Shantel Krebs

Shantel Swedlund Krebs (born April 28, 1973) is an American businesswoman and former South Dakota Secretary of State.[1] She previously served in the South Dakota House of Representatives and South Dakota Senate.

Shantel Swedlund Krebs
Secretary of State of South Dakota
In office
January 10, 2015 – January 5, 2019
GovernorDennis Daugaard
Preceded byJason Gant
Succeeded bySteve Barnett
Member of the South Dakota Senate
from the 10th district
In office
January 2011 – January 2015
Preceded byGene G. Abdallah
Succeeded byJenna Haggar
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
from the 10th district
In office
January 2005 – January 2011
Preceded byMatt McCaulley
Ron Williamson
Succeeded byGene G. Abdallah
Roger W. Hunt
Personal details
Born (1973-04-28) April 28, 1973
De Smet, South Dakota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseMitch Krebs
EducationDakota State University (BA)

Early life and education

Shantel Krebs was born in South Dakota and graduated from Arlington High School in Arlington, South Dakota, in 1991.

Krebs attended Dakota State University in Madison, South Dakota, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration. A lifelong South Dakotan, Krebs was honored as a Dakota State University distinguished alumnus and was commencement speaker for DSU graduation in December, 2022.

Business career

Shantel has owned and operated retail businesses in downtown Sioux Falls. 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. She serves as administrator for the program that trains high school students for career opportunities in the healthcare field. From 2019-2023 Krebs was also board chair and Chief Executive Officer of The Miss America Organization.[2][3]

Political career

Krebs represented the 10th district of the South Dakota Legislature from 2005 to 2015, serving in the House of Representatives from 2005-2011 and in the Senate from 2011-2015. Krebs was elected to majority whip posts in both chambers and was chairwoman of the Transportation committee in the House and the Agriculture & Natural Resources committee in the Senate. She also served on the Senate Health and Human services committee. Her district included Lincoln County and Minnehaha County.

Secretary of state

Shantel was elected to the office of South Dakota Secretary of State 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 1997 and competed in the Miss America 1998 competition.[4] She resides in Canton, SD with her husband, former TV news anchor Mitch Krebs. In 2016, Krebs gained media attention when she shot a rattlesnake on her back patio of her home outside Fort Pierre.[5]

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 as Chairperson of the Miss America Organization.[4] Krebs was inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame on September 10, 2022.[6]

Electoral history
South Dakota House of Representatives 10th District Republican Primary Election, 2002
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican CheckedMatt McCaulley 3,092 40.02
Republican CheckedRon Williamson 2,586 30.85
Republican Shantel Krebs 1,353 26.12
South Dakota House of Representatives 10th District Republican Primary Election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican CheckedRoger Hunt 2,892 37.02
Republican CheckedShantel Krebs 2,566 32.85
Republican Jarrod Johnson 2,353 30.12
South Dakota House of Representatives 10th District Election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican CheckedRoger Hunt 8,375 53.44
Republican CheckedShantel Krebs 7,298 46.56
South Dakota House of Representatives 10th District Election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican CheckedShantel Krebs (inc.) 9,440 32.65
Republican CheckedRoger 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
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican CheckedShantel Krebs 9,434 64.99
Democratic George Gulson 5,083 35.01
South Dakota Senate 10th District Election, 2012
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican CheckedShantel Krebs (inc.) 5,807 61.05
Democratic Paul Thompson 3,705 38.95
South Dakota Secretary of State Election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican CheckedShantel 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
2018 Republican primary election – At Large Congressional District of South Dakota
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican CheckedDusty Johnson 47,032 46.8
Republican Shantel Krebs 29,442 29.2
Republican Neal Tapio 23,980 24.0
Total votes 100,454 100

References
  1. "About the Office: South Dakota Secretary of State, Shantel Krebs". sdsos.gov. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  2. Zalis, Shelley. "How Miss America Is Rewriting The Rules Of Competition". Forbes. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
  3. "From Avera Academy to Miss America, Krebs' new roles help develop young people". SiouxFalls.Business. 2019-07-29. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  4. Kaczke, Lisa (June 5, 2019). "Former Secretary of State Shantel Krebs named chairwoman of Miss America". Argus Leader. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  5. "South Dakota Secretary of State kills rattlesnake outside home". KSFY. August 4, 2016. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
  6. Staff (2022-06-02). "S.D. Hall of Fame announces Class of 2022". SiouxFalls.Business. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
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