Timothy Reisch's Biography
- State House (SD) - District 8, Republican
Contact Information
Office
500 East Capitol Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
703 South Main Street
Howard, SD 57349-8730
Full Name:
Timothy A. Reisch
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Anne; 5 Children: Terra, Tim, Trevor, Tamara, Taylor
Birth Place:
Howard, SD
Home City:
Howard, SD
MA, Strategic Studies, United States Army War College, 2005
MS, Administrative Studies, University of South Dakota, 2001
BS, Public Administration, Upper Iowa University, 1994
Representative, South Dakota State House of Representatives, District 8, 2023-present
Candidate, South Dakota State House of Representatives, District 8, 2024
Member, Education Committee
Member, Judiciary Committee
Vice Chair, Military and Veteran Affairs Committee
Member, State Affairs Committee
Member, Judiciary Committee, South Dakota State House of Representatives, 2025-present
Vice-Chair, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee, South Dakota State House of Representatives, 2025-present
Member, State Affairs Committee, South Dakota State House of Representatives, 2025-present
Former Commander, 109th Group, South Dakota Army National Guard
Former Commander, 153rd Engineer Battalion, South Dakota Army National Guard
Former D.A.R.E. Instructor, Howard, Carthage, and Canova Elementary Schools
Former Sheriff, Miner County
Adjutant General, State of South Dakota, 2011-2023
Served, South Dakota Army National Guard, 1978-2019
Brigadier General, South Dakota Army National Guard, 2009-2011
Assistant Adjutant General, State of South Dakota, 2009-2011
Secretary of Corrections, State of South Dakota, 2003-2011
Deputy Secretary of Corrections, State of South Dakota, 2000-2003
Former President, South Dakota Sheriffs Association
Former Member, South Dakota Sheriffs Association
Awards:
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal (Silver and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with Star Device)
Global War on Terrorism Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Gold Hour Glass Device)
Army Service Ribbon
Army Reserve Component Overseas Training Ribbon (with "3" Device)
South Dakota Distinguished Service Award (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
South Dakota Recruiting Ribbon
National Guard Service Medal
South Dakota Desert Storm Ribbon
Bronze deFleury Medal, United States Army Engineer Regiment
Number of Grandchildren:
1