Shantel Krebs
Shantel Krebs | |
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Secretary of State of South Dakota | |
Assumed office January 10, 2015 | |
Governor | Dennis Daugaard |
Preceded by | Jason Gant |
Member of the South Dakota Senate from the 10th district | |
In office January 2005 – January 2015 | |
Preceded by | Matt McCaulley |
Succeeded by | Jenna Haggar |
Personal details | |
Born |
De Smet, South Dakota | April 28, 1973
Political party | Republican |
Spouse(s) | Mitch Krebs |
Alma mater | Dakota State University |
Religion | Evangelical Lutheranism |
Shantel S. Krebs is a Republican South Dakota Secretary of State[1] and a former member of the South Dakota House of Representatives.
Biography
Krebs was sworn in as South Dakota Secretary of State on January 2, 2015. Prior to her election to the office of Secretary of State, Krebs represented the 10th District of the South Dakota Legislature from 2005 to 2014, serving in the House of Representatives from 2005-2011, and in the Senate from 2011-2015. Krebs was elected by her peers to Majority Whip posts in both chambers and chaired the Transportation Committee in the House and the Agriculture & Natural Resources committee in the Senate. Her district included Lincoln and Minnehaha counties.
Krebs resides on a ranch near Fort Pierre. In 1997 she was crowned Miss South Dakota.[2]
Krebs plays the alto saxophone and was a member of the 1991 South Dakota All-State Band.
Electoral history
South Dakota House of Representatives 10th District Republican Primary Election, 2004 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Roger Hunt | 2,892 | 37.02 |
Republican | Shantel Krebs | 2,566 | 32.85 |
Republican | Jarrod Johnson | 2,353 | 30.12 |
South Dakota House of Representatives 10th District Election, 2004 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Roger Hunt | 8,375 | 53.44 |
Republican | Shantel Krebs | 7,298 | 46.56 |
South Dakota House of Representatives 10th District Election, 2008 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Shantel Krebs (inc.) | 9,440 | 32.65 |
Republican | Roger Hunt (inc.) | 7,975 | 27.58 |
Democratic | Robert Swanhorst | 5,822 | 20.13 |
Democratic | MaryAnn Giebink | 5,678 | 19.64 |
South Dakota Senate 10th District Election, 2010 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Shantel Krebs | 9,434 | 64.99 |
Democratic | George Gulson | 5,083 | 35.01 |
South Dakota Senate 10th District Election, 2012 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Shantel Krebs (inc.) | 5,807 | 61.05 |
Democratic | Paul Thompson | 3,705 | 38.95 |
South Dakota Secretary of State Election, 2014 | |||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
Republican | Shantel Krebs | 155,647 | 60.23 |
Democratic | Angelia Schultz | 84,181 | 32.58 |
Constitution | Lori Stacey | 10,258 | 3.97 |
Libertarian | Emmett Reistroffer | 8,328 | 3.22 |
References
External links
- South Dakota Legislature - Representative Shantel Krebs official SD House website
- Project Vote Smart - Representative Shantel Krebs (SD) profile
- Follow the Money - Shantel Krebs
Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Stephanie Camp |
Miss South Dakota 1997 |
Succeeded by Sarah Frankenstein |