Kristen Dexter was born on July 20,1961 and is a Democratic Party politician and former member of the Wisconsin State Assembly, who represented the 68th Assembly District from 2009 to 2011.
10 Facts About Kristen Dexter
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Kristen Dexter defeated long-time incumbent Representative Terry Moulton in the November 2008 election.
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Kristen Dexter was elected to the Altoona Board of Education in 2002 and served for six years.
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Kristen Dexter sat on the Educational Planning Council and Policy Committee for the school district.
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Kristen Dexter has been a volunteer with the Girl Scouts, Meals on Wheels, the Eau Claire Municipal Band, and served on the Regional Steering Committee for Health Literacy Wisconsin.
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Kristen Dexter authored bills to support rural school districts, and was awarded "Legislator of the Year" by the Schools Administrators Alliance and the Wisconsin Association of School Boards.
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Kristen Dexter helped pass the 2009 state Equal Pay law that allowed women and others who have been discriminated against to seek fair compensation from their employer.
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Kristen Dexter later worked as the regional representative to US Senator Tammy Baldwin and became co-owner of a community kitchen space in Eau Claire.
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Kristen Dexter has been an organizer behind Chippewa Valley Restaurant Week in Eau Claire.
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Kristen Dexter defeated "fake" Democratic candidate James Engel in the primary on May 8,2012.