Kathleen Sekhon (born May 19, 1948) is an American politician and educator. Sekhon grew up in

Pipestone, Minnesota Pipestone is a city in Minnesota, United States, and the county seat of Pipestone County. The population was 4,215 at the 2020 census. The city is also the site of the Pipestone National Monument. History Pipestone was platted in October, 187 ...

. She received her bachelor's degree in elementary education from

University of Minnesota Duluth The University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) is a public university in Duluth, Minnesota. It is part of the University of Minnesota system and offers 16 bachelor's degrees in 88 majors, graduate programs in 25 different fields, and a two-year progr ...

. She lived with her husband and children in Burns Township,

Anoka County, Minnesota Anoka County ( ) is the fourth-most-populous county in the U.S. state of Minnesota. As of the 2020 census, the population was 363,887. The county seat and namesake of the county is the city of Anoka, which is derived from the Dakota word ''an ...

. She taught in the Anoka County Schools. Sekhon served in the

Minnesota House of Representatives The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house of the Legislature of the U.S. state of Minnesota. There are 134 members, twice as many as the Minnesota Senate. Floor sessions are held in the north wing of the State Capitol in Saint Pa ...

from 1993 to 1998 and was a

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Minnesota Legislators: Past & Present-Kathleen Sekhon
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1948 births Living people People from Anoka County, Minnesota People from Pipestone, Minnesota University of Minnesota Duluth alumni Educators from Minnesota Women state legislators in Minnesota Democratic Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives {{Minnesota-politician-stub