Andrea Kieffer
{{Short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Andrea Kieffer
| image=
| state_house = Minnesota
| district = 53B
| prior_term = 56B (2011–2013)
| term_start = January 4, 2011
| term_end =January 5, 2015
| preceded = Marsha Swails
| succeeded =Kelly Fenton
| party=Republican Party of Minnesota
| birth_date={{birth year and age|1964|1}}
| birth_place=Illinois
| death_date=
| death_place=
| alma_mater=University of Minnesota
| occupation=nonprofit volunteer, legislator
| spouse=John
| children=2
| residence=Woodbury, Minnesota
|}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.leg.state.mn.us/legdb/fulldetail.asp?ID=15352|title = Kieffer, Andrea - Legislator Record - Minnesota Legislators Past & Present}}
Education
Kieffer graduated from the University of Minnesota's Carlson School of Management in Minneapolis, earning her B.S. 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.{{cite web | url=http://woodbury.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/rep-andrea-kieffer-says-she-will-not-seek-reelection-in-2014 | title=Rep. Andrea Kieffer Says She Will Not Seek Re-election in 2014 | website=Woodbury Patch | date=November 6, 2013 | access-date=November 6, 2013 | author=Janisch, Kris}}
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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/cco/journals/2013-14/J0509053.htm|title=Journal of the House - 53rd Day - Thursday, May 9, 2013}}
Personal life
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.andreakieffer.com/index.php?option%3Dcom_content%26view%3Darticle%26id%3D2%26Itemid%3D2 |title=Andrea Kieffer for State Representative - About Andrea |access-date=2011-01-31 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707141138/http://www.andreakieffer.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2&Itemid=2 |archive-date=2011-07-07 }}
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.
References
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External links
{{MN-legdb|15352}}
- [http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/members/members.asp?id=15352 Andrea Kieffer] official Minnesota House of Representatives website
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110513180235/http://www.andreakieffer.com/ Andrea Kieffer] official campaign website
- [http://votesmart.org/bio.php?can_id=123327 Project Votesmart - Rep. Andrea Kieffer Profile]
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Category:American expatriates in Hungary
Category:American expatriates in Singapore
Category:Carlson School of Management alumni
Category:People from Woodbury, Minnesota
Category:Republican Party members of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Category:Women state legislators in Minnesota