Kristi Achor Pursell (born February 9, 1981) is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2023.

[1][2] Pursell was born in Rochester, Minnesota, and graduated from St. Olaf College with a bachelor's degree in English and environmental studies.

[1] Pursell served five years as the executive director of Clean River Partners, an environmental nonprofit organization based in Northfield.

She ran for an open seat created by legislative redistricting and the retirement of one-term DFL incumbent Todd Lippert.

[5] According to Pursell, she introduced the bill, which ran into opposition from rural legislators, because "I've heard from many Minnesotans who feel like the MPCA treats industry as its clients rather than centering people and our natural environment".