Shantel Swedlund Krebs (born April 28, 1973) is an American businesswoman and former
South Dakota Secretary of State
The secretary of state of South Dakota is an elected constitutional officer of the U.S. state of South Dakota. The current secretary of state is Monae Johnson.
Divisions
The secretary of state's office is composed of three divisions:
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. She previously served in 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 int ...
and
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
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Officers
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Early life and education
Shantel Krebs was born in South Dakota and graduated from Arlington High School in
Arlington, South Dakota
Arlington is a city in Brookings and Kingsbury counties in the State of South Dakota. The population was 915 at the 2020 census.
History
The city was platted by the Western Town Lot Company in 1880, and originally named Nordland, with the platt ...
, in 1991.
Krebs attended
Dakota State University
Dakota State University (DSU) is a public university in Madison, South Dakota. The school was founded in 1881 as a normal school, or teacher training school. Education is still the university's heritage mission, but a signature mission of tech ...
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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, where she graduated with a
bachelor's degree
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in business administration.
Business career
Shantel has opened retail businesses in downtown
Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls () is the most populous city in the U.S. state of South Dakota and the 130th-most populous city in the United States. It is the county seat of Minnehaha County and also extends into Lincoln County to the south, which continues up t ...
. Before that, she worked in the healthcare industry. She is currently a founding partner with Avera Health and Southeast Technical Institute of the Avera Academy. The program trains high school students for career opportunities in the healthcare field.
Political career
Krebs represented the 10th district of the
South Dakota Legislature
The South Dakota State Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of South Dakota. It is a bicameral legislative body, consisting of the South Dakota Senate, which has 35 members, and the South Dakota House of Representatives, which ...
from 2005 to 2015, serving in the
House of Representatives
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from 2005-2011 and in the
Senate
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from 2011-2015. Krebs was elected to
majority whip
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posts in both chambers and was chairwoman of the Transportation committee in the House and the Agriculture & Natural Resources committee in the Senate. Her district included
Lincoln County and
Minnehaha County
Minnehaha County is a county on the eastern border of the state of South Dakota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 197,214, making it the state's most populous county. It contains over 20% of the state's population. Its county seat is S ...
.
Secretary of state
Shantel was elected to the office of
South Dakota Secretary of State
The secretary of state of South Dakota is an elected constitutional officer of the U.S. state of South Dakota. The current secretary of state is Monae Johnson.
Divisions
The secretary of state's office is composed of three divisions:
*ThBusi ...
in 2014, and sworn in on January 2, 2015.
Krebs ran unsuccessfully in the
2018 election for
South Dakota's at-large congressional seat in the Republican primary.
Personal life
Shantel Krebs, then known as Shantel Swedlund, won
Miss South Dakota
Miss (pronounced ) is an English language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as "Doctor" or "Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, it ...
1997 and competed in the
Miss America 1998
Miss America 1998, the 71st Miss America pageant, was held at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey on Saturday, September 13, 1997 and was televised by the ABC Network. ABC replaced NBC as the pageant's television home.
Results Place ...
competition.
She resides in Canton, SD with her husband, former TV news anchor
Mitch Krebs
Mitch Krebs was the co-anchor of the 6:00pm and 10:00pm news at KSFY-TV in Sioux Falls, South Dakota until February 1, 2007. He is married to former South Dakota Secretary of State Shantel Krebs (R).
Biography
Mitch Krebs was born in Fort Dodge, ...
. In 2016, Krebs gained media attention when she shot a rattlesnake on her back patio of her home outside Fort Pierre.
On June 5, 2019, Krebs, a board member of the Miss America Organization, replaced former Miss America 1989 and former Fox News personality
Gretchen Carlson
Gretchen Elizabeth Carlson (born June 21, 1966) is an American broadcast journalist, author, and television personality. Carlson appeared as the host of numerous television programs, most notably on the Saturday edition of ''The Early Show'' on ...
as Chairperson of the
Miss America Organization
Miss America is an annual competition that is open to women from the United States between the ages of 17 and 25. Originating in 1921 as a "bathing beauty revue", the contest is now judged on competitors' talent performances and interviews. As ...
.
Electoral history
References
External links
South Dakota Legislature - Representative Shantel Krebsofficial SD House website
Project Vote Smart - Representative Shantel Krebs (SD)profile
*''Follow the Money'' - Shantel Krebs
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campaign contributions
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1973 births
21st-century American politicians
21st-century American women politicians
American beauty pageant winners
American Lutherans
Living people
Miss America 1998 delegates
Secretaries of State of South Dakota
Republican Party members of the South Dakota House of Representatives
People from De Smet, South Dakota
Women state legislators in South Dakota
Beauty queen-politicians