Michael Saba

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Michael Saba

Democratic Party

Prior offices

South Dakota House of Representatives District 9

Successor: Bethany Soye

* * *

Elections and appointments

Last election

November 3, 2020

Contact

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Michael Saba (Democratic Party) was a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 9. He assumed office in 2019. He left office on January 11, 2021.

Saba (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the South Dakota House of Representatives to represent District 9. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.

## Contents

* 1 Committee assignments
* 2 Elections
* 2.1 2020
* 2.2 2018
* 2.3 2016
* 3 Campaign themes
* 3.1 2020
* 4 Scorecards
* 4.1 2020
* 4.2 2019
* 5 See also
* 6 External links
* 7 Footnotes

## Committee assignments[edit]

#### 2019-2020

Saba was assigned to the following committees:

* Appropriations Committee
* House Appropriations Committee

## Elections[edit]

### 2020[edit]

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

##### General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)

Incumbent Rhonda Milstead and Bethany Soye defeated incumbent Michael Saba and Toni Miller in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Rhonda Milstead (R)  |

32.7

| 7,656
✔ |

| Bethany Soye (R) |

28.7

| 6,720

| Michael Saba (D)  |

20.0

| 4,679

| Toni Miller (D)  |

18.6

| 4,368

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Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 23,423

|
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Democratic primary election

The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Michael Saba and Toni Miller advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 9.

Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)

Incumbent Rhonda Milstead and Bethany Soye defeated Michael Clark in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 on June 2, 2020.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Rhonda Milstead |

49.4

| 1,150
✔ |

| Bethany Soye |

25.5

| 594

| Michael Clark |

25.1

| 583

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2

| Total votes: 2,327

|
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### 2018[edit]

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

##### General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)

Deb Peters and Michael Saba defeated incumbent Michael Clark and Toni Miller in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate

Votes

|
|
|

✔ |

| Deb Peters (R)  |

32.5

| 5,013
✔ |

| Michael Saba (D)  |

23.7

| 3,655

| Michael Clark (R) |

23.2

| 3,588

| Toni Miller (D)  |

20.6

| 3,185

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

| Total votes: 15,441

|
|

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Democratic primary election

#####  Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)

Toni Miller and Michael Saba advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate

|

✔ |

| Toni Miller
✔ |

| Michael Saba

* * *

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

|

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Republican primary election

#####  Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 (2 seats)

Incumbent Michael Clark and Deb Peters advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate

|

✔ |

| Michael Clark
✔ |

| Deb Peters

* * *

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.

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### 2016[edit]

See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the South Dakota House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 29, 2016. Incumbent Paula Hawks (D) did not seek re-election.

Incumbent Wayne Steinhauer and Michael Clark defeated Michael Saba and Mark Guthmiller in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 general election.[1][2]

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 9 General Election, 2016

Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes
| Republican  |  Wayne Steinhauer Incumbent | 29.05% | 4,867
| Republican  |  Michael Clark | 28.38% | 4,754
| Democratic  | Michael Saba | 24.98% | 4,185
| Democratic  | Mark Guthmiller | 17.59% | 2,946
Total Votes | 16,752
Source: South Dakota Secretary of State

Michael Saba and Mark Guthmiller were unopposed in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 Democratic primary.[3][4]

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 9 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate
| Democratic |  Michael Saba
| Democratic |  Mark Guthmiller

Incumbent Wayne Steinhauer and Michael Clark were unopposed in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 9 Republican primary.[3][4]

South Dakota House of Representatives, District 9 Republican Primary, 2016

Party | Candidate
| Republican |  Wayne Steinhauer Incumbent
| Republican |  Michael Clark

## Campaign themes[edit]

### 2020[edit]

#### Ballotpedia survey responses

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Michael Saba did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

## Scorecards[edit]

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in South Dakota

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### 2020

In 2020, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 30.

* SD Citizens For Liberty

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

* South Dakota Right to Life

Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

### 2019

To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2019, click [show].

In 2019, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 29.

* Family Heritage Alliance

Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization.

* SD Citizens For Liberty

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

* The American Conservative Union

Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

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## Footnotes[edit]

1. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
2. ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results State Canvas," accessed May 2, 2017
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed December 18, 2015
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "State primary results," accessed June 7, 2016

Political offices

Preceded by
Wayne Steinhauer (R) | South Dakota House of Representatives - District 9
2019-2021  | Succeeded by
Bethany Soye (R)

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Current members of the South Dakota House of Representatives

Leadership

Speaker of the House:Spencer Gosch

Majority Leader:Kent Peterson

Minority Leader:Jamie Smith

Representatives

District 1

Jennifer Keintz (D)

Tamara St. John (R)

District 2

Lana Greenfield (R)

Kaleb Weis (R)

District 3

Drew Dennert (R)

Carl Perry (R)

District 4

Fred Deutsch (R)

John Mills (R)

District 5

Hugh Bartels (R)

Nancy York (R)

District 6

Aaron Aylward (R)

Ernie Otten (R)

District 7

Tim Reed (R)

Larry Tidemann (R)

District 8

Randy Gross (R)

Marli Wiese (R)

District 9

Rhonda Milstead (R)

Bethany Soye (R)

District 10

Doug Barthel (R)

Steven Haugaard (R)

District 11

Chris Karr (R)

Mark Willadsen (R)

District 12

Arch Beal (R)

Greg Jamison (R)

District 13

Sue Peterson (R)

Richard Thomason (R)

District 14

Erin Healy (D)

Taylor Rehfeldt (R)

District 15

Linda Duba (D)

Jamie Smith (D)

District 16

David Anderson (R)

Kevin Jensen (R)

District 17

Sydney Davis (R)

Richard Vasgaard (R)

District 18

Ryan Cwach (D)

Mike Stevens (R)

District 19

Marty Overweg (R)

Kent Peterson (R)

District 20

Lance Koth (R)

Paul Miskimins (R)

District 21

Rocky Blare (R)

Caleb Finck (R)

District 22

Roger Chase (R)

Lynn Schneider (R)

District 23

Spencer Gosch (R)

Charles Hoffman (R)

District 24

Will Mortenson (R)

Mike Weisgram (R)

District 25

Jon Hansen (R)

Tom Pischke (R)

District 26A

Shawn Bordeaux (D)

District 26B

Rebecca Reimer (R)

District 27

Elizabeth May (R)

Peri Pourier (D)

District 28A

Oren Lesmeister (D)

District 28B

J. Marty (R)

District 29

Kirk Chaffee (R)

Dean Wink (R)

District 30

Tim Goodwin (R)

Trish Ladner (R)

District 31

Mary Fitzgerald (R)

Scott Odenbach (R)

District 32

Becky Drury (R)

Chris Johnson (R)

District 33

Taffy Howard (R)

Phil Jensen (R)

District 34

Mike Derby (R)

Jess Olson (R)

District 35

Tina Mulally (R)

Tony Randolph (R)

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