15 Facts About Reynold Nesiba

Reynold F Nesiba was born on May 7,1966 and is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the South Dakota Senate representing District 15 from 2017 to 2025.

Reynold Nesiba served as Minority Leader from 2023 to 2025.

Together, Reynold Nesiba's parents owned and operated Reynold Nesiba's Cafe in St Paul.

In 1989, Reynold Nesiba earned his Bachelor of Arts in economics at the University of Denver.

In 1995, Reynold Nesiba was hired by Augustana University in Sioux Falls as an assistant professor.

Reynold Nesiba is a professor of economics at the same university, simultaneously serving as a member of the board of directors for Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs.

Reynold Nesiba was welcomed as a visiting scholar at his alma mater, Notre Dame University, in 2002.

Reynold Nesiba is a member of the Association for Institutional Thought and the Association for Evolutionary Economics.

Reynold Nesiba has co-authored textbooks in his area of expertise: "An Introduction to Financial Markets and Institutions" and "Economics: An Introduction to Traditional and Progressive Views" along with a handful of other publications in journals such as Social Problems, the Journal of Economic Issues, On the Horizon, and Cityscape.

Reynold Nesiba is an outspoken critic of South Dakota's tax on food for home consumption.

Reynold Nesiba is an advocate for automatic registration and campaign finance reform.

Reynold Nesiba serves on the Legislative Procedure and Retirement Laws Committees.

Six weeks earlier, Reynold Nesiba had spoken to police about the incident, at which time he denied using force.

Reynold Nesiba was under the impression that the woman was simply "playing hard to get," an account and paraphrase provided by law enforcement officials and not the words that Nesiba himself had used during his interview.

On January 3,2017, the Minnehaha County State's Attorney's Office dropped the charge against Reynold Nesiba, citing inconsistencies in the evidence.