The committee chairs for the 2021 South Dakota legislative session have been named. Joshua Klumb, who farms at Mount Vernon, will chair the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. V.J. Smith of Brookings is leading that same committee at the Senate level. Smith is the retired alumni director at South Dakota State University and is an author and speaker. Former Farm Bureau lobbyist Mary Duvall of Pierre will chair the transportation committee. The Republicans have a 61-9 majority in the South Dakota House and a 32-3 majority in the Senate.
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