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LEGISLATOR INFORMATION Sen DISTRICT 7: BROOKINGS DISTRICT 17: VERMILLION LEGISLATOR INFORMATION Sen. V.J. Smith, R-Brookings Sen. Arthur Rusch, R-Vermillion During the legislative session, you may contact your Home/Business Phone: 605/697-5822 Home Phone: 605/624-8723 legislator by writing to: Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] The Honorable (Legislator’s Name) Committees: Education; Military & Veterans Affairs; Committees: Government Operations & Audit; Health Retirement Laws; Taxation, c/o South Dakota (Senate or House) Vice-Chair & Human Services; Judiciary, Vice-Chair Capitol Building Rep. Doug Post, R-Volga Rep. Ray Ring, D-Vermillion 500 E. Capitol Ave. Home Phone: 605/693-6393 Home/Business Phone: 605/675-9379 Pierre, SD 57501-5070 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] You may also contact your legislator(s) during session by Committees: Committee on Appropriations, Joint Committees: Education, Taxation Committee on Appropriations leaving a message with the Senator or House Clerk for a legislator. Rep. Tim Reed, R-Brookings Rep. Nancy Rasmussen, R-Hurley Senate Clerk: 605/773-3821 Home/Business Phone: 605/691-0452 Home Phone: 605/238-5321 House Clerk: 605/773-3851 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] All State Senators and Representatives are elected for Committees: Local Government, Taxation Committees: Education, Judiciary two-year terms. The next general state election will be in 2020. DISTRICT 8: FLANDREAU DISTRICT 21: BURKE, PICKSTOWN, WINNER DISTRICT 4: BIG STONE CITY Sen. Jordan Youngberg, R-Chester Sen. Rocky Blare, R-Ideal Sen. John Wiik, R-Big Stone City Majority Whip Home Phone: 605/842-1617 Home Phone: 605/880-1440 Home Phone: 605/254-3051 Business Phone: 605/842-3260 Business Phone: 605/862-8215 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Committees: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Committees: Agriculture & Natural Resources; Committees: Committee on Appropriations, Chair; Vice-Chair; Local Government; State Affairs Judiciary; Transportation, Vice-Chair Government Operations & Audit; Joint Committee on Appropriations Rep. Randy Gross, R-Elkton Rep. Caleb Finck, R-Tripp Business Phone: 509/280-2593 Home/Business Phone: 605/933-2042 Rep. Fred Deutsch, R-Florence Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Home Phone: 605/882-3323 Committees: Committee on Appropriations, Committees: Agriculture & Natural Resources; Business Phone: 605/886-8650 Joint Committee on Appropriations Military & Veterans Affairs; Transportation Email: [email protected] Committees: Education, Health & Human Services; Military Rep. Marli Wiese, R-Madison Rep. Lee Qualm, R-Platte & Veterans Affairs Home Phone: 605/270-0786 Majority Leader Email: [email protected] Home/Business Phone: 605/337-3682 Rep. John Mills, R-Volga Committees: Education, Health & Human Services, Email: [email protected] Home Phone: 605/826-4290 Vice-Chair Committees: Joint Legislative Procedure; Legislative Business Phone: 605/697-3118 Procedure; State Affairs,Chair Email: [email protected] Committees: Taxation; Transportation, Chair DISTRICT 16: BERESFORD DISTRICT 24: FORT PIERRE, PIERRE Sen. Jim Bolin, R-Canton Sen. Jeff Monroe, R-Pierre Assistant Majority Leader Home/Business Phone: 605/261-9669 Home/Business Phone: 605/224-0264 DISTRICT 5: WATERTOWN Email: [email protected] Sen. Lee Schoenbeck R-Watertown Email: [email protected] Committees: Education; Joint Legislative Procedure; Committees: Commerce & Energy; Taxation, Chair; Business Phone: 605/886-0010 Transportation Email: [email protected] Legislative Procedure; Military & Veterans Affairs, ; Retirement Laws, ; State Affairs Committees: Commerce and Energy, Vice-Chair; Chair Vice-Chair Rep. Mary Duvall, R-Pierre Joint Legislative Procedure ; Judiciary; Legislative Home Phone: 605/224-4070 Procedure Rep. Kevin Jensen, R-Canton Email: [email protected] Majority Whip Committees: Taxation, Transportation Rep. Hugh Bartels, R-Watertown Home Phone: 605/987-4296 Home Phone: 605/886-5460 Business Phone: 605/331-5724 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Rep. Tim Rounds, R-Pierre Committees: Committee on Appropriations; Joint Committees: Health & Human Services, Chair; State Affairs Home Phone: 605/224-6588 Committee on Appropriations Email: [email protected] Committees: Commerce and Energy, Chair; Rep. Nancy York, R-Watertown Rep. David L. Anderson, R-Hudson Home Phone: 605/310-1645 Health & Human Services; Retirement Laws, Home Phone: 605/753-6611 Vice-Chair Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Committees: Health and Human Services; Local Committees: State Affairs; Transportation, Government, Vice-Chair Vice-Chair DISTRICT 29: FAITH MRES LEGISLATIVE LIAISONS êêêêêêêêêêêêêêêê Sen. Gary Cammack, R-Union Center Deb Birgen, Attorney at Law Business Phone: 605/985-5591 Vice President, Legislative Email: [email protected] & Governmental Relations Committees: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Chair; Local Government; Taxation Missouri River Energy Services 3724 West Avera Drive, PO Box 88920 Rep. Thomas Brunner, R-Nisland Sioux Falls, SD 57109-8920 Home/Business Phone: 605/257-2336 Phone: 800/678-4042 Email: [email protected] Cell: 605/929-5678 Committees: Agriculture & Natural Resources, Chair; Education Email: [email protected] Rep. Kirk Chaffee, R-Whitewood Kersten Johnson Business Phone: 605/490-8616 State Legislative Representative Email: [email protected] Missouri River Energy Services Committees: Local Government, Taxation 3724 West Avera Drive, PO Box 88920 Sioux Falls, SD 57109-8920 Cell: 605/321-2873 Email: [email protected] Larry Nelson, Attorney at Law KEY LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEES 206 E. 5th Street PO Box 38 Canton, SD 57013 SENATE COMMERCE & ENERGY Phone: 605/987-2686 Jim Stalzer, R-Sioux Falls, Chair Email: [email protected] Lee Schoenbeck, R-Watertown, Vice Chair R. Blake Curd, R-Sioux Falls Craig Kennedy, D-Yankton Jeff Monroe, R-Pierre Al Novstrup, R-Aberdeen 2020 Calendar of the Wayne Steinhauer, R-Hartford 95TH Legislative Session Session begins HOUSE COMMERCE & ENERGY January 14 MRES Power Lunch Tim Rounds, R-Pierre, Chair February 5 Spencer Gosch, R-Glenham, Vice Chair February 7 Last day to introduce bills Arch Beal, R-Sioux Falls February 28 Last day for bills to pass Chris Johnson, R-Rapid City out of house of origin Steven McCleery, D-Sisseton Rhonda Milstead, R-Hartford March 9 Last day for bills to pass Paul Miskimins, R-Mitchell both houses Carl Perry, R-Aberdeen March 13-29 Recess Kelly Sullivan, D-Sioux Falls March 30 Reserved for consideration of SOUTH DAKOTA James Wangsness, R-Miller Kaleb Weis, R-Aberdeen gubernatorial vetoes Legislative Guide Mark Willadsen, R-Sioux Falls Larry Zikmund, R-Sioux Falls 2019-2020 January 2020.
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