13 Facts About Kate Knuth

Kate Knuth was born on May 15,1981 and is an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives for District 50B from 2007 to 2013.

Katherine "Kate" Knuth was born on May 15,1981, to parents Daniel Knuth and Joann Knuth.

Kate Knuth worked at the Field Museum of Natural History and served as National President of the coed Venturing program of the Boy Scouts of America.

Kate Knuth spent three weeks in Washington DC trying to secure interviews with members of Congress for a study of environmental voting records and leadership.

In late August 2005, while Kate Knuth was finishing her master's thesis, Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.

Kate Knuth was concerned about how an extreme weather event intersected with racial and economic injustice in ways that made many people suffer.

Kate Knuth had been concerned about climate change, and decided to run for public office.

On November 7,2006, Kate Knuth won the seat in the Minnesota House of Representatives vacated by the retiring Char Samuelson.

Kate Knuth was one of the youngest representatives to serve in the 85th Legislature.

At the Minnesota State Capitol, Kate Knuth focused mainly on climate change and toxic chemical policy reform, issues in the Minnesota Department of Commerce, and the state budget.

In February 2018, one month after Mayor Jacob Frey was sworn in and seven months into her new role, Kate Knuth resigned, saying that she and Frey did not have the same vision for Minneapolis.

Kate Knuth had been conducting interviews and surveys and passed her research off to her successor.

Kate Knuth said she decided to run because of what she called Frey's lack of leadership and the absence of other candidates who could assemble a broad coalition to help move the city forward.