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State Senator

What does this office do?

  • Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
  • Voting on how much money your local public schools get
  • Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates:

Republican · Incumbent

Helene Duhamel serves in the South Dakota Senate and is a journalist who was a television news anchor and a public information officer for the Pennington County Sheriff's Office. She holds a degree from Stanford University.

Records: Public Education Quality 4 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 4 for, Corporate Accountability 2 for, 1 against,

Democratic

Jeff Shelton is a Democratic candidate for State Senator in State Senate District 32 (2024) in 2026.

Source: ballotpedia.org