Debra Kiel
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Debra L. "Deb" Kiel 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.
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.
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.
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B...
who represents District 1B, which includes portions of Marshall
Marshall County, Minnesota
Marshall County is a county located in the U.S. State of Minnesota. In 2010, the population was 9,439. It's county seat is Warren.-Geography:...
, Pennington
Pennington County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 13,584 people, 5,525 households, and 3,552 families residing in the county. The population density was 22 people per square mile . There were 6,033 housing units at an average density of 10 per square mile...
, Polk
Polk County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 31,369 people, 12,070 households, and 8,050 families residing in the county. The population density was 16 people per square mile . There were 14,008 housing units at an average density of 7 per square mile...
and Red Lake counties in the northwestern part of the state. A Republican
Republican Party of Minnesota
The Republican Party of Minnesota is the Minnesota branch of the United States Republican Party. Elected by the party’s state central committee in June 2009, its chairman is Tony Sutton, and its deputy-chairman is Michael Brodkorb.-Early history:...
, she is also a farmer and homemaker.
Kiel was first elected to the House in 2010, unseating longtime incumbent Rep. Bernard Lieder
Bernard Lieder
Bernard L. "Bernie" Lieder is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. He represented District 1B, which includes portions of Marshall, Pennington, Polk and Red Lake counties in the northwestern part of the state. A Democrat, he is a retired...
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.
Kiel was born and raised south of Crookston
Crookston, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 8,192 people, 3,078 households, and 1,819 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,658.8 people per square mile . There were 3,382 housing units at an average density of 684.8 per square mile...
. She graduated from Crookston High School
Crookston High School
Crookston High School is a public high school located in Crookston, Minnesota. The school serves about 600 students in grades 7 through 12....
, then attended Concordia College in Moorhead
Moorhead, Minnesota
Moorhead is a city in Clay County, Minnesota, United States, and the largest city in northwest Minnesota. The population was 38,065 at the 2010 Census. It is the county seat of Clay County....
. 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.