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Tom Pischke
2023 - Present
2027
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Tom Pischke (Republican Party) is a member of the South Dakota State Senate, representing District 25. He assumed office on January 10, 2023. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Pischke (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the South Dakota State Senate to represent District 25. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Tom Pischke earned a B.S. in computer and information systems security from Dakota State University in 2004. Pischke's career experience includes working as a system quality analyst with Esurance and a programmer/analyst with Citi.[1]
Committee assignments
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2023-2024
Pischke was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Pischke was assigned to the following committees:
- House Judiciary Committee
- House Taxation Committee, Vice chair
2019-2020
Pischke was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| South Dakota committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Agriculture and Natural Resources |
| • Commerce and Energy |
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for South Dakota State Senate District 25
Incumbent Tom Pischke defeated Brian Wirth in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 25 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tom Pischke (R) | 72.7 | 9,667 |
 | Brian Wirth (D) | 27.3 | 3,634 | |
| Total votes: 13,301 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Brian Wirth advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota State Senate District 25.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 25
Incumbent Tom Pischke defeated Jordan Youngberg in the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 25 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Pischke | 67.7 | 1,371 |
 | Jordan Youngberg | 32.3 | 654 | |
| Total votes: 2,025 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Pischke in this election.
Pledges
Pischke signed the following pledges.
2022
State Senate
See also: South Dakota State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Dakota State Senate District 25
Tom Pischke won election in the general election for South Dakota State Senate District 25 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Pischke (R) | 100.0 | 7,868 |
| Total votes: 7,868 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 25
Tom Pischke defeated Leslie J. Heinemann, Lisa Rave, and Kevin Crisp in the Republican primary for South Dakota State Senate District 25 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Pischke | 45.1 | 1,396 |
 | Leslie J. Heinemann | 21.7 | 672 | |
| Lisa Rave | 19.1 | 591 | ||
| Kevin Crisp | 14.2 | 439 | ||
| Total votes: 3,098 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Marsha Symens (R)
State House
See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 25 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jon Hansen and incumbent Randy Gross defeated Dan Ahlers and David Kills A Hundred in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 25 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jon Hansen (R) | 33.8 | 6,733 |
| ✔ |  | Randy Gross (R) | 32.0 | 6,364 |
 | Dan Ahlers (D) | 22.8 | 4,535 | |
| David Kills A Hundred (D) | 11.4 | 2,260 | ||
| Total votes: 19,892 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Dan Ahlers and David Kills A Hundred advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 25.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Randy Gross and incumbent Jon Hansen advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 25.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Tom Pischke (R)
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2020
See also: South Dakota House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 25 (2 seats)
Incumbent Jon Hansen and incumbent Tom Pischke defeated Jeff Barth and Jared Nieuwenhuis in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 25 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jon Hansen (R) | 32.9 | 7,826 |
| ✔ | | Tom Pischke (R) | 32.7 | 7,784 |
| Jeff Barth (D) | 18.7 | 4,460 | ||
| Jared Nieuwenhuis (D) | 15.6 | 3,720 | ||
| Total votes: 23,790 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Jeff Barth and Jared Nieuwenhuis advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 25.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Jon Hansen and incumbent Tom Pischke advanced from the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 25.
2018
General election
General election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 25 (2 seats)
Jon Hansen and incumbent Tom Pischke defeated incumbent Dan Ahlers and BJ Motley in the general election for South Dakota House of Representatives District 25 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jon Hansen (R) | 32.0 | 5,982 |
| ✔ | | Tom Pischke (R) | 28.2 | 5,272 |
| Dan Ahlers (D) | 27.7 | 5,174 | |
 | BJ Motley (D) | 12.1 | 2,266 | |
| Total votes: 18,694 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 25 (2 seats)
Incumbent Dan Ahlers and BJ Motley advanced from the Democratic primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 25 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Dan Ahlers |
| ✔ | | BJ Motley |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 25 (2 seats)
Jon Hansen and incumbent Tom Pischke defeated Tamera Enalls in the Republican primary for South Dakota House of Representatives District 25 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jon Hansen | 41.7 | 1,450 |
| ✔ | | Tom Pischke | 36.7 | 1,277 |
| Tamera Enalls | 21.6 | 751 | ||
| Total votes: 3,478 | |||
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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 Kris Langer (R) did not seek re-election.
Tom Pischke and Dan Ahlers defeated incumbent Roger Hunt and David Haagenson in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 25 general election.[2][3][4]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 25 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Tom Pischke |
31.23% | 6,390 | |
| Democratic | Dan Ahlers |
26.51% | 5,423 | |
| Republican | Roger Hunt Incumbent | 26.33% | 5,387 | |
| Democratic | David Haagenson | 15.93% | 3,259 | |
| Total Votes | 20,459 | |||
| Source: South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
Dan Ahlers and David Haagenson defeated Ryan Tellberg in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 25 Democratic primary.[5][6]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 25 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Dan Ahlers |
56.11% | 918 | |
| Democratic | David Haagenson |
25.61% | 419 | |
| Democratic | Ryan Tellberg | 18.28% | 299 | |
| Total Votes | 1,636 | |||
Incumbent Roger Hunt and Tom Pischke defeated Courtney Ecklund in the South Dakota House of Representatives District 25 Republican primary.[5][6]
| South Dakota House of Representatives, District 25 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Roger Hunt Incumbent |
38.06% | 765 | |
| Republican | Tom Pischke |
31.99% | 643 | |
| Republican | Courtney Ecklund | 29.95% | 602 | |
| Total Votes | 2,010 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
Tom Pischke did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Tom Pischke did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Pischke's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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As your representative in our state government, I will help ensure our strong heritage of hunting and fishing in our great state can be passed down to future generations. I’m strong believer in Wildlife Conservation and I will fight to protect our 2nd Amendment rights. Please consider voting for me on June 7th. It would be an honor to serve you in Pierre![7] |
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| —Tom Pischke[8] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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2024
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In 2024, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 9 to March 26.
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2023
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In 2023, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 10 to March 27.
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2022
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In 2022, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 11 to March 28.
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2021
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In 2021, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 12 to March 29.
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2020
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In 2020, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 30.
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2019
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In 2019, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 8 through March 29.
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2018
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In 2018, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 9 through March 26.
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2017
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In 2017, the South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 27. The legislature held a special session on June 12.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate South Dakota State Senate District 25 |
Officeholder South Dakota State Senate District 25 |
Personal |
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Tom Pischke," accessed March 23, 2023
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed August 21, 2016
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official Results State Canvas," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Official State Canvass Recount," accessed May 2, 2017
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Candidate List," accessed December 18, 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 South Dakota Secretary of State, "State primary results," accessed June 7, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Facebook, "Tom Pischke for SD House," accessed May 27, 2016
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Marsha Symens (R) |
South Dakota State Senate District 25 2023-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - |
South Dakota House of Representatives District 25 2017-2023 |
Succeeded by - |
