Kitty Rhoades
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Kitty Rhoades was a Wisconsin State Assembly
woman who represented the 30th Assembly district.
Rhoades attended the University of Wisconsin-River Falls
and the University of Illinois.
In the 1990s, Rhoades proposed the term Winnesota to describe Wisconsin's St. Croix
and Pierce
Counties, which border Minnesota
and according to the U.S. Census Bureau
are within the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Area. According to Rhoades, "I still call my area Winnesota. We are in Wisconsin, but it sure is hard to remember it."
Rhoades decided to retire from the state Assembly in 2010 http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=189445. She currently serves as the deputy secretary for the Department of Health Services for the state of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin State Assembly
The Wisconsin State Assembly is the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature. Together with the smaller Wisconsin Senate, the two constitute the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Wisconsin....
woman who represented the 30th Assembly district.
Rhoades attended the University of Wisconsin-River Falls
University of Wisconsin-River Falls
The University of Wisconsin–River Falls is a liberal arts undergraduate and graduate university and a member of the University of Wisconsin System. UW–River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin on the famed trout fishing Kinnickinnic River. The campus consists of 32 major buildings, ten of...
and the University of Illinois.
In the 1990s, Rhoades proposed the term Winnesota to describe Wisconsin's St. Croix
St. Croix County, Wisconsin
St. Croix County is a county in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, the population was 84,345. Its county seat is Hudson. St. Croix County is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul Metropolitan Statistical Area . It is the fastest growing county in Wisconsin.-Geography:According to the U.S...
and Pierce
Pierce County, Wisconsin
Pierce County is a county located in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of 2010, the population was 41,019. Its county seat is Ellsworth. Pierce County is part of the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metropolitan Statistical Area .-Geography:...
Counties, which border Minnesota
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...
and according to the U.S. Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
are within the Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Area. According to Rhoades, "I still call my area Winnesota. We are in Wisconsin, but it sure is hard to remember it."
Rhoades decided to retire from the state Assembly in 2010 http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=189445. She currently serves as the deputy secretary for the Department of Health Services for the state of Wisconsin.
External links
- Wisconsin Assembly - Representative Kitty Rhoades official government website