Crookston Representative Deb Kiel has announced her retirement from Minnesota District 1B at the end of her current term.
Throughout her seven terms in the Minnesota Legislature, Kiel has been a leader on issues affecting agriculture and long-term care.
Kiel says she looks forward to the upcoming legislative session, “ending strong and working to find solutions to the challenges facing the state.”
Kiel, a farmer and a lifelong resident of Crookston, Minnesota.


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