Via South Dakota Searchlight
Just over a quarter of South Dakota’s senators this winter will swear in as state lawmakers for the first time. It’s the largest freshman class the chamber has seen since 1990, when 10 freshmen senators were elected.
Ten freshman lawmakers were elected to the state Senate Tuesday, making up 29% of the chamber.
Senator-elect freshmen include:
- Glen A Vilhauer, R-Watertown
- Joy Hohn, R-Hartford
- Lauren Nelson, R-Yankton
- Mykala Voita, R-Bonesteel
- Mark Lapka, R-Leola
- Tamara Grove, R-Lower Brule
- John Carley, R-Piedmont
- Amber Hulse, R-Hot Springs
- Curt Voight, R-Rapid City
- Greg Blanc, R-Rapid City
The 20 Representative-elect freshmen include:
- Christopher Reder, R-Warner
- Kent Roe, R-Thomas
- Dylan C. Jordan, R-Clear Lake
- Josephine Garcia, R-Watertown
- Matt Roby, R-Watertown
- Tesa Schwans, R-Hartford
- Bobbi L Andera, R-Sioux Falls
- John Hughes, R- Sioux Falls
- Tony Kayser, R-Sioux Falls
- Erik Muckey, D-Sioux Falls*
- Jeff Bathke, R-Mitchell
- Kaley Nolz, R-Mitchell
- Jim Halverson, R-Winner
- Kevin Van Diepen, R-Huron
- Jana Hunt, R-Dupree
- Travis Ismay, R-Newell
- Kathy Rice, R-Black Hawk
- Terri Jorgenson, R-Piedmont
- Nicole Uhre-Balk, D-Rapid City
- Heather Baxter, R-Rapid City
Via House Majority Leader Scott Odenbach
This week’s budget address from the Governor also coincided with new member orientation for all the freshman legislators who have been elected. A great group of people stepping up to serve the State of South Dakota.
Via Rep Dylan Jordan House District 4
All of us incoming “freshman” legislators at our new legislator training at the Capitol this week. The LRC and leadership did a great job, I learned a lot.
A lot of amazing people here. I see amazing things coming to South Dakota in the next couple years.
