Kitty Rhoades
{{Short description|American politician (1951–2016)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kitty Rhoades
| governor = Scott Walker
| termstart2 = January 4, 1999
| office2 = Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the 30th district
| predecessor = Dennis Smith
| successor = Linda Seemeyer
| alma_mater = University of Wisconsin–River Falls (BA)
Illinois State University (MEd)
| party = Republican
| termend = June 18, 2016
| birth_name = Kitty Richie
| termstart = February 22, 2013
| office = Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services
| death_place = Madison, Wisconsin, U.S.
| birth_place = Hudson, Wisconsin, U.S.
| death_date = June 18, 2016 (aged 64)
| birth_date = April 7, 1951
| termend2 = January 3, 2011
| predecessor2 = Sheila Harsdorf
| successor2 = Dean Knudson
}}
Kitty Rhoades (née Richie) (April 7, 1951 – June 18, 2016) was an American politician. She served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, where she represented the 30th district, before serving as Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.
Early life and education
Born in Hudson, Wisconsin, Rhoades received a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin–River Falls and a master's degree in education from Illinois State University.
Career
Rhoades worked as an educator, small business owner, and consultant. In 1998, she was elected to the Wisconsin State Assembly as a Republican.Wisconsin Blue Book 2007-2008, Biographical Sketch of Kitty Rhoades, p. 39.
In the 1990s, Rhoades proposed the term Winnesota to describe Wisconsin's St. Croix and Pierce Counties, which border Minnesota and are within the U.S. Census Bureau's Minneapolis-Saint Paul Metropolitan Area. According to Rhoades, "I still call my area Winnesota. We are in Wisconsin, but it sure is hard to remember it."{{cite news
|url=http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=402665
|title=Welcome to Minnesota: Twin Cities workers find comforts of home in St. Croix, Wisconsin's fastest-growing county
|author=Bill Glauber
|date=February 18, 2006
|publisher=The Milwaukee Journal
|accessdate=2007-10-11
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814125803/http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=402665
|archivedate=August 14, 2007
|url-status=dead
}}
Rhoades retired from the state Assembly in 2010,[http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=189445 Rhoades Retires From Wisconsin Assembly] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928235637/http://www.wispolitics.com/index.iml?Article=189445 |date=2011-09-28 }} and took a position with the administration of then-Governor Scott Walker in 2011 as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Health Services.{{cite web |url=http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/news/pressreleases/2011/010411Leadership.htm |title=Health Services Announces New Leadership Team |accessdate=2013-07-10 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120212174142/http://www.dhs.wisconsin.gov/news/pressreleases/2011/010411Leadership.htm |archivedate=2012-02-12 }} In February 2013, following the resignation of Dennis Smith, she was appointed Secretary.Andy Rathburn, "Gov. Walker appoints Kitty Rhoades to top Wisconsin health post". St. Paul Pioneer Press. February 22, 2013.{{Cite web|title=Kitty Rhoades appointed secretary of the Department of Health Services|url=https://www.rivertowns.net/lifestyle/health/1277791-kitty-rhoades-appointed-secretary-department-health-services|website=RiverTowns|language=en|access-date=2020-05-16}}
Death
Rhoades died on June 18, 2016, in Madison, Wisconsin from pneumonia.[http://www.wisn.com/politics/wisconsin-health-services-secretary-kitty-rhoades-dies-at-65/40119294 Wisconsin health services secretary Kitty Rhoades dies at 65][http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/twincities/obituary.aspx?pid=180398070 Kitty (Richie) Rhoades-obituary]
Electoral history
= Wisconsin State Assembly (1998–2008) =
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Election !Date ! colspan="4" |Elected ! colspan="4" |Defeated !Total !Plurality |
| rowspan="2" valign="top" |1998
|Primary{{cite report |url=https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A4K4QRBLSRUNJE8R/full/ADLF26SJ7FPGWE9A |title=District Vote for Representatives to the Assembly - Primary elections, 1997 - 1998-Continued |date= |publisher=Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |page=880 |access-date=October 7, 2024 |accessdate= |year=1999 |chapter=Elections |editor-first1=Lawrence S. |editor-first2=Patricia E. |editor-last1=Barish |editor-last2=Meloy}} |{{nowrap|Sep. 8}} |{{nowrap|Kitty Rhoades}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican | align="right" valign="top" |2,788 | align="right" valign="top" |68.25% |{{nowrap|Jay Griggs}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | align="right" valign="top" |1,297 | align="right" valign="top" |31.75% | align="right" valign="top" |4,085 | align="right" valign="top" |1,491 |
|---|
| valign="top" |General{{cite report |url=https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A4K4QRBLSRUNJE8R/full/AFGF6GBIHIFFNB8R |title=District Vote for Representatives to the Assembly - Special and General Elections, 1998 |date= |publisher=Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |page=882 |access-date=October 7, 2024 |accessdate= |year=1999 |chapter=Elections |editor-first1=Lawrence S. |editor-first2=Patricia E. |editor-last1=Barish |editor-last2=Meloy}}
