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A Republican, Kiffmeyer was elected secretary of state in November 1998, and was sworn into office on January 4, 1999. She was re-elected in November 2002. She was defeated for re-election in November 2006 by Mark Ritchie. In 2008, she ran for and was elected to represent District 16B in the Minnesota House. She was re-elected in 2010. The district includes portions of Sherburne County just northwest of the Twin Cities metro area.
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