State of South Dakota

South Dakota Legislature

Historical Listing Tenure of 25 Years or More

South Dakota Historical Listing Tenure of 25 Years or More

Name Birthdate Deathdate Years Remarks
Amsden, C. S. 3-26-1856   30 - President Pro tempore 1915-1928
Anderson, Art B. 5-15-1891   28 - LRC Executive Board member 1955-1966 - President Pro tempore 1957-1958 - LRC Executive Board Secretary 1961-1962 - LRC Executive Board Chairman 1965-1966
Dunn, James B. 'Jim' 6-27-1927   30 - LRC Executive Board member 1977-1982 and 1985-1990 - LRC Executive Board Vice Chairman 1979-1980 - LRC Executive Board Chairman 1981-1982 - Assistant Majority Leader 1989-1992 and 1995-1998 - Assistant Minority Leader 1993-1994 - Senior Assistant Majority Leader 1999-2000
Halverson, Harold W. 11-24-1926 2-20-2002 26 - LRC Executive Board member 1983-1992 and 1995-2000 - President Pro tempore 1990-1992 and 1995-2000 - Minority Leader 1993-1994 - LRC Executive Board Chair 1997-1998
Pederson, Gordon R. 8-08-1927 8-20-2011 30 - LRC Executive Board member 1989-1994, 1997-1998, 2001-2002 and 2005-2008 - LRC Executive Board Vice Chair 2005-2006
Poppen, Henry A. 2-12-1922 4-13-2005 26  
Pulford, David 3-04-1886   30  
Putnam, James E. 'Jim' 4-18-1940   26 - Appointed October 2, 1987, to fill vacancy of Gary Bender. - Majority Whip 1993-1996 - LRC Executive Board member 2005-2010
Risty, Albert R. 3-31-1892 7-23-1983 28 - President Pro tempore 1949-1950 - LRC Executive Board member 1951-1954 and 1967-1968 - LRC Executive Board Secretary 1951-1952
Roesler, Alfred D. 9-03-1892 8-30-1973 30 - LRC Executive Board member 1951-1966 - President Pro tempore 1953-1954 - LRC Executive Board Chairman 1957-1958
Weber, Robert R. 11-19-1925   28  
Wood, Royal J. 'Bud' 3-28-1922 11-19-2009 26 - LRC Executive Board member 1973-1978 and 1981-1986 and 1989-1992 - Assistant Majority Leader 1975-1976 - LRC Executive Board Vice Chairman 1977-1978 and 1985-1986 - Speaker Pro tempore 1987-1988 - Speaker of the House 1989-1990