Carol Kelso (born May 26, 1945) is an American politician who served as a member of the

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from 1995 to 2001.

Early life and education

Kelso was born on May 26, 1945, in

Fort Smith, Arkansas Fort Smith is the third-largest city in Arkansas and one of the two county seats of Sebastian County. As of the 2020 Census, the population was 89,142. It is the principal city of the Fort Smith, Arkansas–Oklahoma Metropolitan Statistical Are ...

. She graduated from

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, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree from

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Career

After graduating from college, Kelso moved to Green Bay, Wisconsin. Kelso became active in the Green Bay Area Chamber of Commerce and served as the public information coordinator of the Green Bay Metropolitan Sewerage District starting in 1989. Kelso was first elected to the

in 1994 and served until 2001. She later served as Executive of

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, from 2002 to 2007. Kelso is a

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. Since retiring from politics, Kelso has retired to

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. In 2020, she authored two

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published in '' The Fountain Hills Times''.

Personal life

Kelso is married and has two children.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelso, Carol Politicians from Fort Smith, Arkansas Politicians from Iowa City, Iowa Politicians from Green Bay, Wisconsin Republican Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly County executives in Wisconsin Women state legislators in Wisconsin Iowa State University alumni 1945 births Living people Iowa City High School alumni 21st-century American women