- Debra Kiel
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Debra Kiel Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 1B districtIncumbent Assumed office
January 4, 2011Preceded by Bernard Lieder Personal details Born 1957
Crookston, MinnesotaPolitical party Republican Party of Minnesota Spouse(s) Lonn Children 4 Residence Crookston, Minnesota Alma mater Concordia College Occupation farmer, homemaker, legislator Religion Lutheran Debra L. "Deb" Kiel (born 1957) is a Minnesota politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represents District 1B, which includes portions of Marshall, Pennington, Polk and Red Lake counties in the northwestern part of the state. A Republican, she is also a farmer and homemaker.[1]
Kiel was first elected to the House in 2010, unseating longtime incumbent Rep. Bernard Lieder by just 131 votes. She currently serves on the Agriculture and Rural Development Policy and Finance, the Education Reform, and the Transportation Policy and Finance committees. She is also a member of the Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Subcommittee for the Legacy Funding Division.[2][3]
Kiel was born and raised south of Crookston. She graduated from Crookston High School, then attended Concordia College in Moorhead. She was a member of the Crookston School Board for seven years, serving as the board's chair and treasurer. Her great grandfather, John Perry, a Crookston farmer, represented Polk County in the Minnesota House during the 1921-1922 biennium.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15353
- ^ http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=15353
- ^ http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15353
- ^ http://www.debkiel.com/aboutdeb.html
- ^ http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15353
- ^ http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=14296
External links
- Debra Kiel at Minnesota Legislators Past & Present
- Rep. Kiel Web Page
- Project Votesmart - Rep. Debra Kiel Profile
- Debra Kiel Campaign Web Site
Political offices Preceded by
Bernard LiederMinnesota State Representative for District 1B
2011 -Succeeded by
IncumbentMembers of the Minnesota House of Representatives 87th Legislature (2011-2012)
Speaker of the House: Kurt Zellers (R) • Majority Leader: Matt Dean (R) • Minority Leader: Paul Thissen (D)- A. Dan Fabian (R)
B. Debra Kiel (R) - A. Kent Eken (DFL)
B. David Hancock (R) - A. Tom Anzelc (DFL)
B. Carolyn McElfatrick (R) - A. John Persell (DFL)
B. Larry Howes (R) - A. Tom Rukavina (DFL)
B. Carly Melin (DFL) - A. David Dill (DFL)
B. Mary Murphy (DFL) - A. Thomas Huntley (DFL)
B. Kerry Gauthier (DFL) - A. Bill Hilty (DFL)
B. Roger Crawford (R) - A. Morrie Lanning (R)
B. Paul Marquart (DFL) - A. Bud Nornes (R)
B. Mark Murdock (R) - A. Torrey Westrom (R)
B. Mary Franson (R) - A. John Ward (DFL)
B. Mike LeMieur (R) - A. Paul Anderson (R)
B. Bruce Vogel (R) - A. Tim O'Driscoll (R)
B. Larry Hosch (DFL)
- A. Steve Gottwalt (R)
B. King Banaian (R) - A. Sondra Erickson (R)
B. Mary Kiffmeyer (R) - A. Kurt Daudt (R)
B. Bob Barrett (R) - A. Ron Shimanski (R)
B. Dean Urdahl (R) - A. Bruce Anderson (R)
B. Joe McDonald (R) - A. Andrew Falk (DFL)
B. Lyle Koenen (DFL) - A. Chris Swedzinski (R)
B. Paul Torkelson (R) - A. Joe Schomacker (R)
B. Rod Hamilton (R) - A. Terry Morrow (DFL)
B. Kathy Brynaert (DFL) - A. Bob Gunther (R)
B. Tony Cornish (R) - A. Glenn Gruenhagen (R)
B. Kelby Woodard (R) - A. Kory Kath (DFL)
B. Patti Fritz (DFL) - A. Rich Murray (R)
B. Jeanne Poppe (DFL) - A. Tim Kelly (R)
B. Steve Drazkowski (R)
- A. Duane Quam (R)
B. Kim Norton (DFL) - A. Tina Liebling (DFL)
B. Mike Benson (R) - A. Gene Pelowski (DFL)
B. Greg Davids (R) - A. Joyce Peppin (R)
B. Kurt Zellers (R) - A. Steve Smith (R)
B. Connie Doepke (R) - A. Ernie Leidiger (R)
B. Joe Hoppe (R) - A. Michael Beard (R)
B. Mark Buesgens (R) - A. Mary Liz Holberg (R)
B. Pat Garofalo (R) - A. Tara Mack (R)
B. Kurt Bills (R) - A. Diane Anderson (R)
B. Doug Wardlow (R) - A. Rick Hansen (DFL)
B. Joe Atkins (DFL) - A. Pam Myhra (R)
B. Ann Lenczewski (DFL) - A. Keith Downey (R)
B. Pat Mazorol (R) - A. Kirk Stensrud (R)
B. Jenifer Loon (R)
- A. Sarah Anderson (R)
B. John Benson (DFL) - A. Steve Simon (DFL)
B. Ryan Winkler (DFL) - A. Sandra Peterson (DFL)
B. Lyndon Carlson (DFL) - A. Michael Nelson (DFL)
B. Debra Hilstrom (DFL) - A. Denise Dittrich (DFL)
B. Melissa Hortman (DFL) - A. Tom Hackbarth (R)
B. Jim Abeler (R) - A. Peggy Scott (R)
B. Branden Petersen (R) - A. Carolyn Laine (DFL)
B. Kate Knuth (DFL) - A. Tim Sanders (R)
B. Tom Tillberry (DFL) - A. Bob Dettmer (R)
B. Matt Dean (R) - A. Linda Runbeck (R)
B. Carol McFarlane (R) - A. Mindy Greiling (DFL)
B. Bev Scalze (DFL) - A. Leon Lillie (DFL)
B. Nora Slawik (DFL) - A. Kathy Lohmer (R)
B. Andrea Kieffer (R)
- A. John Kriesel (R)
B. Denny McNamara (R) - A. Joe Mullery (DFL)
B. Bobby Joe Champion (DFL) - A. Diane Loeffler (DFL)
B. Phyllis Kahn (DFL) - A. Marion Greene (DFL)
B. Frank Hornstein (DFL) - A. Karen Clark (DFL)
B. vacant - A. Jim Davnie (DFL)
B. Jean Wagenius (DFL) - A. Paul Thissen (DFL)
B. Linda Slocum (DFL) - A. Erin Murphy (DFL)
B. Michael Paymar (DFL) - A. Rena Moran (DFL)
B. Carlos Mariani (DFL) - A. John Lesch (DFL)
B. Alice Hausman (DFL) - A. Tim Mahoney (DFL)
B. Sheldon Johnson (DFL)
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