District 25 committee nominates replacement for South Dakota state Sen. Tom Pischke

County Republicans select Flandreau businessman Bart Sample as GOP contender in November election

Bart Sample, Republican candidate for South Dakota’s District 25 seat. (Courtesy / South Dakota Republican Party)

County Republicans have lined up a replacement for a standing Dell Rapids state senator facing criminal charges.

A joint committee chaired by Minnehaha and Moody County Republicans chose Flandreau businessman Bart Sample to replace Tom Pischke of Dell Rapids as District 25’s Republican candidate for the state Senate.

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