State of South Dakota

South Dakota Legislature

Historical Listing Tenure 20 - 24 Years

South Dakota Historical Listing Tenure 20 - 24 Years

Name Birthdate Deathdate Years Remarks
Bibby, John E. 11-21-1920 7-26-2003 20 - LRC Executive Board member 1973-1978 - LRC Executive Board Chairman 1977-1978
Bruett, Charles 4-20-1888   20  
Buehler, John 10-16-1902 12-27-1993 22 - LRC Executive Board member 1951-1952 and 1955-1958
Cerny, William F., Jr. 9-08-1931   22 - LRC Executive Board member 1983-1986 - Minority Whip 1988-1990
Chicoine, Roland A. 12-10-1922   20  
Clark, Damon H. 8-11-1873 12-09-1947 24  
Dennert, H. Paul 6-25-1937   20 - LRC Executive Board member 2001-2006 - Assistant Minority Leader 2009-2010
Dunmire, Joe R. 7-12-1902 9-12-1977 20 - LRC Executive Board member 1963-1964
Duxbury, Robert N. 3-14-1934   22 - Minority Leader 1987-1994 - LRC Executive Board member 1997-2002
Gardner, William R. 3-15-1881   20  
Hagen, Richard E. 'Dick' 8-16-1937 9-22-2002 20 - Died in office September 22, 2002. - Elected to the Senate in 2003, posthumously.
Herseth, R. Lars 6-16-1946   20 - Minority Leader 1979-1986 (House) and 1995-1996 (Senate) - LRC Executive Board member 1991-1994 - President Pro tempore 1993-1994
Johnson, John T. 12-05-1885   22  
Kloucek, Frank J. 9-27-1956   22 - Minority Whip 1997-2000 and 2003-2004
Lacey, William 'Charlie' 3-25-1907 7-14-1997 20  
Lloyd, Frank F. 1-05-1901 9-19-1959 21 - Died in office September 19, 1959.
Mayo, John Benjamin 10-17-1877   24  
Miller, Walter Dale 10-05-1925   20 - Assistant Majority Leader 1972 - Majority Leader 1975-1978 and 1986 - Speaker Pro tempore 1979-1980 - Speaker of the House 1981-1982 - LRC Executive Board member 1981-1982 - Majority Whip 1983-1985 - Lieutenant Governor 1987-1993 - Became Governor April 20, 1993, due to death of George S. Mickelson.
Mills, George Wininger 4-16-1889 9-26-1971 22 - Speaker of the House 1947-1948 - Elected in 1962, resigned February 8, 1963.
Mortimer, George Freeman 8-11-1909 8-20-1999 20 - LRC Executive Board member 1969-1972 and 1985-1986
Munson, David R. 4-16-1942   24 - Majority Whip 1983-1984 and 1989-1990 - Resigned May 17, 2002
Oster, Henry J. 5-04-1894   20 - President Pro tempore 1959-1960 - LRC Executive Board member 1959-1961
Paisley, Keith W. 12-29-1928 5-31-2011 20  
Pommer, Merle C. 12-19-1910 10-11-1993 20 - LRC Executive Board member 1971-1972
Stern, Otto 9-02-1909 7-06-1995 20 - LRC Executive Board member 1967-1970 - LRC Executive Board Chairman 1967-1968
Wick, Hal Gerard 10-31-1944   20 - LRC Executive Board member 1977-1978 - 1997 election determined by House of Representatives. - Majority Whip 2003-2004 - Majority Whip 2011-2012
Wiese, Andrew J. 3-03-1914 2-02-2003 22