Lang Sias

Langhorne Cowles Sias^[3] (born 1959) is an American politician who represented House District 27 in the Colorado House of Representatives. A vacancy committee appointed Sias to the office after his predecessor resigned, and he was sworn into office on February 4, 2015.^[4] A Republican, he was subsequently elected to the office in the November, 2016 general election.

Lang Sias
Member of the Colorado House of Representatives from the 27th district
In office February 4, 2015 – January 4, 2019
Preceded by	Libby Szabo
Succeeded by	Brianna Titone
Personal details
Born	Langhorne Cowles Sias 1959 (age 65–66) Wilton, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party	Republican (2007–present)
Other political affiliations	Independent (Before 2003, 2006–2007) Democratic (2003–2006)[1][2]
Spouse	Rene
Education	Vassar College (AB) London School of Economics (MS) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor (JD)
Website	Official website
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Navy
Years of service	1986–1998
Rank	Lieutenant Colonel

Sias was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for lieutenant governor and running mate of Walker Stapleton in the 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election.^[5]

Education

Lang holds a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School, a Master of Science from the London School of Economics, and a Bachelor of Arts from Vassar College.^[6] He has practiced law in the past.^[3]

Military service

Sias served in the United States Navy as a fighter pilot and Topgun instructor. He achieved the rank of Lieutenant colonel. He later served in the Air National Guard.^[7]

Personal

Sias lives in Arvada, Colorado with his wife and three children. He works as a 777 pilot for FedEx.^[8]

2022 state treasurer campaign

Main article: 2022 Colorado State Treasurer election

In November 2021, Sias announced his candidacy for Colorado State Treasurer.^[9] On November 8, 2022, he lost to incumbent Democrat Dave Young in the 2022 general election.^[10]