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South Dakota breaks record for number of women elected to state Legislature
Watertown and Aberdeen Republicans Josephine Garcia and Brandei Schaefbauer will join 37 other female lawmakers in Pierre when the 2025 session starts.
How popular is Gov. Kristi Noem? Poll assesses top lawmakers as South Dakota looks to 2026
Attention is already turning to 2026, when South Dakota will elect a new governor as well as hold races for U.S. Senate.
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John Thune of South Dakota chosen as the next Senate GOP leader, replacing Mitch McConnell
The 82-year-old is the longest-serving Senate party leader in history. Republican senators chose South Dakota Sen.
Republican John Thune of South Dakota elected next Senate Majority Leader
South Dakota Sen. John Thune hailed his election as the next Senate Majority Leader Wednesday, vowing to work to enact Donald ...
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South Dakota Republicans name top leaders of state Senate
The newly-elected Senate Republican caucus met Nov. 8, 2024, to determine legislative leadershipfor the 2025-2026 ...
South Dakota Republican John Thune elected Senate majority leader
The 63-year-old won 25 votes for Senate majority leader, while Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, got 15 and Florida Sen. Rick Scott ...
Republican senators say Matt Gaetz has ‘steep’ climb to nomination
Republican senators signaled Thursday that they plan to closely scrutinize allegations of wrongdoing dogging Trump’s pick to ...
5 takeaways: Why Trump wants to use 'recess appointments' to bypass Senate approval
President-elect Donald Trump wants the Senate to bypass approval for his Cabinet choices. How is that possible? We'll explain ...