Pischke Withdraws From District 25 Race, SOS Website Says

Pischke Out; GOP Bosses May Let Daugaard-Backed Independent Go Unchallenged

Angry-dad Senator Tom Pischke is out! Or at least he will after the general election, from which the alleged petition-forger has bailed: Republican South Dakota state Sen. Tom Pischke, of Dell Rapids, ended his reelection campaign Tuesday as he continues to face felony charges for allegedly filing false or forged election-related documents. …Pischke’s withdrawal comes more than a month after prosecutors charged him with two felony counts allegin…

SD Lawmaker Facing Criminal Election-Fraud Charges Ends His Campaign

Republican South Dakota state Sen. Tom Pischke, of Dell Rapids, ended his reelection campaign Tuesday as he continues to face felony charges for allegedly filing false or forged election-related documents.

South Dakota state senator facing election-related criminal charges ends his reelection campaign

Pischke, of Dell Rapids, continues to face felony charges for allegedly filing false or forged election-related documents

Pischke withdraws from District 25 race, SOS website says

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) -- Republican Sen. Tom Pischke has withdrawn from the District 25 race as of Tuesday, according to the Secretary of State's website. That leaves Independent candidate Bryan J. Breitling, a Republican former state senator who now lives in Dell Rapids, as the lone candidate as of Tuesday. Pischke, 44, is accused [...]

Embattled GOP state senator withdraws from race

A Dell Rapids state senator who has been charged with committing election fraud bowed to pressure Tuesday by withdrawing from the race.Sen. Tom Pischke notified the South Dakota Secretary of State’s Office that he was no longer a candidate for re-election. Pischke, a Republican, was running for a third term in the District 25 Senate seat. The 44-year-old had previously served three terms in the House.