Title: South Dakota Legislature Original CoS Document (slug): [[https://conventionofstates.com/sd-leadership|sd-leadership]] Login Required to view? No Created: 2019-10-16 10:33:28 Updated: 2024-12-31 19:15:50 Published: 2019-11-07 03:00:00 Converted: 2025-04-14T20:25:09.355872979 ---- {{https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=340262416774709&ev=PageView&noscript=1?1x1|Facebook PageView}} ==== This website uses cookies to improve your experience. ==== Please [[https://www.whatismybrowser.com/guides/how-to-enable-cookies/|enable cookies]] to ensure you get the best experience on our website   | [[https://conventionofstates.com/southdakota|Home]] | [[https://conventionofstates.com/sd-get-involved|Get Involved]] | [[https://conventionofstates.com/sd-events|Events]] | [[https://conventionofstates.com/news?utf8=%E2%9C%93&filters%5Bstate%5D=43|Blog]] | **Legislature** | [[https://conventionofstates.com/endorsements|Endorsements]] | [[https://conventionofstates.com/south-dakota-newsletter|Newsletter]] | ======   ====== =====  South Dakota Legislative Action ===== || [[https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Who_Are_My_Legislators/default.aspx?CurrentSession=True|Find your legislator here.]]\\ Look them up and contact them. Tell them that America needs an Article V Convention of States. |[[https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Who_Are_My_Legislators/default.aspx?CurrentSession=True|{{https://content.conventionofstates.com/cosaction-prod/public/content/images/19598/19598_original.jpg?299x199}}]]| | |**2025 Convention of States Prime Sponsors:**\\ \\ ** **A big Thank you to the Prime Sponsors of the Convention of States Resolution.\\ \\ In the Senate Senator Jim Mehlhaff (D24) \\ \\ In the House Representative Les Heinemann (D25) | |**New 2025 Legislative Leadership Positions:**\\ \\ This is the new leadership for the 2025 Legislative Session in the Senate and the House. \\ \\ In the SD Senate the leadership is: \\ \\ President Pro Tempore: Chris Karr (D11)\\ \\ Majority Leader: Jim Mehlhaff (D24) \\ \\ Assistant Leader: Carl Perry (D3) \\ \\ Majority Whip: Sue Peterson (D13)\\ \\ Majority Whip: Kevin Jensen (D16)\\ \\ Majority Whip: Tom Pischke (D25)\\ \\ Majority Whip: Randy Deibert (D31)\\ \\ Congratulations to the newly elected SD House leadership!\\ \\ Speaker: Jon Hansen (D25)\\ \\ Speaker Pro Tem: Karla Lems (D16)\\ \\ Majority Leader: Scott Odenbach (31)\\ \\ Assistant Majority Leader: Marty Overweg (D21)\\ \\ Whips: Bethany Soye (D9)\\ \\ Greg Jamison (D12)\\ \\ Jessica Bahmueller (D19)\\ \\ Les Heinemann (D25)\\ \\ Brandei Schaefbauer (D3)| |Here is [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/south-dakota-voters-favor-convention-of-states-resolution|a recent poll conducted]] right here in South Dakota!  72% support for Convention of States!\\ \\ Here is our [[https://www.facebook.com/COSProjectSD/|South Dakota Facebook Page.]] Please like and share it! We try and keep it fresh with local posts and live events like our rally at the capitol! \\ \\ We have champions in Pierre. Here is a list of the legislators that are true champions of liberty.\\ \\ \\ Here are [[https://conventionofstates.com/news/south-dakota-s-true-champions-of-liberty|some floor speeches from debate in 2017.]] |   Please, enable javascript in your browser!