| valign="top" |{{nowrap|Nov. 3}} | valign="top" |{{nowrap|Kitty Rhoades}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican | align="right" valign="top" |9,755 | align="right" valign="top" |57.29% |{{nowrap|James R. Johnson}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |7,272 |42.71% | align="right" valign="top" |17,027 | align="right" valign="top" |2,483 |
| valign="top" |2000
| valign="top" |General{{cite report |url=https://whs.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_09c2e2a3-1386-4ff9-aad8-3248bf6bb3c5/ |title=Results of Fall General Election - 11/07/2000 |date=May 10, 2001 |publisher=Wisconsin State Elections Board |page=20 |access-date=October 7, 2024 |via=Wisconsin Historical Society}} | valign="top" |{{nowrap|Nov. 7}} | valign="top" |{{nowrap|Kitty Rhoades (inc)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican | align="right" valign="top" |17,303 | align="right" valign="top" |62.76% | valign="top" |{{nowrap|Laurie J. Lundgaard}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | align="right" valign="top" |10,247 | align="right" valign="top" |37.17% | align="right" valign="top" |27,568 | align="right" valign="top" |7,056 |
| valign="top" |2002
| valign="top" |General{{cite report |url=https://whs.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_ae534b25-9fc6-4986-b261-7c785e581f09/ |title=Results of Fall General Election - 11/05/2002 |date=December 2, 2002 |publisher=Wisconsin State Elections Board |page=21 |access-date=October 7, 2024 |via=Wisconsin Historical Society}} | valign="top" |{{nowrap|Nov. 5}} | valign="top" |{{nowrap|Kitty Rhoades (inc)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican | align="right" valign="top" |12,563 | align="right" valign="top" |69.01% | valign="top" |{{nowrap|Bob Feickert}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | align="right" valign="top" |5,635 | align="right" valign="top" |30.95% | align="right" valign="top" |18,205 | align="right" valign="top" |6,928 |
| valign="top" |2004
| valign="top" |General{{cite report |url=https://whs.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_dcaf3106-7971-45d7-9e8b-3b169afa2f9a/ |title=Results of Fall General Election - 11/02/2004 |date=December 1, 2004 |publisher=Wisconsin State Elections Board |page=20 |access-date=October 7, 2024 |via=Wisconsin Historical Society}} | valign="top" |{{nowrap|Nov. 2}} | valign="top" |{{nowrap|Kitty Rhoades (inc)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican | align="right" valign="top" |20,540 | align="right" valign="top" |61.09% |{{nowrap|Tom Parent}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |13,071 |38.87% | align="right" valign="top" |33,624 | align="right" valign="top" |7,469 |
| valign="top" |2006
| valign="top" |General{{cite report |url=https://whs.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_e8d5fe23-b646-48ba-acb0-3b70c311a0fd/ |title=Results of Fall General Election - 11/07/2006 |date=December 5, 2006 |publisher=Wisconsin State Elections Board |page=21 |access-date=October 7, 2024 |via=Wisconsin Historical Society}} | valign="top" |{{nowrap|Nov. 7}} | valign="top" |{{nowrap|Kitty Rhoades (inc)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican | align="right" valign="top" |12,790 | align="right" valign="top" |57.40% | valign="top" |{{nowrap|Dan Gorman}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | align="right" valign="top" |9,479 | align="right" valign="top" |42.54% | align="right" valign="top" |22,282 | align="right" valign="top" |3,311 |
| rowspan="2" valign="top" |2008
| valign="top" |Primary{{cite report |url=https://whs.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_2f634ffc-968c-450f-ab4e-58861dc3c70a/ |title=Results of Fall Primary Election - 09/09/2008 |date=September 29, 2008 |publisher=Wisconsin State Elections Board |page=40 |access-date=October 7, 2024 |via=Wisconsin Historical Society}} | valign="top" |{{nowrap|Sep. 9}} | valign="top" |{{nowrap|Kitty Rhoades (inc)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican | align="right" valign="top" |2,432 | align="right" valign="top" |86.70% | valign="top" |{{nowrap|Bob Hughes}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | align="right" valign="top" |372 | align="right" valign="top" |13.26% | align="right" valign="top" |2,805 | align="right" valign="top" |2,060 |
| valign="top" |General{{cite report |url=https://whs.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_900da12b-ee42-4eec-82a0-7978ab858db3/ |title=Results of Fall General Election - 11/04/2008 |date=December 1, 2008 |publisher=Wisconsin State Elections Board |page=19 |access-date=May 3, 2024 |via=Wisconsin Historical Society}}
| valign="top" |{{nowrap|Nov. 4}} | valign="top" |{{nowrap|Kitty Rhoades (inc)}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Republican}} |Republican | align="right" valign="top" |19,729 | align="right" valign="top" |54.74% | valign="top" |{{nowrap|Sarah A. Bruch}} | valign="top" {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | align="right" valign="top" |16,278 | align="right" valign="top" |45.17% | align="right" valign="top" |36,041 | align="right" valign="top" |3,451 |
References
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External links
- Follow the Money - Kitty Rhoades
- [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=110268 2008] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=87588 2006] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=68300 2004] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=8569 2002] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=58814 2000] [http://www.followthemoney.org/database/StateGlance/candidate.phtml?c=56848 1998] campaign contributions
- [http://www.wisdc.org/pro08-103675.php Campaign 2008] campaign contributions at Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
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