Kathleen Kauth (politician)
{{short description|American politician}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2011}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kathleen Kauth
| image = Kathleen Kauth (53491732363) (cropped).jpg
| state_legislature = Nebraska
| district = 31st
| term_start = June 7, 2022
| term_end =
| appointer = Pete Ricketts
| predecessor = Rich Pahls
| successor =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1970|02|03}}
| birth_place = Canton, Illinois
| death_date =
| party = Republican
| spouse = Andrew Fischer
| relations =
| children = 3
| residence = Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
| alma_mater = University of Northern Iowa
| occupation =
| profession = Mediation and Conflict Coaching
| website = https://kathleenkauth.com
}}
Kathleen Kauth is a member of the Nebraska Legislature from Omaha, Nebraska in District 31 who was appointed by Governor Pete Ricketts on June 7, 2022, to fill the seat of former Senator Rich Pahls who died on April 27, 2022. She then won the vote in the midterm election of 2022 to continue as state senator of Nebraska's District 31. In 2024, Kauth won the general election by a higher margin than the last election to continue serving in the legislature for another 4 years.{{cite web|title=Business owner chosen to fill legislative seat in Omaha|author=Don Walton|website=journalstar.com|access-date=2022-06-07|url=https://journalstar.com/news/state-and-regional/govt-and-politics/watch-now-gov-pete-ricketts-picks-replacement-for-sen-rich-pahls/article_3f1fe79c-59f0-5653-a109-498c63252e60.html}}{{cite web|title=Gov. Ricketts Appoints Kathleen Kauth as Senator for Legislative District 31|website=governor.nebraska.gov|access-date=2022-06-07|url=https://governor.nebraska.gov/press/gov-ricketts-appoints-kathleen-kauth-senator-legislative-district-31}}
Kauth is the founder of K.T. Beck Enterprises, LLC, which is described as a mediation and conflict coaching firm. She moved to Omaha with her husband and three boys in 2012. Kauth has also served on the State of Nebraska’s Aging Advisory Committee and is currently on the Omaha City Charter Commission. She has been a member of the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging (ENOA) Foster Grandparents Advisory Board since 2017.
During her tenure as senator, Kauth has sponsored LB574, which "would forbid gender-affirming care such as puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries for those under 19."{{citation|title=Filibuster over transgender bill jams Nebraska legislature for weeks|author=Maham Javaid|website=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/03/20/filibuster-nebraska-legislature-transgender-bill/}}
Electoral history
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| title = Nebraska's 31st Legislative District Special Election, 2022{{citation|title=Official Report of the Nebraska Board of State Canvassers: Primary Election, May 10, 2022|author=Robert B. Evnen|page=31|website=Nebraska Secretary of State|url=https://sos.nebraska.gov/sites/sos.nebraska.gov/files/doc/elections/2022/2022%20Primary%20Canvass%20Book.pdf}}{{citation|title=Official Report of the Nebraska Board of State Canvassers: General Election, November 8, 2022|author=Robert B. Evnen|page=21|website=Nebraska Secretary of State|url=https://sos.nebraska.gov/sites/sos.nebraska.gov/files/doc/elections/2022/2022%20General%20Canvass%20Book.pdf}}
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Kathleen Kauth (incumbent)
| votes = 8,076
| percentage = 52.50
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Tim Royers
| votes = 7,306
| percentage = 47.50
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 15,382
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| loser = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
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= Results =
{{Election box open primary begin no change
| title = Nebraska's 31st Legislative District Election, 2024
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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (US)
| candidate = Kathleen Kauth (incumbent)
| votes = 4680
| percentage = 59.13
}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (US)
| candidate = Mary Ann Folchert
| votes = 3235
| percentage = 40.87
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 7915
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box open primary general election no change}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Kathleen Kauth (incumbent)
| votes = 10664
| percentage = 54.06
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Mary Ann Folchert
| votes = 9064
| percentage = 45.94
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 19728
| percentage = 100.00
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no change
| winner = Republican Party (United States)
| loser = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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