| South Dakota House of Representatives | |
| Coa Pic: | SouthDakota-StateSeal.svg |
| Session Room: | South Dakota House of Representatives Chamber.JPG |
| Session Res: | 225px |
| House Type: | Lower house |
| Term Limits: | 4 terms (8 years) |
| New Session: | January 10, 2023 |
| Leader1: | Hugh Bartels (R) |
| Election1: | January 10, 2023 |
| Leader2 Type: | Speaker pro tempore |
| Leader2: | Mike Stevens (R) |
| Election2: | January 10, 2023 |
| Leader3 Type: | Majority Leader |
| Leader3: | Will Mortenson (R) |
| Election3: | January 10, 2023 |
| Leader4 Type: | Minority Leader |
| Leader4: | Oren Lesmeister (D) |
| Election4: | January 10, 2023 |
| Term Length: | 2 years |
| Salary: | $12,850.80/session + $151 per legislative day [1] |
| Members: | 70 |
| Structure1: | South Dakota House, February 2024.svg |
| Structure1 Res: | 250px |
| Political Groups1: | Majority Minority |
| Last Election1: | November 8, 2022 |
| Next Election1: | November 5, 2024 |
| Redistricting: | Legislative Control |
| Meeting Place: | House of Representatives Chamber South Dakota State Capitol Pierre, South Dakota |
| Website: | South Dakota State Legislature |
See also: South Dakota Senate. 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.
| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Democratic | Vacant | ||||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Start of 90th Legislature (2015) | 58 | 12 | 70 | 0 | |
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Start of 92nd Legislature (2017) | 60 | 10 | 70 | 0 | |
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | June 27, 2017 | 59 | 69 | 1 | ||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | September 5, 2017 | 60 | 70 | 0 | ||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | November 23, 2017 | 59 | 69 | 1 | ||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Start of 94th Legislature (2019) | 59 | 11 | 70 | 0 | |
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Start of 96th Legislature (2021) | 62 | 8 | 70 | 0 | |
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | Start of 98th Legislature (2023) | 63 | 7 | 70 | 0 | |
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | November 13, 2023 | rowspan=2 | 62 | 69 | 1 | |
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | January 16, 2024 | 69 | 1 | |||
| nowrap style="font-size:80%" | February 10, 2024 | 63 | 70 | 0 | ||
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See also: List of Speakers of the South Dakota House of Representatives.
| Position | Name | Party | District | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Bartels | Republican | 5 | ||
| Speaker pro tempore | Mike Stevens | Republican | 18 | |
| Will Mortenson | Republican | 24 | ||
| Assistant Majority Leader | Taylor Rehfeldt | Republican | 14 | |
| Rocky Blare | Republican | 21 | ||
| Gary Cammack | Republican | 29 | ||
| Kirk Chafee | Republican | 29 | ||
| Becky Drury | Republican | 34 | ||
| James Wangsness | Republican | 23 | ||
| Oren Lesmeister | Democratic | 28A | ||
| Assistant Minority Leader | Erin Healy | Democratic | 10 | |
| Kameron Nelson | Democratic | 10 | ||
| Peri Pourier | Democratic | 27 |
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.[2]
See main article: Political party strength in South Dakota.