South Dakota Republican state senator charged with felony over false candidate forms

By: John Hult

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: June 24, 2026

Words: 1,305

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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A South Dakota state senator was charged with two felonies Tuesday for allegedly trying to put candidates for county party leadership posts on the primary election ballot without those candidates’ knowledge.

If convicted on both counts of offering a false or forged instrument for filing, 44-year-old Dell Rapids Republican Tom Pischke faces up to four years in prison.

The charges relate to alleged behavior that took place more than two months before the June 2 …

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