Tim Begalka

Tim Begalka
South Dakota State Senate District 4
Incumbent
In office
2011-Present
Term ends
January 13, 2015
Years in position	2
Party	Republican
Compensation
Base salary	$12,000/two-year term
Per diem	$110/legislative day
Elections and appointments
Last election	November 6, 2012
First elected	November 2, 2010
Next election	November 8, 2016
Term limits	Four terms
Prior offices
South Dakota State House of Representatives
2001-2004
Education
High school	Clear Lake High School 1978
Bachelor's	South Dakota State University, 1982
Personal
Birthday	February 19, 1960
Place of birth	Clear Lake, SD
Profession	Owner, Sodak Gardens
Religion	Christian
Websites
Office website

Tim Begalka (b. February 19, 1960) is a Republican member of the South Dakota State Senate, representing District 4. Begalka was elected to the South Dakota State Senate in 2010.

Begalka worked his way from manager to owner of Sodak Gardens. Politically, he has been active with the Deuel County Republican Party, serving as a delegate, secretary, and chair. He first took office as a member of the South Dakota House of Representatives in 2001 and served until 2004.

Begalka earned his B.S. from South Dakota State University. He and his wife Rhonda currently reside in Clear Lake. They have five children, Aaron, Carrie, Austin, Ronald, and Robert.

Committee assignments

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Begalka served on the following committees:

South Dakota Committee Assignments, 2013
• Commerce and Energy
• Judiciary, Vice Chair

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Begalka served on the following committees:

South Dakota Committee Assignments, 2011
• Agriculture and Natural Resources
• Judiciary

Elections

2012

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2012 and Game-changers

Begalka won re-election in the 2012 election for South Dakota State Senate District 4. Begalka defeated Val Rausch (2012 House Speaker) in the Republican primary on June 5 and defeated incumbent Steven Street (D) in the general election which took place on November 6, 2012.

South Dakota State Senate, District 4, General Election, 2012
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Tim Begalka Incumbent	61%	6,603
	Democratic	Steven Street Incumbent	39%	4,227
Total Votes				10,830

South Dakota State Senate District 4 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Tim Bagalka Incumbent	66.8%	1,106
Val Rausch	33.2%	549
Total Votes		1,655

2010

See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2010

Begalka defeated Mark Pederson in the June 8 primary. He also defeated Dick Schwandt (D) in the November 2 general election.

South Dakota State Senate, District 4 (2010)
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Tim Begalka (R)		5,346	61.00%
Dick Schwandt (D)		3,418	39.00%

Campaign donors

2012

Campaign donor information is not yet available for this year.

2010

In 2010, Begalka raised a total of $8,293 in campaign funds. His top contributors were:

Donor	Amount
SDGO PAC	$1,500
Olson for South Dakota Senate	$500
Koistinen Campaign Cmte	$500
South Dakota Association of Realtors	$500

Personal

Begalka and his spouse Rhonda have five children.

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External links

Suggest a link

• Senate website
• Biography from Project Vote Smart
• Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
• Campaign Contributions: 2010

References

Political offices
Preceded by James Peterson (D)	South Dakota State Senate District 4 2011–present	Succeeded by NA