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Shantel Krebs
American politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Shantel Swedlund Krebs (born April 28, 1973)[1] is an American businesswoman and former South Dakota Secretary of State.[2] She previously served in the South Dakota House of Representatives and South Dakota Senate.
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Shantel Krebs is currently CEO and regional president for Avera St. Mary's Hospital in Pierre, SD. Prior to this role, she was a founding partner with Avera Health and Southeast Technical Institute of the Avera Academy. She served as administrator for Avera Academy, a program that trains high school students for careers in healthcare.[2] From 2019 to 2023, Krebs was also board chair and Chief Executive Officer of The Miss America Organization.[3][4]
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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, in 1991.[2][1]
Krebs attended Dakota State University (DSU) in Madison, South Dakota, where she graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration.[1] Krebs was honored as a DSU distinguished alumnus and was the commencement speaker for DSU in December 2022.[5]
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.[6] 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.[6]
Secretary of state
Shantel was elected to the office of South Dakota Secretary of State in 2014, and sworn in on January 2, 2015.[2]
Krebs ran unsuccessfully in the 2018 election for South Dakota's at-large congressional seat in the Republican primary.
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Personal life
Shantel Krebs, then known as Shantel Swedlund, won Miss South Dakota 1997[1][7] and competed in the Miss America 1998 competition.[8] 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.[9]
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.[8] Krebs was inducted into the South Dakota Hall of Fame on September 10, 2022.[10]
Electoral history
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