Shantel Krebs
Shantel Krebs (b. April 28, 1973) was the Republican South Dakota secretary of state from 2015 to 2019. She was first elected to the office on November 4, 2014.[1]
Krebs was a Republican candidate for South Dakota's At-Large Congressional District in the U.S. House. Krebs lost the primary on June 5, 2018.
Biography
Krebs initially worked in the health care industry before becoming a business owner of two retail stores in downtown Sioux Falls. She later established a career in business development for Milo Belle Consultants. When was elected secretary of state, Krebs was a partner in the Lazy RRse Buffalo Ranch.[2][3]
Krebs previously served as a Republican member of the South Dakota State Senate, representing District 10 from 2011 to 2015. Krebs also served in the South Dakota House of Representatives, representing District 10 from 2005 to 2011.[4][3][5]
Krebs was elected secretary of state on November 4, 2014. She was sworn into office on January 2, 2015, replacing Jason Gant (R).[6] She served until January 2019.
Education
- B.S. in business administration, Dakota State University[3]
Elections
2018
General election
General election for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District
Dusty Johnson defeated Timothy Bjorkman, Ron Wieczorek, and George Hendrickson in the general election for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dusty Johnson (R) | 60.3 | 202,695 |
 | Timothy Bjorkman (D) | 36.0 | 121,033 | |
 | Ron Wieczorek (Independent)  | 2.2 | 7,323 | |
| George Hendrickson (L) | 1.5 | 4,914 | ||
| Total votes: 335,965 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District
Timothy Bjorkman advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Timothy Bjorkman |
| ||||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Chris Martian (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District
Dusty Johnson defeated Shantel Krebs and Neal Tapio in the Republican primary for U.S. House South Dakota At-large District on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dusty Johnson | 46.8 | 47,120 |
 | Shantel Krebs | 29.3 | 29,551 | |
 | Neal Tapio | 23.9 | 24,040 | |
| Total votes: 100,711 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Eric Terrell (R)
- Matt Johnson (R)
Endorsements
| Click here to see a list of endorsements in the Republican primary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Campaign finance
| Click here to see a summary of campaign finance in the Republican primary | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
Campaign advertisements
| Click here to see campaign ads in the Republican primary | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||||
2014
Krebs ran for election to the office of South Dakota Secretary of State in 2014. In South Dakota, candidates for the position do not face a primary but rather are selected at party conventions.[17] The general election took place on November 4, 2014.
Results
General election
| Secretary of State of South Dakota, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Shantel Krebs |
60.2% | 155,647 | |
| Democratic | Angelia Schultz | 32.6% | 84,181 | |
| Constitution | Lori Stacey | 4% | 10,258 | |
| Libertarian | Emmett Reistroffer | 3.2% | 8,328 | |
| Total Votes | 258,414 | |||
| Election results via South Dakota Secretary of State | ||||
2012
In 2012, Krebs won re-election to the South Dakota State Senate District 10. Krebs ran unopposed in the Republican primary on June 5 and defeated Paul A. Thompson (D) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[18]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Shantel Krebs Incumbent |
61% | 5,807 | |
| Democratic | Paul Thompson | 39% | 3,705 | |
| Total Votes | 9,512 | |||
2010
Krebs did not run for re-election in order to run for the South Dakota State Senate.
She defeated George Gulson (D) in the November 2 general election.
| South Dakota State Senate, District 19 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Shantel Krebs (R)
|
9,434 | 64.99% | ||
| George Gulson (D) | 5,083 | 35.01% | ||
Campaign themes
2018
Krebs' campaign website stated the following:
| “ |
Agriculture Education Government Accountability Immigration Jobs and the Economy National Defense Obamacare Overregulation Pro-Life Religious Freedom Second Amendment Veterans |
” |
| —Shantel Krebs' campaign website (2018)[20] | ||
State legislative career
South Dakota State Senate (2011-2015)
Krebs represented District 10 in the South Dakota State Senate from 2011 to 2015.[3][4]
| Click here to see Krebs' committee assignments in the South Dakota State Senate. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |||||||||||
South Dakota State House of Representatives (2005-2011)
Krebs served in the South Dakota House of Representatives from 2005 to 2011.[4]
| Click here to see Krebs' committee assignments in the South Dakota State House of Representatives. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||
Noteworthy events
June 2017 request for voter rolls
On June 29, 2017, the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity, created by President Donald Trump (R) on May 11, requested information on registered voters from all 50 states dating back to 2006. The states were given until July 14 to respond. On June 30, Secretary Krebs announced that the state would refuse to provide the requested information to the commission. [21]
Campaign finance summary
Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.
