Kris Langer
Majority Leader of the South Dakota Senate
In office
January 8, 2019 – January 12, 2021
Preceded byBlake Curd
Succeeded byGary Cammack
Member of the South Dakota Senate
from the 25th district
In office
January 10, 2017 – January 12, 2021
Preceded byTim Rave
Succeeded byMarsha Symens
Member of the South Dakota House of Representatives
from the 25th district
In office
August 15, 2013 – January 10, 2017
Serving with Scott Ecklund
Preceded byJon Hansen
Succeeded byTom Pischke
Daniel Ahlers
Personal details
Born (1969-08-17) August 17, 1969
Brookings, South Dakota, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
SpouseTracy
Children2
EducationSouth Dakota State University (BS)

Kristen K. Langer[1] (born August 17, 1969) is an American politician who served as a member of the South Dakota Senate for the 25th district from 2017 to 2021.[2] She was appointed by Governor Dennis Daugaard to the South Dakota House of Representatives after Jon Hansen resigned. In 2019, she became the South Dakota State Senate Majority Leader.

Elections

South Dakota House of Representatives

  • 2014 Langer ran for the South Dakota House of Representatives where she and Republican Roger Hunt ran unopposed in the November 4, 2014, general election; Hunt received 4,601 votes and Langer received 4,367 votes.

South Dakota State Senate

  • 2016 Langer ran for election to the South Dakota State Senate against Democrat Jeff Barth, whom she defeated in the November 8, 2016, general election by a margin of 7,254 to 4,301.[3]
  • 2018 Langer ran for reelection against Independent Brian Wirth and Independent Peter Kiebanoff in the November 6, 2018 general election and won receiving 6,583 votes; Wirth received 1,931 votes and Kiebanoff received 1,15 votes.[4]
  • 2020 Langer was uncontested for the Republican nomination but drew two Independent challengers for the general election. On August 4, 2020, Langer announced she would not seek re-election to the state senate, but would complete her term.[5]

Controversy

Admonishment by State Senate

On March 30, 2020, during a late-night session of the legislature Langer was accused by fellow State Senator Phil Jensen of being intoxicated at the Capitol.[6] In April 2020, a bipartisan committee established to look into the allegations against Langer and President Pro Tempe Brock Greenfield, voted 9-0 to admonish both of Langer and Greenfield for their conduct.[7] During the hearing, Langer and Greenfield acknowledged drinking alcohol during a break in Senate proceedings and apologized "for this bad judgment on our part and for any delay this may have brought about for other members."[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Kris Langer's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Retrieved January 13, 2014.
  2. ↑ "South Dakota Legislature".
  3. ↑ "Official Results General Election November 8, 2016" (PDF). Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Official Results General Election November 6, 2018" (PDF). Pierre, South Dakota: Secretary of State of South Dakota. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Senate Majority Leader Kris Langer drops reelection bid". Dakota News Now. August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 6, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Senate Committee begins investigation of two state senators". keloland.com. April 21, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  7. ↑ Kaczke, Lisa (24 April 2020). "Legislators rebuke South Dakota Senate leaders for being drunk at the Capitol". Argus Leader. USA Today. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "Senate Interim Investigation Committee". sdpb.com. April 23, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.


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