Kristin Roers
{{short description|American politician}}
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| name = Kristin Roers
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| state_senate2=North Dakota
| district2=27th
| term_start2= 2018
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|24 March 1977}}
| birth_place = Lyon County, Minnesota, United States{{cite web |title=The Roers Family |url=https://www.limburgemigrant.nl/wp-content/uploads/familytrees/roers/d3.htm#i573 |website=www.limburgemigrant.nl |access-date=24 June 2020}}
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| profession = Nursing practice specialist
| party=Republican
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Kristin Roers (born March 24, 1977) is an American politician. She is a member of the North Dakota State Senate from the 27th District, elected in 2018.{{cite web |title=Kristin Roers |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Kristin_Roers |website=Ballotpedia |access-date=24 June 2020 |language=en}} She is a member of the Republican party.
Education and career
Kristin Roers was born March 24, 1977, in Lyon County, Minnesota. She earned a BS in Economics from South Dakota State University, a BS, Nursing from South Dakota State University and an MS in Nursing and Healthcare Systems Administration from the University of Minnesota.{{cite web |title=Senator Kristin Roers {{!}} North Dakota Legislative Branch |url=https://www.legis.nd.gov/assembly/66-2019/members/senate/senator-kristin-roers |website=www.legis.nd.gov |access-date=24 June 2020}}
Political career
=North Dakota Senate election of 2016=
In 2018 Kristin Roers announced she was running to represent District 27 in the North Dakota Senate.
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| title = 2018 General Election for North Dakota Senate District 27{{cite web | url=https://results.sos.nd.gov/resultsSW.aspx?text=Race&type=LG&map=DIST | title=2018 General Election Results | website= results.sos.nd.gov. | publisher= North Dakota Secretary of State}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Republican Party (United States)
| candidate = Kristin Roers
| votes = 5,047
| percentage = 55.6%
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{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Quinn Joseph Garrick
| votes = 4,014
| percentage = 44.2%
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{{Election box candidate
| party = Other
| candidate = Write-ins
| votes = 15
| percentage = 0.2%
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{{Election box total
| votes = 2,665
| percentage = 100.0%
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Personal
Her cousin Shannon Roers Jones and uncle Jim Roers were elected as Representative and Senator, respectively, in North Dakota legislative District 46 in 2016.{{cite news |last1=Horn |first1=Andrew |title=Family legislators: The Roers |url=https://www.kfyrtv.com/content/news/Family-legislators-The-Roers-506242541.html |access-date=24 June 2020 |work=www.kfyrtv.com |publisher=KFYR TV |language=english}}
References
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{{North Dakota State Senators}}
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Category:Republican Party North Dakota state senators
Category:21st-century American women politicians
Category:People from Lyon County, Minnesota
Category:Women state legislators in North Dakota
Category:21st-century members of the North Dakota Legislative Assembly
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