Deb Kiel

Debra L. Kiel (born 1957) is an American farmer and politician from Minnesota. Kiel is a Republican 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.[1]

Deb Kiel
Member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
from the 1B district
Assumed office
January 4, 2011
Preceded byBernard Lieder
Personal details
Born1957 (age 63–64)
Crookston, Minnesota
Political partyRepublican Party of Minnesota
Spouse(s)Lonn
Children4
ResidenceCrookston, Minnesota
Alma materConcordia College
Occupationfarmer, homemaker, legislator

Early life, education, and career

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. Kiel and her husband are sugar beet farmers.[1][2]

Minnesota House of Representatives

Elections

Kiel was first elected to the House in 2010, unseating longtime incumbent Rep. Bernard Lieder by just 131 votes. She was re-elected in 2012 and 2014.

2014 Minnesota State Representative- House 1B[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic (DFL) Eric Bergeson 5721 44.34
Republican Deb Kiel (Incumbent) 7176 55.61
2012 Minnesota State Representative- House 1B[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic (DFL) Mark Demers 8685 47.95
Republican Deb Kiel (Incumbent) 9401 50.90
2010 Minnesota State Representative- House 1B[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic (DFL) Bernard Lieder (Incumbent) 6397 49.47
Republican Deb Kiel 6528 50.48

Committee assignments

For the 89th Legislative Session, Kiel is a part of:

  • Aging & Long-Term Care Policy Committee
  • Agriculture Finance Committee
  • Greater Minnesota Economic & Workforce Development Policy Committee
  • Mining & Outdoor Recreation Committee

For the 88th Legislative Session, Kiel was a part of:

  • Agriculture Policy Committee
  • Education Policy Committee
  • Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture Finance Committee
  • Taxes Subcommittee: Property and Local Tax Division

For the 87th Legislative Session, Kiel was a part of:

  • Agriculture and Rural Development Policy and Finance Committee
  • Education Reform Committee
  • Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Policy and Finance Subcommittee: Legacy Funding Division
  • Transportation Policy and Finance Committee

Tenure

Kiel was sworn in on January 4, 2011. She has severed in the 87th, 88th, and 89th Minnesota Legislatures. For the 89th(2015-2017) Legislative Session, Kiel is serving as Assistant Majority Leader. Current legislative action, co-author of a discriminatory "bathroom bill" introduced to the legislature in March 2016.https://www.revisor.mn.gov/bills/bill.php?b=House&f=HF3396&ssn=0&y=2016

On 4/14/2020, Rep.Kiel voted against insulin affordability for diabetics in Minnesota.

Personal life

Kiel married her husband Lonn in 1977. They have four children, Christian, Katheryn, Stephanie, and Alexander. Three of her children are married and she has 12 grandchildren. Kiel is active at her home church, Our Savior’s Lutheran where she sings in the choir, teaches Sunday school, has served as the youth group leader, and taught music in Our Saviors’ Lutheran school. Kiel helps with the knowledge bowl group at Crookston Public schools; she is on the SPOKES group for the Villa St Vincent Foundation. Lonn ran 3 unsuccessful campaigns against Rep. Bernard Lieder before Deb succeeded in unseating him. Her great grandfather, John Perry, a Crookston farmer, represented Polk County in the Minnesota House during the 1921-1922 biennium.[2][6][7]

References
  1. "Kiel, Debra "Deb" - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present". www.leg.state.mn.us. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
  2. http://www.debkiel.com/aboutdeb.html
  3. "Results for State Representative District 1B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  4. "Results for State Representative District 1B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 1, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  5. "Results for State Representative District 1B". Minnesota Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 1, 2016. Retrieved January 29, 2015.
  6. http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=14296
  7. http://www.leg.mn/archive/LegDB/Articles/15353SessionWeeklyProfile.pdf
Political offices
Preceded by
Bernard Lieder		 Minnesota State Representative for District 1B
2011 -		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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