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 | |
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| 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 66–67) Wilton, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Party | Republican (2007–present) |
Other party | 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
editLang 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
editPersonal
editSias lives in Arvada, Colorado with his wife and three children. He works as a 777 pilot for FedEx.[8]
2022 state treasurer campaign
editIn 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]
References
edit- ↑ "Walker Stapleton chose lawmaker Lang Sias as his running mate. Here's what that means". 11 July 2018.
- ↑ "Republican Sias brings nonpolitical experience to congressional 7th District primary". 16 July 2010.
- 1 2 Bartells, Lynn. Republican Sias brings nonpolitical experience to congressional 7th District primary. The Denver Post, July 16, 2010.
- ↑ Ballotpedia. Lang Sias[permanent dead link]. Viewed, 2017-01-08.
- ↑ Eason, Brian (2018-07-11). "Stapleton taps GOP state lawmaker as running mate". The News Tribune. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
- ↑ "Meet Lang Sias". Archived from the original on 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
- ↑ "The Tailhook scandal shook the Navy, and Colorado GOP candidate Lang Sias found himself in the middle of it". The Colorado Sun. September 14, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ↑ About Lang. Viewed, 2017-01-08.
- ↑ Paul, Jesse (November 16, 2021). "Republican Lang Sias launches bid to unseat Colorado Treasurer Dave Young". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
- ↑ Nelson, Elliott Wenzler, Delaney (2022-11-09). "Democrat Dave Young reelected as Colorado treasurer". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
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