Andrea Kieffer | |
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Member of the MinnesotaHouseofRepresentatives from the 53B district 56B (2011–2013) | |
In office January 4, 2011 –January 5, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Marsha Swails |
Succeeded by | Kelly Fenton |
Personal details | |
Born | January 1964 (age 60) Illinois |
Political party | Republican Party of Minnesota |
Spouse | John |
Children | 2 |
Residence | Woodbury,Minnesota |
Alma mater | University of Minnesota |
Occupation | nonprofit volunteer,legislator |
Andrea L. Kieffer (born January 1964) is a Minnesota politician and former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,she represented District 53B,which includes the cities of Woodbury and Landfall in Washington County in the eastern Twin Cities metropolitan area. She is also a nonprofit volunteer. [1]
Kieffer graduated from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management in Minneapolis,earning her B.S. in Business Management.
Kieffer was first elected to the House in 2010 and was re-elected in 2012. She announced on November 6,2013 that she would not seek re-election in 2014. [2]
She was one of only 4 Republican representatives to vote in favor of the same-sex marriage bill passed by the House on May 9,2013. [3]
Active in her community,she is a member of Minnesota Excellence in Public Service,the Woodbury Chamber of Commerce,the Woodbury Children’s Hospital Association and the Woodbury Community Foundation. [1] [4]
Kieffer previously lived overseas in Budapest,Hungary,and in Singapore. While in Budapest,she served as a school board member of the American International School of Budapest,as chair of the Parent-School Association,as a board member of the North American Women’s Association,and as a board member of the Youth Compass. While in Singapore,she was a member-at-large of the Parent-Teacher Association and a member-at-large of the International Women’s Association. [1] [4]
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