Kory Kath
Encyclopedia
Kory L. Kath is a Minnesota
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
representing District 26A, which includes all or portions of Steele
and Waseca
counties in the southeastern part of the state. A Democrat
, he is also an Economics and Political Science teacher at Owatonna High School in Owatonna
.
Kath was first elected in 2008, succeeding four-term Rep. Connie Ruth, who did not seek re-election. He was re-elected in 2010. He is currently vice chair of the House K-12 Education Policy and Oversight Committee, and is a member of the Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Committee and the Public Safety Policy and Oversight Committee. He also serves on the Finance Subcommittee for the State Government Finance Division, and on the Public Safety Policy and Oversight Subcommittee for the Crime Victims/Criminal Records Division.
Kath graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College
in St. Peter
in 2000, receiving his B.A. in Political Science and Secondary Education. He went on to Southwest Minnesota State University
in Marshall
, earning his M.S. in Educational Leadership. Prior to becoming a teacher, he worked as a constituent advocate for the late U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone
.
Minnesota
Minnesota is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. The twelfth largest state of the U.S., it is the twenty-first most populous, with 5.3 million residents. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the thirty-second state...
politician and a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives
Minnesota House of Representatives
The Minnesota House of Representatives is the lower house in the Minnesota State Legislature. There are 134 members elected to two-year terms, twice the number of members in the Minnesota Senate. Each senate district is divided in half and given the suffix A or B...
representing District 26A, which includes all or portions of Steele
Steele County, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 33,680 people, 12,846 households, and 9,082 families residing in the county. The population density was 78 people per square mile . There were 13,306 housing units at an average density of 31 per square mile...
and Waseca
Waseca County, Minnesota
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counties in the southeastern part of the state. A Democrat
Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party
The Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party is a major political party in the state of Minnesota and the state affiliate of the Democratic Party. It was created on April 15, 1944, with the merger of the Minnesota Democratic Party and the Farmer–Labor Party...
, he is also an Economics and Political Science teacher at Owatonna High School in Owatonna
Owatonna, Minnesota
Owatonna is a city in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 25,599 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Steele County. Owatonna is home to the Steele County Fairgrounds, which hosts the Steele County Free Fair in August....
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Kath was first elected in 2008, succeeding four-term Rep. Connie Ruth, who did not seek re-election. He was re-elected in 2010. He is currently vice chair of the House K-12 Education Policy and Oversight Committee, and is a member of the Agriculture, Rural Economies and Veterans Affairs Committee and the Public Safety Policy and Oversight Committee. He also serves on the Finance Subcommittee for the State Government Finance Division, and on the Public Safety Policy and Oversight Subcommittee for the Crime Victims/Criminal Records Division.
Kath graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College
Gustavus Adolphus College
Gustavus Adolphus College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America located in St. Peter, Minnesota, United States. A coeducational, four-year, residential institution, it was founded in 1862 by Swedish Americans. To this day the school is firmly...
in St. Peter
St. Peter, Minnesota
St. Peter is a city in Nicollet County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 11,196 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Nicollet County.St...
in 2000, receiving his B.A. in Political Science and Secondary Education. He went on to Southwest Minnesota State University
Southwest Minnesota State University
Southwest Minnesota State University is a public, four-year university that is part of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. It is located in Marshall, Minnesota, United States, a city of 13,000 people. The school has a full-time enrollment of approximately 3,500 students and...
in Marshall
Marshall, Minnesota
As of the census of 2000, there were 12,735 people, 4,914 households, and 2,914 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,537.0 people per square mile . There were 5,182 housing units at an average density of 625.4 per square mile...
, earning his M.S. in Educational Leadership. Prior to becoming a teacher, he worked as a constituent advocate for the late U.S. Senator Paul Wellstone
Paul Wellstone
Paul David Wellstone was a two-term U.S. Senator from the state of Minnesota and member of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, which is affiliated with the national Democratic Party. Before being elected to the Senate in 1990, he was a professor of political science at Carleton College...
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