Karen Ruth Hurd (née Willa; born 1958) is an American nutritionist, writer, and Republican politician from Clark County, Wisconsin.
While attending school, she was involved in the Reserve Officers' Training Corps and was commissioned a second lieutenant in the United States Army at the time she graduated from college.
She administered a nutrition plan, and the child recovered and grew to adulthood with no apparent ill effects.
[1] She has been an outspoken advocate on nutrition issues, and has appeared on radio and speaking platforms to discuss her findings.
[1] Karen Hurd was elected to her first public office in 2021, when she joined the village board of trustees of Fall Creek.
[6] She defeated Eau Claire County supervisor Nate Otto in the general election, receiving 61% of the vote.