South Dakota House of Representatives

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The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Dakota State Legislature. It is made up 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).

Affiliation		Members
	Republican Party	50
	Democratic Party	20
Total		70

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See also: List of Speakers of the South Dakota House of Representatives

The presiding officer of the house is the Speaker of the House, elected by the members. The current Speaker is Republican Thomas Deadrick of Platte. Unlike in most other states, there is a convention of speakers serving only one term as speaker, before handing over to a successor.

In addition, the house also elects a Speaker Pro Tempore, who presides in the absence of the speaker and traditionally succeeds the speaker in the next legislature. The current Speaker Pro Tempore is Tim Rave, a Republican from Baltic.

In addition, each party selects a floor leader. The current majority leader is Larry Rhoden (R) of Union Center; the minority leader is Dale Hargens (D) of Miller. In addition, each party selects a number of whips to aid the floor leaders in leading their respective caucuses.

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List of current members of the South Dakota House of Representatives

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