Leadership announced for Senate Democrats and Republicans, as well as House Dems

State lawmakers met Friday and into the weekend to vote for leaders in the House and the Senate.

Senate GOP members met Friday night and announced that Casey Crabtree, from Madison, was elected to be majority leader. Mike Diedrich, of Rapid City, will be assistant majority leader. Helene Duhamel, also of Rapid City; Jack Kolbeck, of Sioux Falls; Ryan Maher, of Isabel; and David Wheeler, of Huron, will serve as majority whips.

Lee Schoenbeck is the GOP nominee for President Pro Tempore, a position in which he has served previously. The vote for Schoenbeck's appointment will be on Jan. 10, the first day of the Legislative Session.

Crabtree, Diedrich and Duhamel have served in leadership positions previously.

On the Democratic Senate side, Reynold Nesiba, of Sioux Falls, was elected as minority leader Saturday. Shawn Bordeaux, of Mission, will serve as assistant minority leader while Liz Larson, of Sioux Falls, will be minority whip.

Nesiba has served in a leadership position previously.

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In the House, Democrats announced Oren Lesmeister, of Parade, was elected to serve as minority leader on Sunday. Erin Healy, of Sioux Falls, will serve as assistant minority leader, while Kameron Nelson, of Sioux Falls, and Peri Pourier, of Pine Ridge, will serve as minority whips.

Lesmeister and Healy have served in leadership positions previously.

House Republicans have not announced leadership positions and their nomination for Speaker of the House.

This article originally appeared on Sioux Falls Argus Leader: South Dakota Legislature names GOP, Dems leadership for House, Senate