Scorecards
A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.
Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.
Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of South Dakota scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.
2014
In 2014, the 89th South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 14 to March 31.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on animal protection bills.
- South Dakota Right to Life: 2013-2014 Scorecard
- Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
2013
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2013, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2013, the 88th South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 8 to March 25.
|
2012
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2012, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2012, the 87th South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 10 through March 19.
|
2011
| To view all the scorecards we found for this legislator in 2011, click [show]. |
|---|
|
In 2011, the 86th South Dakota State Legislature was in session from January 11 through March 28.
|
Personal
Note: Please contact us if the personal information below requires an update.
When she served in the state government, Krebs and her husband, Mitch Krebs, resided in Renner.[23]
Recent news
The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for the terms Shantel Krebs South Dakota. These results are automatically generated from Google. Ballotpedia does not curate or endorse these articles.
See also
| South Dakota | State Executive Elections | News and Analysis |
|---|---|---|
 |
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
External links
- Office of Secretary of State
- Profile from Open States
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Legislative profile from Project Vote Smart
- Campaign contributions, 2002-2014
- Shantel for South Dakota (Archive)
Footnotes
- ↑ Argus Leader, "New secretary of state Shantel Krebs hires experience," December 10, 2014
- ↑ Shantel Krebs for Secretary of State, "Meet Shantel," accessed January 9, 2015
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Office of the South Dakota Secretary of State, "About Secretary Krebs," accessed December 3, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Project Vote Smart, "Krebs, Shantel," accessed December 3, 2015
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedmoney - ↑ Shantel Krebs for Secretary of State, "Krebs Officially Sworn into Office," January 2, 2015
- ↑ Dakota War College, "Krebs campaign notes endorsement from Congressman Steve King of Iowa," May 24, 2018
- ↑ U.S. News and World Report, "Kris Kobach Endorses Shantel Krebs' Congressional Bid," December 14, 2017
- ↑ Sioux Falls Argus Leader, "Letter: Vote for conservative Republicans in primary," May 14, 2018
- ↑ Mitchell Republic, "Rounds declines to endorse 2018 GOP primary candidates," August 18, 2017
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedsdendorse - ↑ American Nurses Association, "American Nurses Association Political Action Committee Endorses Ten Congressional Candidates," May 31, 2018
- ↑ Sioux Falls Argus Leader, "Editorial: Dusty Johnson best GOP option for U.S. House," May 24, 2018
- ↑ Roll Call, "Republican Main Street Partnership Backs 10 Recruits," April 26, 2018
- ↑ Rapid City Journal, "Campaign Roundup: House, governor races intensifying," February 7, 2018
- ↑ FEC, "Federal Election Commission", accessed February 13, 2018
- ↑ Rapid City Journal, "Are S.D. Republicans policing themselves?" September 12, 2013
- ↑ South Dakota Secretary of State, "Official election results for 2012," accessed March 11, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Shantel Krebs for Congress, “Issues,” accessed March 8, 2018
- ↑ U.S. News, "Krebs Won't Share South Dakota Voter Data With Trump Panel," June 30, 2017
- ↑ American Clarion, "South Dakota Freedom Index 2012," accessed August 14, 2014
- ↑ Shantel for South Dakota, "Shantel's South Dakota," accessed March 11, 2014 (dead link)
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jason Gant (R) |
South Dakota Secretary of State 2015–2019 |
Succeeded by Steve Barnett (R) |
| Preceded by Gene Abdallah (R) |
South Dakota State Senate District 10 2011–2015 |
Succeeded by Jenna Haggar (R) |
| Preceded by - |
South Dakota House of Representatives District 10 2005–2011 |
Succeeded by Gene Abdallah (R), Roger Hunt (R) |
| |||||||||||||||||||
