Valentine Rausch

{{Short description|American politician}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Val Rausch

| office = Speaker of the South Dakota House of Representatives

| termstart = 2011

| termend = 2012

| predecessor = Tim Rave

| successor = Brian Gosch

| party = Republican

}}

Valentine "Val" Rausch is an American politician who served as a Republican member of the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing the fourth district from 2005 to 2012.{{cite web|last=Rausch|first=Val|title=Speaker|url=http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2012/MemberDetail.aspx?Member=11|publisher=Official South Dakota Government Webpage}} In 2011, Rausch was chosen by his peers to become the Speaker of the House. Previously, Rausch served as mayor of Big Stone City, South Dakota, from 1993 to 1999.{{cite web|last=Rausch |first=Val |title=Mayor |url=http://www.congress.org/bio/id/146056 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723100620/http://www.congress.org/bio/id/146056 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-07-23 |publisher=Congress.org }}

Rausch is a member of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), serving as South Dakota state leader.{{cite web | url=http://www.alec.org/about-alec/state-chairmen/ | title=State Chairs - American Legislative Exchange Council }}