Kylie Oversen | |
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Member of the North Dakota House of Representatives from the 42nd district |
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In office January 8, 2013 – December 5, 2016 |
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Preceded by | Stacey Dahl |
Succeeded by | Jake Blum |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1988–1989 Kildeer, North Dakota |
Political party | Democratic-NPL |
Residence | Grand Forks, North Dakota |
Alma mater | University of North Dakota (B.A./B.S.W./J.D.) |
Profession | Politician |
Religion | Evangelical Lutheran |
Website | http://www.kylieoversen.com |
Kylie Oversen (born c. 1988–1989) is the Chair of the Democratic-NPL. She served as a member of the North Dakota House of Representatives, representing the 42nd district from January 2013 to December 2016. The 42nd district is located in the northern portion of Grand Forks and includes the University of North Dakota.
In March 2015, she was elected the Chair of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL at age 26, making her the youngest state party chair in the United States.
Oversen was born and raised in Killdeer, North Dakota, a city of less than 1,000. Her paternal grandfather, Don Oversen, was a World War II veteran who died in April 2014.
She attended the University of North Dakota, where she was elected Student Body President, where she was noted for her extensive work improving the university's student fee allocation process. She was also active in the Christus Rex Lutheran Campus Ministry, calling it her "second home and family." In 2012, she graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor of Social Work and a Bachelor of Social Science.
Following graduation, she began working with the University of North Dakota Alumni Association as a special projects coordinator for the Gorecki Alumni Center. She also interned with PLUS Program, serving families in Grand Forks County. She continued her work at the Christus Rex Lutheran Campus Ministry at UND, and was also a counselor at the American Legion Auxiliary Girls' State Program.