Lang Sias

Lang Sias
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 65–66) Wilton, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party	Republican (2007–present)
Other political affiliations	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

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.

Sias was the unsuccessful Republican nominee for lieutenant governor and running mate of Walker Stapleton in the 2018 Colorado gubernatorial election.[5]

Education

Lang 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

Sias served in the United States Navy as a fighter pilot and Topgun instructor. He achieved the rank of Lieutenant colonel. He later served in the Air National Guard.[7]

Personal

Sias lives in Arvada, Colorado with his wife and three children. He works as a 777 pilot for FedEx.[8]

2022 state treasurer campaign

Main article: 2022 Colorado State Treasurer election

In 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

1. "Walker Stapleton chose lawmaker Lang Sias as his running mate. Here's what that means". 11 July 2018.
2. "Republican Sias brings nonpolitical experience to congressional 7th District primary". 16 July 2010.
3. Bartells, Lynn. Republican Sias brings nonpolitical experience to congressional 7th District primary. The Denver Post, July 16, 2010.
4. Ballotpedia. Lang Sias. Viewed, 2017-01-08.
5. Eason, Brian (2018-07-11). "Stapleton taps GOP state lawmaker as running mate". The News Tribune. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
6. "Meet Lang Sias". Archived from the original on 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2024-12-29.
7. "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.
8. About Lang. Viewed, 2017-01-08.
9. Paul, Jesse (November 16, 2021). "Republican Lang Sias launches bid to unseat Colorado Treasurer Dave Young". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved November 16, 2021.
10. Nelson, Elliott Wenzler, Delaney (2022-11-09). "Democrat Dave Young reelected as Colorado treasurer". The Colorado Sun. Retrieved 2022-11-25.

External links

• Official page at the Colorado General Assembly
• Campaign site