Kathy Tingelstad (born March 21, 1958) is a Minnesota politician and a former member of the Minnesota House of Representatives who represented District 49B, which primarily includes portions of the cities of Andover and Coon Rapids in Anoka County in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area.
She was appointed to the position in January 2009, filling the seat vacated by her successor in the legislature, Rep. Jerry Newton.
[8][9] She resigned from the board in March 2012 after casting the only vote against a settlement with the US Justice Department [10] over the district's handling of issues involving bullying and sexual orientation.
Students had said the district did not adequately respond to their complaints of persistent physical and verbal harassment based on real or perceived sexual orientation.
Tingelstad was employed by Anoka County as the Chief Lobbyist,[11] until October 2014 [12] and is currently retired however volunteers in several organizations, the most notable of which is her position as President of the Federation of Republican Women.