Simplified: South Dakota's state lawmakers will gather in Pierre next week to kick off the 100th legislative session. Here's a one-stop guide for how to figure out who's representing you and how to contact them to share your feedback on the (likely) hundreds of bills they'll be considering.

Why it matters

  • Your state senators and representatives directly represent you in the decisions they make that affect all of South Dakota. But they only know what you care about if you tell them, so the best way to participate in state government is by calling or emailing your lawmakers.

How do I figure out who my state lawmaker is?

First, you have to know what legislative district you're in.

  • If you don't know, you can use this handy map on the state legislative website. If you live in the Sioux Falls area, you're likely in Districts 2, 6, 9-16 or 25.

Once you know your district, you can click on the district on the map to see a list of lawmakers and click their names to further see contact information, what bills they're sponsoring and what committees they serve on.

  • Or, you can come back to this story, scroll to find your district and find contact info here.

Here's a roundup of contact info for Sioux Falls-area lawmakers

District 2

Sen. Steve Kolbeck

  • 605-359-3078
  • steve.kolbeck@sdlegislature.gov

Rep. David Kull

  • 605-261-9185
  • david.kull@sdlegislature.gov

Rep. John Sjaarda

  • 605-321-4073
  • john.sjaarda@sdlegislature.gov

District 6

Sen. Ernie Otten

  • 605-368-5716
  • ernie.otten@gmail.com

Rep. Aaron Aylward

  • 605-201-1061
  • aaron.aylward@sdlegislature.gov

Rep. Herman Otten

  • 605-941-1770
  • herman.otten@sdlegislature.gov

District 9

Sen. Joy Hohn

  • 605-212-9256
  • joy.hohn@sdlegislature.gov

Rep. Tesa Schwans

  • 605-929-3966
  • tesa.schwans@sdlegislature.gov

Rep. Bethany Soye

  • 605-610-8467
  • bethany.soye@sdlegislature.gov

District 10

Sen. Liz Larson

  • 605-310-3317
  • liz.larson@sdlegislature.gov

Rep. Bobbi Andera

  • 605-941-4300
  • bobbi.andera@sdlegislature.gov

Rep. Erin Healy

  • 605-212-9597
  • erin.healy@sdlegislature.gov

District 11

Sen. Chris Karr

  • 605-695-0391
  • chris.karr@sdlegislature.gov

Rep. Brian Mulder

  • 605-610-6274
  • brian.mulder@sdlegislature.gov

Rep. Keri Weems

  • 605-201-3554
  • keri.weems@sdlegislature.gov

District 12

Sen. Arch Beal

  • 605-336-3034
  • arch.beal@sdlegislature.gov

Rep. Amber Arlint

  • 605-670-0626
  • amber.arlint@sdlegislature.gov

Rep. Greg Jamison

  • 605-310-1930
  • greg.jamison@sdlegislature.gov

District 13

Sen. Sue Peterson

  • 605-371-1668
  • sue.peterson@sdlegislature.gov

Rep. John Hughes

  • 605-360-7918
  • john.hughes@sdlegislature.gov

Rep. Tony Venhuizen

  • 605-695-0777
  • tony.venhuizen@sdlegislature.gov

District 14

Sen. Larry Zikmund

  • 605-373-0975
  • larry.zikmund@sdlegislature.gov

Rep. Tony Kayser

  • 605-941-5801
  • tony.kayser@sdlegislature.gov

Rep. Taylor Rehfeldt

  • 605-391-4378
  • taylor.rehfeldt@sdlegislature.gov

District 15

Sen. Jamie Smith

  • 605-351-4733
  • jamie.smith@sdlegislature.gov

Rep. Erik Muckey

  • 605-880-4488
  • erik.muckey@sdlegislature.gov

Rep. Kadyn Wittman

  • 605-215-1617
  • kadyn.wittman@sdlegislature.gov

District 16

Sen. Kevin Jensen

  • 605-366-6947
  • kevin.jensen@sdlegislature.gov

Rep. Karla Lems

  • 605-212-6998
  • karla.lems@sdlegislature.gov

Rep. Richard Vasgaard

  • 605-359-0385
  • richard.vasgaard@sdlegislature.gov

District 25

Sen. Tom Pischke

  • 605-999-2948
  • tom.pischke@sdlegislature.gov

Rep. Jon Hansen

  • 605-610-8063
  • jon.hansen@sdlegislature.gov

Rep. Leslie Heinemann

  • 605-864-1274
  • leslie.heinemann@sdlegislature.gov