Background
Dexter, Kristen was born on July 20, 1961 in Hallock, Minnesota, United States.
Dexter, Kristen was born on July 20, 1961 in Hallock, Minnesota, United States.
Attended, Moorhead State University, Minnesota. Attended, University Oregon, Eugene. Bachelor of Science in Liberal Arts, University Wisconsin, River Falls, 1988.
She succeeded long-time incumbent Representative Terry Moulton. In 2010, she ran for re-election but was defeated by her challenger, Chippewa County Clerk Kathy Bernier. Dexter was elected to the Altoona, Wisconsin Board of Education in 2002 and served for six years.
She also sat on the Educational Planning Council and Policy Committee for the school district.
She has volunteered with the Girl Scouts, Meals on Wheels, the Eau Claire Municipal Band, and served on the Regional Steering Committee for Health Literacy Wisconsin. Dexter was born Kristen Ann Gillie in Hallock, Minnesota, where she was raised.
A graduate of UW-River Falls, she is a metalsmith by trade.
Member of American Association of University Women, Wisconsin Farmers Union.
Married David Dexter.