List of speakers of the South Dakota House of Representatives explained

This is a comprehensive list of speakers of the South Dakota House of Representatives since statehood in 1889.[1]

Five South Dakota speakers have gone on to serve as governor.

SpeakerPartyCityCountyTermOther officeTerm
1Sutton E. YoungRepublicanSioux FallsMinnehahaalign=center 1889–1890
2Charles X. SewardWatertownCodingtonalign=center 1891–1892
3James Marshall LawsonAberdeenBrownalign=center 1893–1894State Senator
SD President Pro Tempore
align=center 1899–1906
1901–1902
4Charles Tisdale HowardRedfieldSpinkalign=center 1895–1896
5John ColvinPopulistMitchellDavisonalign=center 1897–1898
6Albert G. SomersRepublicanStrousetonGrantalign=center 1899–1902
7John L. BrowneAberdeenBrownalign=center 1903–1906
8Morris J. ChaneyWakondaClayalign=center 1907–1910
9Charles J. MorrisSioux FallsMinnehahaalign=center 1911–1912
10Peter J. TscharnerLemmonPerkinsalign=center 1913–1914
11Charles A. ChristophersonSioux FallsMinnehahaalign=center 1915–1916U.S. Congressmanalign=center 1919–1933
12A.C. RobertsPierpontDayalign=center 1917–1918
13Lewis BensonFlandreauMoodyalign=center 1919–1920
14Christian O. BerdahlGarretsonMinnehahaalign=center 1921–1922
15Emmet Orville FrescolnWinnerTrippalign=center 1923–1924
16Charles S. McDonaldSioux FallsMinnehahaalign=center 1925–1926
17Ray F. WilliamsonAberdeenBrownalign=center 1927–1928
18Daniel K. LoucksWatertownCodingtonalign=center 1929–1930
19B.W. McVeighBrittonMarshallalign=center 1931–1932
20George AbildDemocraticPukwanaBrulealign=center 1933–1934
21W. J. EggertRockhamFaulkalign=center 1935–1936
22Albert C. MillerRepublicanKennebecLymanalign=center 1937–1940Lieutenant Governor
South Dakota Attorney General
align=center 1941–1945
1961-1963
23George T. MickelsonSelbyWalworthalign=center 1941–1942South Dakota Attorney General
Governor
align=center 1943–1947
1947–1951
24O.H. HoveColmanMoodyalign=center 1943–1944
25Anton Christian HallsGarretsonMinnehahaalign=center 1945–1946
26George Wininger MillsWallPenningtonalign=center 1947–1948
27Arthur E. MunckPierreHughesalign=center 1949–1950
28Hugh H. StokesFlandreauMoodyalign=center 1951–1952
29Hobart H. GatesCusterCusteralign=center 1953–1954
30Nils A. BoeSioux FallsMinnehahaalign=center 1955–1958Lieutenant Governor
Governor
align=center 1963–1965
1965–1969
31Archie M. GubbrudAlcesterLincolnalign=center 1959–1960Governoralign=center 1961–1965
32Carl T. BurgessRapid CityPenningtonalign=center 1961–1962
33Paul E. BrownArlingtonKingsburyalign=center 1963–1964
34Charles C. DrozMillerHandalign=center 1965–1966
35James D. JelbertSpearfishLawrencealign=center 1967–1968
36Dexter H. GundersonIreneClayalign=center 1969–1970
37Donald E. OsheimWatertownCodingtonalign=center 1971–1972
38Gene N. LebrunDemocraticRapid CityPenningtonalign=center 1973–1974
39Joseph H. BarnettRepublicanAberdeenBrownalign=center 1975–1976
40Lowell C. Hansen IISioux FallsMinnehahaalign=center 1977–1978Lieutenant Governoralign=center 1979–1986
41George S. MickelsonBrookingsBrookingsalign=center 1979–1980Governoralign=center 1987–1993
42Walter Dale MillerNew UnderwoodPenningtonalign=center 1981–1982Lieutenant Governor
Governor
align=center 1987–1993
1993–1994
43Jerome B. LammersMadisonLakealign=center 1983–1984
44Donald J. HamRapid CityPenningtonalign=center 1985–1986
45Debra R. AndersonSioux FallsMinnehahaalign=center 1987–1988
46Royal J. 'Bud' WoodWarnerBrownalign=center 1989–1990
47E. James 'Jim' HoodSpearfishLawrencealign=center 1991–1992
48Steve K. CutlerClaremontBrownalign=center 1993–1994
49Harvey C. KrautschunSpearfishLawrencealign=center 1995–1996
50Rexford A. 'Rex' HaggRapid CityPenningtonalign=center 1997–1998
51Roger W. HuntBrandonMinnehahaalign=center 1999–2000
52Scott G. EccariusRapid CityPenningtonalign=center 2001–2002
53Matthew J. W. MichelsYanktonYanktonalign=center 2003–2006Lieutenant Governoralign=center 2011–2019
54Thomas J. DeadrickPlatteCharles Mixalign=center 2007–2010
55Valentine RauschBig Stone CityGrantalign=center 2011–2012
56Brian GoschRapid CityPenningtonalign=center 2013–2014
57Dean WinkHowesMeadealign=center 2015–2016
58Mark MickelsonSioux FallsMinnehahaalign=center 2017–2018
59Steven HaugaardSioux FallsMinnehahaalign=center 2019–2020
60Spencer GoschGlenhamWalworthalign=center 2021–2022
61Hugh BartelsWatertownCodingtonalign=center 2023–present

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://legis.state.sd.us/historical/index.aspx?FuseAction=MainMenu Legislator Historical Listing