| Shantel Swedlund Krebs | |
| Office: | Secretary of State of South Dakota |
| Governor: | Dennis Daugaard |
| Term Start: | January 10, 2015 |
| Term End: | January 5, 2019 |
| Predecessor: | Jason Gant |
| Successor: | Steve Barnett |
| State Senate1: | South Dakota |
| District1: | 10th |
| Term Start1: | January 2011 |
| Term End1: | January 2015 |
| Predecessor1: | Gene G. Abdallah |
| Successor1: | Jenna Haggar |
| State House2: | South Dakota |
| District2: | 10th |
| Term Start2: | January 2005 |
| Term End2: | January 2011 |
| Predecessor2: | Matt McCaulley Ron Williamson |
| Successor2: | Gene G. Abdallah Roger W. Hunt |
| Birth Date: | 28 April 1973 |
| Birth Place: | De Smet, South Dakota, U.S. |
| Party: | Republican |
| Spouse: | Mitch Krebs |
| Education: | Dakota State University (BA) |
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 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.
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]
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.
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.
Shantel Krebs, then known as Shantel Swedlund, won Miss South Dakota 1997 and competed in the Miss America 1998 competition. 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.[4]
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.[5] Krebs was inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame on September 10, 2022.[6]
| South Dakota House of Representatives 10th District Republican Primary Election, 2002 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Matt McCaulley | 3,092 | 40.02 | |
| Republican | Ron 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 | 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
| Republican | Shantel Krebs | 9,434 | 64.99 | |
| Democratic | George Gulson | 5,083 | 35.01 | |
| South Dakota Senate 10th District Election, 2012 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
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