Casey Crabtree is an American politician serving as a member of the
South Dakota Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the South Dakota Legislature. It consists of 35 members, one representing each legislative district; it meets at the South Dakota State Capitol in Pierre.
Composition
:''92nd Legislature (2019)''
Officers
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from the 8th district. Crabtree was appointed to office by Governor
Kristi Noem
Kristi Lynn Noem (; née Arnold; born November 30, 1971) is an American politician serving as the 33rd governor of South Dakota since 2019. A member of the Republican Party, she was the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2019 and a member ...
on June 19, 2020, succeeding
Jordan Youngberg, who resigned to serve with the South Dakota State Treasurer.
Crabtree and his wife have two children. They live in
Madison, South Dakota
Madison is a city in Lake County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 6,191 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Lake County and is home to Dakota State University.
Geography
Madison is located at (44.007734, -97.114738).
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Career
Crabtree is the Director of Economic Development at Heartland Consumer Power District in Madison, South Dakota.
Electoral Record
In 2020, Crabtree ran for election to continue representing District 8 in the South Dakota State Senate. He was unopposed in the Republican primary and general election; he received 7,829 votes.
Legislative History
Legislative Leadership
In 2021, Crabtree was elected by the Senate Republican Caucus to serve as one of four Senate Majority Whips. During this same time he served as Chair of the Senate Commerce and Energy Committee and Vice Chair of the Workforce Housing Needs in SD Interim Committee.
2021 South Dakota Legislative Session
During the 2021 South Dakota Legislative Session, Crabtree prime sponsored seven pieces of legislation. Topics of that legislation ranged from rural infrastructure to certified registered nurse anesthetists recruitment.
Crabtree also co-sponsored 39 pieces of legislation including Senate Concurrent Resolutions in support of keeping the U.S. Supreme Court at nine members
and support of removing barriers to country of origin labeling.
2021 South Dakota Special Legislative Sessions
The Legislature met for two special session in 2021, the first for legislative redistricting and the second to discuss the possible impeachment of Attorney General
Jason Ravnsborg
Jason Richard Ravnsborg (born April 12, 1976) is an American attorney and politician. A Republican, he served as Attorney General of South Dakota from 2019 until his removal in 2022. Ravnsborg ran for the U.S. Senate in 2014, losing in the Repub ...
. Crabtree, a member of the Senate Legislative Redistricting Committee, was a sponsor of the "Blackbird" map which eventually became the chosen map after the
South Dakota House of Representatives
The South Dakota House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Dakota Legislature. It consists of 70 members, two from each legislative district. Two of the state's 35 legislative districts, Districts 26 and 28, are each subdivided into ...
' proposed map failed. The new adopted legislative districted would place Crabtree in District 8, comprising Lake, Kingsbury, and parts of Brookings and Kingsbury counties. Crabtree signed the a petition in support of the second special session.
2022 South Dakota Legislative Session
References
Living people
Republican Party South Dakota state senators
People from Madison, South Dakota
Year of birth missing (living people)
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