id: ocd-person/f06bd3c9-8cac-4cc6-be62-f949e51f28eb
name: Taffy Howard
given_name: Taffy
family_name: Howard
birth_date: 1968-10-03
gender: Female
email: taffy.howard@sdlegislature.gov
image: https://sdlegislature.gov/inc/img/Legislators/Howard_2017.jpg
party:
- name: Republican
roles:
- start_date: 2025-01-14
  type: upper
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:sd/government
  district: '34'
- start_date: 2017-01-10
  end_date: 2023-01-09
  type: upper
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:sd/government
  district: '34'
- end_date: 2023-01-10
  type: lower
  jurisdiction: ocd-jurisdiction/country:us/state:sd/government
  district: '33'
offices:
- classification: capitol
  address: Capitol Building 500 E. Capitol Ave., Pierre, SD 57501
  voice: 605-773-3821
links:
- url: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=1547&Session=2018s
- url: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=1557&Session=2019
- url: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/1802/Detail
- url: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4720/Detail
- url: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4763/Detail
other_names:
- name: Howard, T.
- name: T. Howard
- name: T.D. Howard
- name: Taffy D. Howard
- name: Taffy Howard
other_identifiers:
- scheme: legacy_openstates
  identifier: SDL000292
- scheme: openstates
  identifier: ocd-person/0dbbd47a-40ed-42a0-9f62-9bc572e89a22
sources:
- url: https://ballotpedia.org/Taffy_Howard
- url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taffy_Howard
- url: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/biography/169890/taffy-howard
- url: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=1547&Session=2018s
- url: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Legislators/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=1557&Session=2019
- url: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/1802/Detail
- url: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4720/Detail
- url: https://sdlegislature.gov/Legislators/Profile/4763/Detail
- url: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taffy-howard-a4014b1b9
- url: https://www.taffyhoward.com/bio
extras:
  occupation: Small Business Owner