Rep. William “Bill” Janklow
Former Representative for South Dakota’s At-Large District
Janklow was the representative for South Dakota’s at-large district and was a Republican. He served from 2003 to 2004.
![Photo of Rep. William “Bill” Janklow [R-SD, 2003-2004]](/static/legislator-photos/400200-200px.jpeg)
Misconduct
Janklow faced an allegation of, on August 16, 2003, committing vehicular manslaughter. On Dec. 8, 2003, convicted. On Jan. 20, 2004, he resigned.
| Dec. 8, 2003 | Convicted. |
| Jan. 20, 2004 | Resigned. |
Bills Sponsored
Issue Areas
Janklow sponsored bills primarily in these issue areas:
Armed Forces and National Security (29%) Crime and Law Enforcement (21%) International Affairs (21%) Agriculture and Food (14%) Taxation (14%)
Recently Introduced Bills
Janklow recently introduced the following legislation:
- H.R. 3298 (108th): Active Reservists and National Guard Farm Loan Relief Act of 2003
- H.R. 3149 (108th): Combat Pay Safeguard Act of 2003
- H.R. 2132 (108th): Pactola Reservoir Reallocation Authorization Act of 2003
- H.R. 1393 (108th): Armed Forces Tax Fairness and Justice Act of 2003
- H.R. 1326 (108th): To ensure that tax-exempt status and other benefits afforded under Operation Enduring …
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Most legislation has no activity after being introduced.
Voting Record
Missed Votes
From Jan 2003 to Jan 2004, Janklow missed 121 of 678 roll call votes, which is 17.8%. This is much worse than the median of 2.9% among the lifetime records of representatives serving in Jan 2004. The chart below reports missed votes over time.
We don’t track why legislators miss votes, but it’s often due to medical absenses, major life events, and running for higher office.
Primary Sources
The information on this page is originally sourced from a variety of materials, including:
- unitedstates/congress-legislators, a community project gathering congressional information
- The House and Senate websites, for committee membership and voting records
- Congressional Pictorial Directory for the photo
- GovInfo.gov, for sponsored bills
