On December 12, 1993, Semyonovich was elected deputy of the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation, where he worked in the Committee on Agrarian Policy. His resignation from the post of governor of Stravropol Krai was met with criticism from local authorities during a terrorist attack in Budionnovsk. From 1995–2001, he worked as Russian trade representative in Argentina and Paraguay. In 2002, he became an adviser to the chairman of the Sawropola City Council.