th | Jeff Bathke | Republican | Mitchell | 2025 |
| 20th | Kaley Nolz | Republican | Mitchell | 2025 |
| 21st | Jim Halverson | Republican | Winner | 2025 |
| 21st | Marty Overweg | Republican | New Holland | 2020 |
| 22nd | Lana Greenfield | Republican | Doland | 2025 |
| 22nd | Kevin Van Diepen | Republican | Huron | 2025 |
| 23rd | Spencer Gosch | Republican | Glenham | 2025 |
| 23rd | Scott Moore | Republican | Ipswich | 2023 |
| 24th | Will Mortenson | Republican | Pierre | 2021 |
| 24th | Mike Weisgram | Republican | Fort Pierre | 2021 |
| 25th | Les Heinemann | Republican | Flandreau | 2025 |
| 25th | Jon Hansen | Republican | Dell Rapids | 2019 |
| 26A | Eric Emery | Democratic | Rosebud | 2023 |
| 26B | Rebecca Reimer | Republican | Chamberlain | 2018 |
| 27th | Liz May | Republican | Kyle | 2021 |
| 27th | Peri Pourier | Democratic | Pine Ridge | 2019 |
| 28A | Jana Hunt | Republican | Dupree | 2025 |
| 28B | Neil Pinnow | Republican | Lemmon | 2023 |
| 29th | Terri Jorgenson | Republican | Rapid City | 2025 |
| 29th | Kathy Rice | Republican | Blackhawk | 2025 |
| 30th | Trish Ladner | Republican | Hot Springs | 2021 |
| 30th | Tim Goodwin | Republican | Rapid City | 2025 |
| 31st | Mary Fitzgerald | Republican | Spearfish | 2021 |
| 31st | Scott Odenbach | Republican | Spearfish | 2021 |
| 32nd | Nicole Uhre-Balk | Democrat | Rapid City | 2025 |
| 32nd | Steve Duffy | Republican | Rapid City | 2023 |
| 33rd | Curt Massie | Republican | Rapid City | 2023 |
| 33rd | Phil Jensen | Republican | Rapid City | 2021 |
| 34th | Mike Derby | Republican | Rapid City | 2021 |
| 34th | Heather Baxter | Republican | Rapid City | 2025 |
| 35th | Tina Mulally | Republican | Rapid City | 2019 |
| 35th | Tony Randolph | Republican | Rapid City | 2019 |

## Diversity among representatives

In 2022, Democrat Kameron Nelson from District 10 became the first openly gay man elected to South Dakota's state house. He was sworn in in 2023.