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Casey Crabtree

Casey Crabtree
Majority Leader of the South Dakota Senate
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 10, 2023
Preceded byGary Cammack
Member of the South Dakota Senate
from the 8th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 19, 2020
Preceded byJordan Youngberg
Personal details
Political partyRepublican
Children2
EducationNorthern State University (BA)

Casey Crabtree is an American politician serving as a member of the South Dakota Senate from the 8th district. Crabtree was appointed to office by Governor Kristi Noem on June 19, 2020,[1] succeeding Jordan Youngberg, who resigned to serve with the South Dakota State Treasurer.[2]

Crabtree and his wife have two children. They live in Madison, South Dakota.[3][4]

Career

Crabtree is the Director of Economic Development at Heartland Consumer Power District in Madison, South Dakota.[5]

Electoral Record

In 2020, Crabtree ran for election to continue representing District 8 in the South Dakota State Senate. He was unopposed in the Republican primary and general election; he received 7,829 votes.[6]

2020 General Election: South Dakota State Senate District 8[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Checked Casey Crabtree 7,829 100.00%

Legislative History

Legislative Leadership

In 2021, Crabtree was elected by the Senate Republican Caucus to serve as one of four Senate Majority Whips.[8] During this same time he served as Chair of the Senate Commerce and Energy Committee and Vice Chair of the Workforce Housing Needs in SD Interim Committee.[9]

2021 South Dakota Legislative Session

During the 2021 South Dakota Legislative Session, Crabtree prime sponsored seven pieces of legislation. Topics of that legislation ranged from rural infrastructure to certified registered nurse anesthetists recruitment.[3] Crabtree also co-sponsored 39 pieces of legislation including Senate Concurrent Resolutions in support of keeping the U.S. Supreme Court at nine members[4] and support of removing barriers to country of origin labeling.[10]

Senate Committee Membership[9]
Position Committee
Chair Commerce and Energy
Member Legislative Procedure
Member Joint Legislative Procedure
Member Legislative Redistricting Committee
Member State Affairs
Member Transportation
Vice-Chair Workforce Housing Needs in SD Interim Study

2021 South Dakota Special Legislative Sessions

The Legislature met for two special session in 2021, the first for legislative redistricting and the second to discuss the possible impeachment of Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg. Crabtree, a member of the Senate Legislative Redistricting Committee, was a sponsor of the "Blackbird" map[11] which eventually became the chosen map after the South Dakota House of Representatives' proposed map failed.[12] The new adopted legislative districted would place Crabtree in District 8, comprising Lake, Kingsbury, and parts of Brookings and Kingsbury counties.[13] Crabtree signed the a petition in support of the second special session.[14]

2022 South Dakota Legislative Session

Senate Committee Membership[9]
Position Committee
Chair Commerce and Energy
Member Joint Legislative Procedure
Member Senate Legislative Procedure
Member State Affairs
Member Transportation

References

  1. ^ "South Dakota State News". news.sd.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  2. ^ "Casey Crabtree". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  3. ^ a b VanDusen, Troy. "Governor Appoints Casey Crabtree to District 8 Senate Seat". mykxlg.com. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  4. ^ a b "Governor Noem Appoints Crabtree to State Senate". news.sd.gov. Archived from the original on 2020-07-13. Retrieved 2020-11-10.
  5. ^ "Staff | Heartland". www.hcpd.com. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  6. ^ "South Dakota Secretary of State". electionresults.sd.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  7. ^ "South Dakota Secretary of State". electionresults.sd.gov.
  8. ^ "Legislative Leadership, 2021-22 Session". South Dakota Legislative Research Council. Archived from the original on 2022-01-07. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  9. ^ a b c "South Dakota Legislature". sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  10. ^ "Legislative Leadership, 2021-22 Session" (PDF). South Dakota Legislative Research Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2022-01-01. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
  11. ^ "South Dakota Legislature". sdlegislature.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  12. ^ "Argus Leader". www.argusleader.com. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  13. ^ Heemstra, Jody. "South Dakota Democratic Party sees potential in new Legislative Districts Map". DRGNews. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
  14. ^ Sneve, Joe. "South Dakota senator defies House Speaker, releases Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg impeachment petitions". Argus Leader. Retrieved 2022-01-01.
South Dakota Senate
Preceded by Majority Leader of the South Dakota Senate
2023–present 		Incumbent
Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_Crabtree