About
Stephanie Sauder earned a B.S. in education from Dakota State University in 1990 and an M.S. in K-12 educational leadership and administration from Northern State University in 2012. Sauder's career experience includes working as a K-12 educator with the Hamlin School District, a training officer with the South Dakota Department of Education, and a newspaper editor with the Hamlin Co. Herald Enterprise. She served as the mayor of Bryant, South Dakota.
Background sourced from Ballotpedia.
Note
Co-Sponsored tax breaks for data centers. Received PAC contributions from Ottertail Corporation PAC who lobbied in Pierre for 50 year tax breaks for data centers and against all resident protections. Received PAC contributions from South Dakota Public Power PAC, & Northwestern Energy Employees PAС. Several energy companies lobbied in Pierre for tax breaks for data centers this past legislative session.
Voting record
On 2026-session data center bills · Senate record
allow the Public Utilities Commission to assess actual costs to data centers that are customers of public utilities.
protect residents from increased utility costs and utility shortages caused by data centers and clarify authority to regulate data centers.
modify provisions relating to the reinvestment payment program, and relating to the purchasing of goods and services used by projects approved for the reinvestment payment program.
provide a sales and use tax exemption for goods and services related to data center operations.
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