Andrea L. Kieffer (born January 1964) is a

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politician and former member of the

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. A member of the

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, she represented District 53B, which includes the cities of

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and

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in Washington County in the eastern

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metropolitan area. She is also a nonprofit volunteer.

Education

Kieffer graduated from the

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Carlson School of Management The Curtis L. Carlson School of Management is the business school of the University of Minnesota, a public research university in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, Minnesota. The Carlson School offers undergraduate and graduate degr ...

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, earning her

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in Business Management.

Minnesota House of Representatives

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. 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.

Personal life

Active in her community, she is a member of Minnesota Excellence in Public Service, the Woodbury

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, the Woodbury Children’s Hospital Association and the Woodbury Community Foundation. Kieffer previously lived overseas in

Budapest, Hungary Budapest (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and the second-largest city on the Danube river; the city has an estimated population of ...

, and in

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. While in Budapest, she served as a school board member of the

American International School of Budapest The American International School of Budapest (or AISB) is an international school located in Nagykovácsi, Hungary, near Budapest. It was established in 1973 by the United States Embassy to serve United States Government employees' dependents; ...

, 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.

References

External links

Andrea Kieffer
''official Minnesota House of Representatives website''
Andrea Kieffer
''official campaign website''
Project Votesmart - Rep. Andrea Kieffer Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kieffer, Andrea 1964 births Living people American expatriates in Hungary American expatriates in Singapore Carlson School of Management alumni People from Woodbury, Minnesota Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives Women state legislators in Minnesota 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians