January 23, 2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TIESZEN ANNOUNCES RUN FOR STATE SENATE
RAPID CITY, SD – Craig Tieszen will formally announce his plans to run as a Republican candidate for the District 34 seat in the South Dakota State Senate at a public reception on Monday, February 4, 2008. The reception will take place from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Parkside Professional Building located at 2800 Jackson Blvd.
Tieszen said of his candidacy, “Retiring-Senator Mac McCracken has done a great job representing District 34. He will leave big shoes to fill, but I feel I have the experience, integrity and commitment to step up to this challenge.”
Craig Tieszen first came to Rapid City in 1967 to attend South Dakota Tech. After graduating, he spent four years in Kenya serving in the Peace Corps. Upon returning to Rapid City in 1975, Tieszen started his career with the Rapid City Police Department. At the police department Tieszen moved up through the ranks, finally serving as Chief of Police from 2000 until his retirement in July 2007.
Tieszen has been a resident of District 34 for more than three decades. In addition to his work with the community through his career in law enforcement, he has served on numerous boards and committees including the Rapid City Club for Boys, the Club for Boys Foundation, the United Way Board of Directors and the Rapid City Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors.
Tieszen is married to Deb Tieszen, a registered nurse at Rapid City Regional Hospital’s Family Medicine Residency Clinic. They have two daughters, Leslie and Laura.
