South Dakota Historical Listing Tenure of 25 Years or More
| Name | Birthdate | Deathdate | Years | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amsden, C. | 3-26-1856 | 30 | - President Pro tempore 1915-1928 | |
| Anderson, Art | 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 | 6-27-1927 | 8-11-2016 | 30 | - LRC Executive Board member 1977-1982, 1985-1990 - LRC Executive Board Vice Chairman 1979-1980 - LRC Executive Board Chairman 1981-1982 - Assistant Majority Leader 1989-1992, 1995-1998 - Assistant Minority Leader 1993-1994 - Senior Assistant Majority Leader 1999-2000 |
| Halverson, Harold | 11-24-1926 | 2-20-2002 | 26 | - LRC Executive Board member 1983-1992, 1995-2000 - President Pro tempore 1990-1992, 1995-2000 - Minority Leader 1993-1994 - LRC Executive Board Chair 1997-1998 |
| Pederson, Gordon | 8-08-1927 | 8-20-2011 | 30 | - LRC Executive Board member 1989-1994, 1997-1998, 2001-2002, 2005-2008 - LRC Executive Board Vice Chair 2005-2006 |
| Poppen, Henry | 2-12-1922 | 4-13-2005 | 26 | |
| Pulford, David | 3-04-1886 | 30 | ||
| Putnam, James | 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 | 3-31-1892 | 7-23-1983 | 28 | - President Pro tempore 1949-1950 - LRC Executive Board member 1951-1954, 1967-1968 - LRC Executive Board Secretary 1951-1952 |
| Roesler, Alfred | 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 | 11-19-1925 | 9-24-2021 | 28 | |
| Wood, Royal | 3-28-1922 | 11-19-2009 | 26 | - LRC Executive Board member 1973-1978, 1981-1986, 1989-1992 - Assistant Majority Leader 1975-1976 - LRC Executive Board Vice Chairman 1977-1978, 1985-1986 - Speaker Pro tempore 1987-1988 - Speaker of the House 1989-1990 |
