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Timothy 'Tim' P. Begalka

Senator Timothy 'Tim' P. Begalka's Biography

Full Name: Timothy 'Tim' P. Begalka
Office: State Senate (SD) - District 4, Republican
First Elected: 11/02/2010
Last Elected: 11/06/2012
Next Election: 2014
Gender: Male
Family: Spouse; Rhonda, 5 Children; Aaron, Carrie, Austin, Ronald, Robert
Birth Date: 02/19/1960
Birth Place: Clear Lake, SD
Home City: Clear Lake, SD
Religion: Christian

BS, South Dakota State University, 1982
Clear Lake High School 1978

Senator, South Dakota State Senate, 2011-present
Representative, South Dakota State House of Representatives, 2001-2004
Delegate, South Dakota State Republican Convention, 1992-2002
Chair, Deuel County Republicans, 1999-2000
Secretary/Treasurer, Deuel County Republicans, 1992-1998
Delegate, Republican National Convention, 1996

Advisory Board, Dewel County Good Samaritan Center, 1999-present

Owner, Sodak Gardens, 1994-present
Manager, Sodak Gardens, 1982-1993

Treasurer, Coteau Mills Right to Life, 1995-present
Treasurer, Dewel County FFA Alumni, 1983-present
Member, Clear Lake Commercial Club, 1982-present
Member, South Dakota Horticultural Society, 1988-present
Director, South Dakota Nursery and Landscape Association, 1982-2000

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Pierre, SD 57501

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18254 South Dakota Highway 15
Clear Lake, SD 57226

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