Current Office: Senator
First Elected: 11/02/2004
Next Election: Term Limited
Party: Republican

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Gender: Male
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Home City: Pierre SD
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Profession

Financial Advisor

Education

Committees

Education
Legislative Procedure
State Affairs

SB 157 Prohibits Cities From Limiting Outdoor Digital Billboards
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

HB 1228 Tax Credits for Alternative Energy Projects
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1248 Authorizes the Concealed Carry of a Handgun Without a Permit
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1253 Prohibits State Enforcement of Religious Codes
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1228 Tax Credits for Alternative Energy Projects
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

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SB 157 Prohibits Cities From Limiting Outdoor Digital Billboards
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Yea

HB 1228 Tax Credits for Alternative Energy Projects
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1248 Authorizes the Concealed Carry of a Handgun Without a Permit
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1253 Prohibits State Enforcement of Religious Codes
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1228 Tax Credits for Alternative Energy Projects
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1248 Authorizes the Concealed Carry of a Handgun Without a Permit
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1253 Prohibits State Enforcement of Religious Codes
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1206 Repeals the South Dakota Sales Tax on Food Refund Program
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1234 Eliminates Teacher Tenure
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1206 Repeals the South Dakota Sales Tax on Food Refund Program
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HCR 1004 Urging Academic Study of the Bible in Public Schools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1001 State Legislative Redistricting
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1217 Requiring Counseling and a Waiting Period Prior to an Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: -

SB 156 Prohibits Employment of Undocumented Immigrants
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 196 2010-2011 Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 169 Insurance Law Amendments
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

SB 121 Deaf and Hearing-Impaired Education Promotion Programs
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

SB 169 Insurance Law Amendments
Stage: Concurrence Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1231 Prescription Drug Registry
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: -

HB 1240 Need-Based Education Grant Fund
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

Cooper Nomination John L. Cooper, Game, Fish and Parks Commission
Stage: Confirmation Vote
Vote: Yea

HCR 1009 Urges Changes to the Public School Environmental Curriculum
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 89 Exempts Certain Firearms From Federal Regulation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

Jerstad Amdt Per Student Funding Increase
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

SB 18 Restrictions on Retirement for Rehired Public Employees
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1300 2009-2010 Budget
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1197 Tax Changes Relating to Single Family Dwellings Under Construction
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

HB 1240 Smoking Ban
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 195 Stem Cell Research Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1171 Exemptions from School District Minimum Size Requirements
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 106 School Funding Formula Revision
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 156 Expansion of Hate Crime Law
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SJR 1 Authorization of Legal Gaming due to Gaming in Bordering States
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SJR 3 Extending Senate Terms and Legislative Term-Limits
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SJR 1 Authorization of Legal Gaming due to Gaming in Bordering States
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 83 Statewide Indoor Smoking Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 79 Primary Seat Belt Enforcement
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 83 Statewide Indoor Smoking Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 79 Primary Seat Belt Enforcement
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1233 Government Spending Database
Stage: Override of Veto
Vote: Nay

HB 1085 Constructing Science Facilities at Universities
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1233 Government Spending Database
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1250 Legislative Pay Raise
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1151 Adult-Oriented Business Restrictions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1250 Legislative Pay Raise
Stage: Tabling Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1151 Adult-Oriented Business Restrictions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SJR 1 Eliminating Term Limits
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 174 Railroad Eminent Domain
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 189 Accessibility of Public Records
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 126 Repealing Liquor License Cap
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 164 Right to Obtain Contraception
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 173 Eliminating Restrictions on Corporate Dairy Farms
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 88 Offering Sonograms to Women Considering Abortion
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 126 Repealing Liquor License Cap
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 26 State Regulation of Preschools
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1048 Campaign Contribution Reform
Stage: Conference Report Vote
Vote: Yea

HB 1082 School District Consolidation
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1139 Tobacco Tax Funds
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

HB 1048 Campaign Contribution Reform
Stage: Passage With Amendment
Vote: Yea

SB 208 Tanning Restrictions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 157 Teacher Compensation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 196 Smoking Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

HB 1175 Lethal Injection Reform
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1160 Physician Presence at Executions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1175 Lethal Injection Reform
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1160 Physician Presence at Executions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 196 Smoking Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 207 Minimum Wage Increase
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 199 Mandatory School Attendance
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 207 Minimum Wage Increase
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 190 Liquor License Development Districts
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SJR 7 Extension of Term Limits
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 74 Allowing Friends to Make Medical Decisions
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 210 2006-2007 Budget Amendments
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

HB 1215 Abortion Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S Amdt 1215ca Exceptions to Abortion Ban in Cases of Rape or Incest Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

S Amdt 1215cb Exception to Abortion Ban in Cases Where the Health of the Woman is Seriously Threatened
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

S Amdt 1215re Abortion Ban on Ballot
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1215 Abortion Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S Amdt 1215ca Exceptions to Abortion Ban in Cases of Rape or Incest Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

S Amdt 1215cb Exception to Abortion Ban in Cases Where the Health of the Woman is Seriously Threatened
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1215 Abortion Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S Amdt 1215ca Exceptions to Abortion Ban in Cases of Rape or Incest Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

S Amdt 1215cb Exception to Abortion Ban in Cases Where the Health of the Woman is Seriously Threatened
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1215 Abortion Ban
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

S Amdt 1215ca Exceptions to Abortion Ban in Cases of Rape or Incest Amendment
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Yea

S Amdt 1215cb Exception to Abortion Ban in Cases Where the Health of the Woman is Seriously Threatened
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

S Amdt 1215rf Abortion Ban Litigation Fund
Stage: Amendment Vote
Vote: Nay

HB 1235 Compulsory High School Education Age to 18
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 175 Emergency Contraceptives for Rape Victims
Stage: Passage
Vote: Nay

SB 1 Mandatory Bodily Substance Samples in Drunk Driving Arrests
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

SB 27 State Fair Appropriation
Stage: Passage
Vote: Yea

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