South Dakota Senate
The Senate of South Dakota ( South Dakota State Senate ) is the upper house of the South Dakota State Legislature , the legislature of the US state South Dakota .
The Chamber of Parliament is composed of 35 senators, each representing an electoral district. The senators are each elected for four-year terms; there is no limit to the terms of office. The Senate boardroom, along with the House of Representatives, is located in the South Dakota State Capitol in the capital, Pierre .
Tasks of the Senate
As in the upper houses of other states and territories as well as in the US Senate , the South Dakota Senate has special tasks compared to the House of Representatives that go beyond legislation. It is the responsibility of the Senate to confirm or reject nominations by the governor in his cabinet, other executive offices, commissions and authorities.
Structure of the chamber
The President of the Senate is the acting Vice-Governor . He only takes part in votes in order to bring about a decision in the event of a stalemate. In the absence of the Vice-Governor, the respective President presides over the plenary sessions pro tempore . This is elected by the majority parliamentary group in the Senate and later confirmed by the Chamber. The current lieutenant governor and Senate president is Republican Matt Michels , and President pro tempore is Republican Bob Gray from Pierre .
For majority leader ( Majority leader ) Republican was Russell Olson from Wentworth selected; Opposition leader ( minority leader ) is the Democrat Jason Frerichs from Wilmot . In addition, a number of whips are selected by each party to support the floor leaders in the appropriate group meetings.
Composition after the 2010 election
| Political party | MPs | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 30th | |
| Democratic Party | 5 | |
| total | 35 | |
| majority | 25th | |
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