Joel Rosenthal is a small businessman and volunteer political activist in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Joel Rosenthal was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas and is a graduate of R L Paschal High School and North Texas State University with a degree in business administration. He served in the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged. In 1970 he married Susan Ellman and they have a daughter Jackie, a Media Director with Starcom Media in Chicago and a son Harry, an Attorney in Las Vegas. They are blessed with two beautiful grandchildren, Will and Sara.
Joel Rosenthal has worked in agri-business his entire life, was previously associated with the meat packing industry and for the past twenty-two years has been in tractor parts sales. He lived in Fort Worth until 1973 when he moved to Wagner, South Dakota until 1984 when he moved to Canton, South Dakota. In 2003 he moved to Sioux Falls.
Professional, Civic and Political activities
Memberships and Civic Involvement
Wagner Jaycees
Wagner City Alderman – 5 years
Trustee Carnegie Library, Wagner, South Dakota
Board of Directors South Dakota Municipal League
Board of Directors South Dakota Chamber of Commerce
South Dakota Judicial Qualifications Commission
Board of Directors South Dakota Development Corporation
South Dakota Private Industry Council
Guest Lecturer, University of South Dakota
South Dakota Governor’s Council of Economic Advisors
South Dakota Pork Producers
Board of Directors United States Meat Export Federation
American Meat Institute
American Legion
National Tractor Parts Dealers Association
South Dakota Retailers Association
32nd degree Scottish Rite Mason
Political Involvement
Charles Mix County Republican Chairman 1981-1984
Delegate 1984 Republican National Convention (member of platform committee)
South Dakota Republican State Chairman 1985-1989, 1995-2003
Republican National Committee – 12 years
Republican Precinct Committeeman 1981 – present
Presidential Elector 1996, 2000
Honors and Awards
Wagner Jaycee of the Year 1977
Governor’s Volunteer of the Year 1983, for role in organizing surplus commodity distribution program in South Dakota
Alice Kundert Award 1987 for outstanding support to South Dakota Teen Age Republicans